Special Education Instructional Assistant Pool School Year 2026-2027

Special Education Instructional Assistant Pool (2) (For School Year

Sheridan SCH DIST 48J Sheridan High School - Sheridan, Oregon Open in Google Maps

Job : 5906085

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Sep 03, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Overview:

• Under supervision, the Special Education (SpEd) Instructional Assistant assists in supervising students and implementing behavioral and instructional programs. They perform various instructional duties, including assisting high-needs students in groups or one-on-one settings, often without direct teacher supervision; detailed instructions are given at the beginning of an assignment and on subsequent new assignments. However, after the employee becomes familiar with particular procedures, the work can be completed more independently.
  
  The employee should have patience and a genuine appreciation of youth. The SpEd Instructional Assistant receives general supervision from an assigned administrator and work direction from other licensed staff.

Essential

Job Duties:

• Assist high-needs students in groups or one-on-one settings.
• Supervises students, as directed, following all safety rules and taking all reasonable precautions to provide a safe, disciplined, and secure environment.
• The following is a list of areas that you could be directed to supervise a student, including but not limited to classrooms, playground, cafeteria, hallway, bus loading and unloading areas, office, health room, restrooms, gyms, emergency drills, assemblies, and other areas as needed.
• With training, may administer medication.
• May assist students with washing, toileting (may include lifting on and off the toilet), diapering, dressing and undressing, grooming, and other activities necessary for maintaining personal hygiene and neatness.
• Observing students and assisting in recording student development and progress; informing licensed staff of any unusual academic or disciplinary problems.
• Interpreting and implementing a behavior management program; trains and assists students in behavior management; provides education regarding appropriate interpersonal actions; responds to discipline problems; acts as a role model.
• Assists with preparing instructional materials by using copy machine or AV equipment, computer, and resource materials.
• Assists students in their understanding of instructional concepts by reemphasizing the basic elements of teacher-directed activities with those students needing additional and repetitive assistance.
• Contributes to student effectiveness by maintaining classroom discipline.
• Helps maintain a positive school-wide learning environment.
• Assists with the correction of student work.
• Keeps accurate records and charts of student progress and routine clerical work.
• Use program or setting-specific software programs for instruction and student and program records maintenance.
• Assists others in filing, sorting, collecting data, and organizing materials.
• Complies with professional development activities and training as required by the district.
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality.
• Fulfills working conditions and physical requirements as required by specific job assignments.
• Fulfills other related duties as assigned.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions with routine exposure to the weather, including seasonal heat and cold. Subject to frequent loud noises in the environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Hearing and speaking to exchange information; seeing to perform assigned duties; sitting for extended periods of time; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment; kneeling, bending at the waist, and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally, to retrieve and store files, reports and supplies; lifting light objects and lifting and positioning students. Intermittent walking, bending, twisting, squatting, kneeling, crawling, climbing stairs, reaching.

On feet throughout the day. May must move rapidly to intervene in situations where a student's safety is jeopardized.

May be required to restrain a student using moderate strength (20-50 pounds push or…