Special Education Support Professional - FTE at Rosa Parks Elementary

Special Education Support Professional - 0.78125 FTE at Rosa Parks Elementary

Sioux Falls School District Rosa Parks Elementary - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Starting Date:
Aug 13, 2026

We wantYOUhere!

This position is for the  school year.

$1,000 Sign-On Bonus Available!

Join the team at Rosa Parks Elementary, where we inspire students to explore and understand the diverse world around them. As a global studies school, we integrate a worldwide perspective into all subject areas, helping students make meaningful connections across science, social studies, and math. If you're passionate about education and fostering global awareness, we’d love to have you on our team!

Two years of post high school education or higher, or be able to pass a standardized test approved by the state of South Dakota, for designated Education Assistant positions.

• At least one year of work experience in a position requiring interpersonal interaction skills and knowledge of strategies to support students with social, emotional, and behavior needs.
• Experience with behavior management.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Requires constant hand-eye and mind-eye coordination, hearing, frequent bending over, crouching, reaching, removing, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, threading, turning, and walking. Frequent carrying, grasping, holding, lifting, opening, pulling, unfolding and unlocking are also required. Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally.

• Escorts students to transportation and other areas of the building.
• Provides personal care to students with special daily living needs (e.g., toileting, feeding, physical management) as needed.
• Provides review and practice of skills taught by a teacher with students 1:1 and in small groups in special education classroom and/or regular classroom.
• Works with students in schools and on community outings.
• Prepares instructional materials as directed/selected by teacher.
• Prepares instructional/behavioral objectives.
• Provides clerical assistance to maintain student records (charting, assignments, attendance, data for progress notes).
• Assists with the supervision of students during recess, lunchroom, and on the playground.
• Maintains the confidentiality of students and their families.
• Reinforces instructional and behavioral objectives for children.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Starting at $18.42 per hour.

Pay Day:
Last working day of each month, based on the payroll cutoff schedule.

Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a 30 minute unpaid lunch.

0.78125 FTE, 31.25 hours per week, 9 months.

Benefits (only for positions 20 hours per week or more).

• Mandi Sonnenfeld, Dean of Students
• Phone:
• Email: mandi.sonnenfeld.us