Special Educational Assistant
Job in
Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, 48036, USA
Listed on 2026-08-25
Listing for:
West Ottawa Public Schools
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-25
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Special Education Assistant, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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Openings as of 8/23/2026
Special Educational Assistant – 1:1- Position Type:
Support Staff/ Special Education Assistant - Date Posted: 8/20/2026
- Location:
Lakewood Elementary School - Date Available:
08/27/2026
Position:
Special Educational Assistant – 1:1 Posting # 4103
Posting Dates:
August 20, 2026 – Until Filled
Reports To:
Principal
Beginning: 8/27/2026
Hours:
29.5 hours a week
Monday – Friday
School Year/Part Time
Qualifications:- CPI trained or willing to be trained in CPI
- High school diploma required
- Experience working with children with disabilities is preferred.
- Provide consistent, attentive 1:1 support to an assigned student throughout the school day.
- Assist the student in accessing and participating in classroom instruction, activities, specials, lunch, recess, assemblies, field trips, and other school experiences.
- Follow the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP), behavior support plans, health/safety plans, and other established student support plans as directed.
- Support the student in developing greater independence by providing the least amount of assistance necessary to successfully participate.
- Assist with transitions between classrooms, activities, and school locations.
- Provide support with organization, materials, following directions, task completion, and classroom routines.
- Reinforce appropriate academic, social, communication, and behavioral skills. student(s) with recess, classroom supervision, transitions to activities, and breaks
- Work with special education and general education teachers to ensure materials are prepared
- Provide breaks for support staff and teachers
- Student behavior support
- Support students with personal care needs including toileting
- Other duties as assigned
- 1:1 Educational Assistant
Working Conditions:
- Reaching:
Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. - Lifting:
Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles. - Grasping:
Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. - Talking:
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. - Hearing:
Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound. - Repetitive motions:
Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. - The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
- The worker should provide consistent and reliable in person attendance.
Postings current as of 8/23/2026 8:04:49 PM CST.
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