Loyal Heights Elementary - Special Education Assistant; Resource - FTE

Special Education Assistant/ISE-203

This position is assigned to the Resource service pathway. To learn more about our special education service pathways, please follow this link to the SPS Special Education Department website:
Placement and Primary Service Types.

The job of Special Education Assistant/ISE-203 is done for the purpose/s of assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of special needs students in the regular classroom or in a self-contained classroom; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior during non-classroom time; providing information to appropriate school personnel; and attending IEP meetings.

Special Education Assistant job duties vary according to the school/program needs, i.e., generalist, severe/profound, behavior disorder, hearing impaired, autism, etc.

Responsibilities include:

working under direct supervision using standardized procedures; leading, guiding, and/or coordinating others; and operating within a defined budget. Utilization of some resources from other work units is often required to perform the job's functions. There is a continual opportunity to have some impact on the Organization's services. The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: seldom lifting – up to 50 pounds*;

carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some climbing and balancing; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity. May need to handle medically fragile children, attend to students' physical needs, which may include toileting, changing diapers, tube feeding and assisting menstruating students; support structured learning and behavior shaping activities. Generally the job requires 45% sitting, 25% walking, and 30% standing.

This job is performed in a generally clean and healthy environment.

* Seldom is up to 10% of the time during a 7-hour period, with or without assistance.

Typical

Qualifications:

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent and at least one of the following:

(a) Have received a qualifying score on the Education Testing Service para educator assessment as published by PESB; or(b) Hold an associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university; or(c) Have earned seventy-two quarter credits or forty-eight semester credits at the one hundred level or higher at an accredited college or university; or(d) Have completed an apprenticeship as a para educator, in a program registered with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.

Years of relevant experience:
None specified.

Preferred experience:

Experience working with children.

Certificates & Licenses:
Valid State of Washington Driver's License or evidence of equivalent mobility Secure Training, CPR, First Aid Clearances:
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