Education Support Professional - FTE Job Sioux Falls area,South Dakota USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Education Support Professional - 0.875 FTE at Edison Middle School

Special Education Support Professional

We want YOU here! This position is for the school year. $1,000 Sign-On Bonus Available! At Edison Middle School, we encourage living each day by our DREAM expectations: being Driven, Respectful, demonstrating Excellence, Acting Responsibly, and staying Motivated. Edison brings together learners and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, creating a school environment that values inclusion, connection, and opportunity for all students.

Our dedicated staff is committed to helping students succeed academically, socially, and emotionally during these important middle school years. With a strong focus on student support, meaningful relationships, and engaging learning experiences, Edison Middle School strives to create an environment where every student feels seen, supported, and challenged to reach their potential.

Requirements

Education Level: 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.

Experience Desired:
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.

Physical Requirements:

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.

Other Requirements:
Experience with behavior management.

Essential Functions & Duties

Escorts students to transportation and other areas of the building.

As needed provides personal care to students with special daily living needs (e.g., toileting, feeding, physical management).

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.

Reinforces instructional/behavioral objectives.

Provides clerical assistance to maintaining student records (charting, assignments, attendance, data for progress notes).

Assists with the supervision of students during recess, lunchroom, and on the playground.

Maintain the confidentiality of students and their families.

Reinforces instructional and behavioral objectives for children.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Pay Information Starting at $18.42 per hour - $1,000 Sign-On Bonus

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

Hours & FTE Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

0.875 FTE, 35 hours per week, 9 months