SOESD - Educational Assistant, JDEP​/LTCT

The Southern Oregon Education Service District (SOESD) Long Term Care and Treatment Program is hiring an Education Assistant interested in working with youth placed in day treatment and residential mental health programs in Josephine County.

Long Term Care and Treatment (LTCT) provides education programs for students who have been placed by other state agencies, school districts, or private placement in day treatment and residential treatment facilities. The children served by these programs have a variety of therapeutic and educational needs. The programs serve children who require schooling in a protected environment in order to ensure the health and safety of themselves and/or others, and allow the treatment process to extend into the school day in order to fully implement the treatment plan.

The goal of Long Term Care and Treatment Education Programs is to provide a high-quality, therapeutic environment where children will gain the behavioral skills and abilities to function successfully in a non-institutional environment. Treatment programs operate under strict mental health standards. The treatment program must encompass all aspects of the child's life, and close coordination of the education and treatment plans is essential.

The LTCT programs work with local schools and agencies to facilitate a successful transition back to the local public school and/or community whenever possible.

Southern Oregon ESD has locations in the Rogue Valley and Klamath County. The Rogue Valley is the cultural and economic heart of southern Oregon, home to legendary snow-skiing, white-water rafting, kayaking, hiking, fishing, as well as numerous cultural venues and events such as art galleries, the Britt Music Festivals, the Ashland Independent Film Festival, and the renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

The Educational Assistant JDEP/LTCT Programs supports the educational, behavioral, social-emotional, and transitional needs of students served in Juvenile Detention Education Program and Long-Term Care and Treatment educational settings. Under the direction of licensed/certified staff and program administration, the Educational Assistant assists with instruction, student supervision, classroom routines, behavior support, safety procedures, documentation, and implementation of individualized student supports. The position requires professionalism, confidentiality, sound judgment, flexibility, and the ability to work effectively with students who may have significant academic, behavioral, mental health, trauma-related, or disability-related needs.

• Assist licensed/certified staff in providing educational support to students in JDEP and/or LTCT classrooms, including individual, small-group, and classroom-based learning activities.
• Support student engagement, attendance, classroom participation, and successful completion of assigned academic tasks.
• Assist students with instructional materials, technology, credit-recovery activities, skill development, and individualized learning assignments as directed by the teacher.
• Support implementation of student IEPs, 504 Plans, behavior support plans, safety plans, medical protocols, transition plans, and other student support plans, as applicable and within the scope of the position.
• Assist with the collection and documentation of student academic progress, behavior data, attendance information, completed assignments, and other records as directed.
• Use trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and developmentally appropriate approaches when interacting with students.
• Support students in developing appropriate school behaviors, interpersonal skills, self-regulation, problem-solving skills, and positive relationships with staff and peers.
• Assist in supervising students during classroom activities, transitions, breaks, meals, movement within the facility, and other program-related activities.
• Follow all SOESD, district, program, facility, and partner-agency rules and procedures, including safety, security, confidentiality, contraband, communication, and student-supervision expectations.
• Maintain…