Itinerant Educational Assistant: EI​/ECSE

Itinerant Educational Assistant: EI/ECSE

• Position Type:
  Classified/ Classified
• Date Posted: 8/25/2026
• Location:
  
  Early Intervention/Early Childhood SPED
• Date Available:
  
  09/14/2026
• Closing Date: 09/08/2026

Itinerant Educational Assistant
, Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE)
Location
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Itinerant in Clackamas County Schedule
: 7.5 hours per day / 5 days per week / Instructional School Year Calendar

Clackamas ESD strives to infuse equity in all our programs and bodies of work by maintaining an inclusive, barrier-free environment in which everyone participates and fully benefits.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be the one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described.

If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact Human Resources at hr to discuss your application.

At Clackamas Education Service District, our mission is to lead, serve and innovate for learning. Clackamas ESD provides services in early learning, special education, technology and teacher/staff support to Clackamas County school districts. We ensure students and families in all of our communities -- big and small -- have access to equitable education services. Learn more about CESD here .

Clackamas ESD delivers Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) support to young children who exhibit delays or disabilities that affect learning. We coordinate services, and provide specialized consultation and instruction at no cost to families. We work hard to fully include children with disabilities in their communities and prepare children to enter kindergarten ready to learn, providing our services in local preschools, child care centers and homes.

The ECSE Itinerant Educational Assistant will, under the day‑to‑day direction of the teacher and/or related services staff, serve students in self‑contained and community preschool or childcare settings. The Itinerant EA may also substitute for educational assistants who are absent. The Itinerant Educational Assistant helps set up and clean up the classroom space before and after each group, prepares materials and snacks, works with children individually or in a small group within the daily preschool routine, and attends to the health and safety of each child.

The Itinerant Educational Assistant will also follow and support both the Clackamas ESD and the host school district's policies and procedures, perform other duties as assigned, and work cooperatively and harmoniously with children and their parents, co-workers and supervisors.

• Reports to various preschool locations and start/end times on a day-to-day basis as assigned
• Participates in training designed to familiarize and build skills to substitute in the ESD's ECSE classrooms
• Fulfills educational assistant duties, as assigned by the ECE Specialist, when the educational assistant is absent
• Accurately and consistently transports self to arrive on time at assigned locations throughout Clackamas County
• Reports to ESD's Main Office when there are no classroom assignments and/or as assigned
• Assists teaching individual children or children in a small group
• Assists children in a variety of activities including arrival, departure, play, meals, and personal care, including changing diapers and soiled clothing
• Assists with management of children's behavior using teaching and behavioral procedures which conform with best practices for young children and the individualized needs of each child
• Implements fine and gross motor activities, and speech and language activities under the design and direction of an Early Childhood Specialist or related services staff
• Follows the directions of the regular classroom…