Educational Assistant IV - Severe

Educational Assistant IV - Severe Needs

Position:
Educational Assistant IV - Severe Needs, Douglas County School District.

Job Description:

Responsible for providing assistance to special education teachers; assists in instruction, medical, and health needs of special education students; provides clerical support; may provide assistance with daily functions such as behavior support and life skills instruction; implements daily and long‑range lessons; assists students with functions such as food preparation, hand‑over‑hand or tube feeding, toileting; collaborates and consults with the special‑needs team and other specialists.

Develops and promotes good community relations among community members and school clientele.

Experience in an educational environment preferred; verbal and written communication skills in English; demonstrated ability to read and comprehend written/graphic and oral instructions; computer skills in word processing, database and spreadsheets. Location based on student need and subject to change.

• Occasional lifting of forty (40) to seventy (70) pounds
• Frequent bending, standing, sitting, and walking
• Occasional reaching, kneeling, bending, squatting, and standing
• Ability to run short distances

• Communicate with parents and other school personnel as needed
• Collaborate and consult with the special‑needs team and other specialists on various activities, planning, and resource allocations
• Respect confidentiality regarding student needs and abilities
• Administer and document prescription medication to students and perform medical procedures
• Document health‑related services in the designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned
• May provide assistance in some therapeutic activities as prescribed by a therapist and assist in documentation of progress and services
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested
• May be responsible for classroom supervision in the absence of the teacher
• Support daily and long‑range lessons and activities under the direction of a certified teacher to meet Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals
• May assist and escort students in bus transfer, which may involve lifting children or equipment; may provide assistance to students in non‑classroom settings
• Assist students with daily functions such as food preparation, hand‑over‑hand or tube feeding, toileting, etc., as well as life skills instruction

• High School or Equivalent (Required)
• Regular position, full time, 37.5 hours per week
• 0.94 FTE, 180 scheduled days per year
• Minimum hire rate: $19.84 USD hourly
• Maximum hire rate: $25.20 USD hourly;
  Full salary range: $19.84 USD - $30.55 USD hourly

• Health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), district paid and voluntary additional life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long‑term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options
• Paid sick and personal time

Location:

Wildcat Mountain Elementary.

Schedule:

37.5 hours per week, 0.94 FTE, 180 scheduled days per year.

Employment type:

Full‑time (Regular). Seniority level:
Entry level.

Job function:
Education and Training.

Open until filled, but not open past March 4, 2026.