Educational Assistant , II, III; American Sign Language- Keaau Middle

This posting is being used to fill various Educational Assistant positions at the specified location. The authorized level of these positions is Educational Assistant III. Applications are being accepted down to the Educational Assistant I in the event of recruiting difficulties.

Salary Range:

• Educational Assistant I, SR-10: $3,019.78 per month
• Educational Assistant II, SR-12: $3,260.76 per month
• Educational Assistant III, SR-14: $3,526.98 per month

Educational Assistants provide paraprofessional support in one of the following ways:

Basic

Education Requirements:

Applicants must possess a high school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or equivalent, AND one of the following minimum education requirements, which have been established within the parameters described by the Federal Government's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:

Experience Requirements: Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had experience of the kind and quality described below and in the amount shown:

• Class
  
  Title:
  
  Educational Assistant I, General
  
  Experience:
  
  0 years, Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  0 years
• Class
  
  Title:
  
  Educational Assistant II, General
  
  Experience:
  
  1 year, Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  0 years
• Class
  
  Title:
  
  Educational Assistant III, General
  
  Experience:
  
  1 year, Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  1 year

One (1) year of General or Specialized Experience is defined as a school year, approximately 180 "teacher duty" days or approximately 38 weeks per year.

General

Experience:

Experience which involved direct interaction with people and which demonstrated the ability to provide and elicit information and to observe, evaluate, and take action or report accurately on different situations. In addition, either concurrently or separately, there must be evidence of demonstrated ability to organize materials, maintain records, and write descriptions, consisting of a few sentences, of occurrences or observations.

There must also be a demonstrated awareness of basic educational programs, goals, functions, and activities which may have been gained through involvement in activities such as serving on school/community committees, advising youth groups, or taking part in parent/teacher/student meetings and activities.

Specialized

Experience:

Work experience involving direct contact with students and which included student management (in directing activities, ensuring order, etc.). The experience must have provided familiarity with common academic, social, behavioral, and developmental problems of students, and the opportunity to observe the resolution of these problems by professional staff, or participate in problem resolution under direction of professional staff. The experience must also have involved using a variety of instructional materials, techniques, and equipment, and performance of specific instructional, counseling, or guidance tasks and testing routines.

This type of work experience is generally gained in an educational setting by positions providing a variety of supportive services to professional personnel directly engaged in the academic, personal, social, and/or vocational development of students.

American Sign Language Requirement: This position requires the ability to use…