SCI Health Care Aide

Position:
Health Care Aide - SCI

Salary Range: $14.42 - $19.98 per hour; based on the IISPA Master Agreement (2026-27 wage scale TBD)

Affiliation: Ionia Intermediate Support Personnel Association (IISPA)

Reports To: Principal of Freedom Acres

Date Posted: May 27, 2026

Start Date: ASAP

Final date to receive applications: Until Filled

A completed online application is required. Internal applicants, please use your Ionia ISD email address when applying.

Assists teachers in district classrooms for the cognitively impaired by performing a variety of duties designed to carry out individual student education and positive behavioral support plans.

• Provide physical support to students with varying strength and limited mobility including wheelchair transfers and lift equipment.
• Implants program-wide and individual student behavior intervention programs, including monitoring behavior data collection, preparing incident reports, physical intervention and reward system under the direction of classroom teachers.
• Supervises and monitors students within classroom activities as well as non-structured settings (i.e. arrival, departure, lunch, field trips and recess).

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Ability to interact with professionals and health care aides in providing a positive educational experience for children.
• Physical ability to safely lift students as needed: 50 pounds, or up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Ability to push and pull heavy objects, repeatedly kneel, bend, twist or stand for long periods of time and other physical requirements when necessary.

The staff, administration and Board of Education of the Ionia County Intermediate School District are dedicated to collaborating:

• With students, parents, and district residents,
• With local and other intermediate districts, and
• With community partners and state agencies,

to provide quality services and exemplary leadership in support of superior teaching and learning throughout the District.

• Collaborative and supportive environment
• Opportunities for personal and career growth
• Impactful work
• Competitive Compensation

The Ionia County Intermediate School District and its Board of Education shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, disability, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.

Ionia County Intermediate School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.