Special Education Assistant Teacher

SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTANT TEACHER

St. Joseph County ISD Pathfinder Education Center
- Centreville, Michigan Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in St. Joseph County ISD

Job : 5007509

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Sep 01, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Elementary Intensive Instructional Support Program
- Pathfinder

Under general supervision, to provide students with appropriate classroom services while assisting teacher in maintaining a learning environment that enables students to master life skills appropriate to age, functional level and individual capacity; to perform a variety of clerical and supportive tasks for instructional personnel; and to perform related work as required.

Able to meet one of the following Michigan Department of Education requirements for approval as an instructional assistant employed in programs for students with disabilities:

• Be a high school graduate, or equivalent, with an associate degree or have completed two years of college (60 college credits) from a community college or degree-granting institution.
• Be a high school graduate, or equivalent, that has passed a rigorous standard of quality and demonstration, through a formal state or local academic assessment, that has been approved by the Michigan Department of Education for instructional paraprofessionals to meet the No Child Left Behind act.
• Be a high school graduate, or equivalent, which has a portfolio assessment that has met the Michigan Department of Education guidelines for instructional paraprofessionals as outlined to meet the No Child Left Behind act.
• Responsibility of employee to obtain and maintain all training(s), certificate(s), approval(s), etc. and provide documentation to the business office before expiration date of said document(s).
• Must have regular and reliable job attendance, performance, and the physical ability to do the job.

• Assist the teacher with the implementation of individual instructional and/or behavioral plans.
• Assist the teacher with instruction in the cognitive domain (i.e. communication, functional academic skills, etc.).
• Assist the teacher with self-help skills development (i.e. toileting, dressing/undressing, eating, etc.).
• Assist the teacher with community based instruction (i.e. functional academics, communication, mobility training, social skills/behavior training, recreation/leisure, etc.).
• Assist the teacher with group activities (i.e. group music, special programs, arts, crafts, etc.).
• Assist the support/ancillary staff (i.e. PT, OT, etc.) with gross and fine motor skills (i.e. grasping items, mobility, directionality, etc.).
• Assist physical education teacher with gym and swim programs.
• Assist the Sub-Teacher in following teacher's lessons plans, completing student correspondence books, daily attendance and lunch counts.
• Assist in committees for special events and programs during school hours (i.e. parties, plays, Family Fun Night, carnival, etc.).
• Work as a team with teachers and other staff to pursue and meet individual performance objectives, collect student data, assist students in personal care and create an organized, positive and safe classroom environment which maintains the dignity of the individual student.

• Supervise the students during classroom activities and during recess periods on the playground.
• Assist in maintaining student discipline.
• Assist in supervising emergency situations (i.e. tornado drills, fire drills, etc.).
• Instruct, assist and supervise loading/unloading of students, including wheelchairs/adaptive…