Part-Time Special Education Support Assistant

Final date to receive applications:

In-District Bargaining Unit Members August 19, 2025. If the position is not filled with a bargaining unit member, outside applicants will be considered thereafter until filled.

Projected

Start Date:

Approximately August 28, 2025.Exact date to be determined by the district.

6.75 hours/day, 185 days/year

Salary Range 13 $ 24.35 to $33.37/hour

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the desired qualifications as described in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our desired qualifications described.

If you are unsure whether you meet the desired qualifications of this
position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact Human Resources to discuss your application. Preference will be given to those applicants with work or lived experience with culturally, linguistically and racially diverse communities.

• Experience
  
  Required:
  
  Prior job
  -related experience, paid or volunteer, with school age children
• Education Required:
  
  Completed associates or higher degree, completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (72 college quarter hours or more) or met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics
• Licenses, Certifications, Bonding, and/or Testing
  
  Required:
  
  Criminal Justice Fingerprint Clearance and First Aid/CPR card and Bloodborne Pathogen training

• Knowledge of principles of child development and instructional practices
• Performing basic clerical functions and basic arithmetic calculations
• Using computer programs and applications (e.g. email, system applications, word processing)
• Communicating effectively in English, both verbally and in writing (e.g. correct spelling, grammar and punctuation)
• Read, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, and policies
• Understanding and carrying out verbal and written instructions
• Providing for special health care needs of students
• Understanding and addressing students with special needs
• Rapidly learn methods and materials used in a variety of instructional situations
• Functioning as a self-starter, who works well independently or in a team
• Planning, prioritizing and completing assignments with minimum supervision
• Handling multiple projects, and tasks to meet scheduled deadlines
• Interacting with persons of different age groups and cultural backgrounds

• Works under the guidance and direction of Special Education Teacher, Specialist, and/or classroom teacher with access to assistance and consultation
• Works collaboratively by assisting teachers in implementing lesson plans and/or developing students' daily living and behavioral skills (e.g. hygiene and grooming, anger-management, social skills) both in special classrooms and in the general education setting
• Provides instructional support to students in large groups, small groups, and one-on-one situations.
• Adapts classroom work/homework under the direction of the teacher to support and/or reinforce individual and classroom learning objectives
• Administers first aid, medical assistance and delegated health services (e.g. tube feeding to students, catheterization, toileting) for the purpose of providing appropriate care for ill, medically fragile and/or injured children
• Maintains specialized equipment identified for individual or classroom use…