Lunch​/Special Education Support Professional - 0.25 FTE

Hawthorne Elementary Education Support Professional

We want YOU here! $1,000 Sign-On Bonus Available! Join the team at Hawthorne Elementary, where we nurture relationships, celebrate diversity, and create a safe, healthy environment for all. Our dedicated staff works together to support students' social and academic growth, ensuring they have the tools to succeed. If you're passionate about making a difference in a collaborative and caring school community, we'd love to have you on board!

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.

Lunch Education Support Professional

• Monitors and responds to student behavior at meal times.
• Reports incidents requiring discipline.
• Assists with playground equipment.
• Serves lunches, helps with clean up.
• Administers first aid.
• May be requested by administration to transport students using personal vehicle.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Special Education Support Professional

• 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

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

Hours & FTE

Monday through Friday, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm with a 30 minute unpaid lunch

0.25 FTE, 10 hours per week, 9 months