Education Assistant - Autism Spectrum Disorder

Position Type:

Support Staff/Special Education Assistant

Date Posted:

1/29/2026

Location:

High School South Building

Date Available:

Immediately

Closing Date:

Open until filled

 Additional Information:
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Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position:
Education Assistant ASD Posting # 3927

* West Ottawa South High School

Posting Dates:
January 29, 2026 Until Filled

Reports To:

Principal

Beginning:
Immediately

Hours:

35 hours per week

Monday to Friday

Full Time / School Year

Job Responsibilities:

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Under the direction of the building principal and/or assigned teacher, the Educational Assistant in the ASD Program will:

* Provide direct instructional and behavioral support to students

* Support students in ?all academic areas

* Assist with the implementation of individualized education program (IEP) goals, behavior support plans, and classroom routines

* Support students with social-emotional regulation, communication skills, and appropriate peer interactions

* Monitor and support students during transitions throughout the school day

* Perform other duties as assigned

Other Information:

* CPI trained or willing to be trained in CPI

* Good communications/collaboration skills with staff and students

Physical Requirements and

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.