Early Childhood Special Education Associate; Part-Time - Olmsted Elementary

Early Childhood Special Education Associate (Part-Time) – Olmsted Elementary

Olmsted Elementary – Urbandale, Iowa

Position Type: Part‑Time

Salary: $17.88 per hour

Job Title: Early Childhood Special Education Associate

Location: Olmsted Elementary

Classification: Classified

FLSA Status: Non‑Exempt

Immediate Supervisor: Building Principal

Receives Guidance From: Building administrators, district leadership

Purpose of the Position: Under general supervision, provide supervision for students across the school day, practice skills with small groups, supervise lunch and recess, and collaborate with a team to meet building needs.

Review the UCSD Actions of Excellence to gain an understanding of expectations for UCSD employees.

• Ability to work with students with special needs on a daily basis.
• Ability to react quickly and calmly when an emergency arises.
• Knowledge of IEP procedures, physical therapy, and occupational therapy programs.
• Knowledge of how to use assistive devices such as wheelchairs and walkers.
• Ability to communicate with extreme patience to students with special needs or behavioral problems.
• Ability to work with individuals toward IEP goals.
• Ability to explain and participate in daily activities.
• Ability to interact in a positive manner with students, faculty, parents, and other staff members.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

• Some experience with children with special needs preferred.

• Office equipment such as computers, two‑way radios, multi‑line phone system, cell phone, copier, and fax machines.

• Accompany students with special needs to classes, lunch, and possible community‑based outside trips to work on daily living, career, and leisure skills.
• Provide instructional assistance to students in subjects when needed.
• Administer physical and/or occupational therapy programs, where appropriate, when trained by classroom and/or education agency therapists.
• Assist with mobility needs such as repositioning, loading and unloading onto the bus, as well as transporting students around the school.
• Assist students with self‑care when appropriate.
• Attend district seminars and classes, as well as professional training.
• Assist with programs the teacher has created for educational purposes.
• Report incidents of an unusual nature to teacher and principal.
• Maintain student work area in a neat and orderly manner.
• Knowledge of emergency procedures for building and classroom.
• Maintain a reliable attendance record.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Other duties as assigned.

• None

• Repetitious bending, lifting, and hand movement.
• Ability to work while standing, moving and/or walking.
• Drug, tobacco, and alcohol free while working.
• Must be able to see and hear within normal limits with or without corrective lenses or hearing aids.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle used to travel between sites.

• Majority of work is performed in an office or school setting.
• Occasional meetings outside the school day.
• Occasional exposure to body fluids, fumes, noise, and hazardous materials and emergency situations.

• At‑Will Employee
• Letter of Assignment
• Per Board Policies and administrative guidelines
• Performance evaluated annually

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• Kate Johnson
• 11152 Aurora Ave
• Urbandale, Iowa 50322
• Phone: 515‑457‑5000
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