Special Education Assistant

Company Description

It is the mission of Willamette Leadership Academy to provide our cadets with the academic skills that will enable them to reach their personal career goals and provide them with the leadership skills and positive character traits that will enable them to be responsible citizens of their community.  The leadership skills learned will allow the cadets to become more successful in school and improve their relationships with family, friends, and authority figures.

Job Description

Job Summary / Overview: Perform responsible human support and paraprofessional work assisting classroom teachers or other professionals to achieve instructional objectives; assisting students with disabilities with achieving established goals and with personal care and mobility. 

Success in the role is measured on:

• Meeting and communicating the needs and accommodations for a student

• Ability to work closely with a student to remove barriers and challenges

Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Assist classroom teacher in performing specific duties as assigned or undertaking specialized tasks to achieve and enhance instructional and behavioral objectives.

2. Work with individuals, small groups, or large groups as assigned teacher.

3. Assist with behavior modification as assigned by teacher.

4. Lift, move, and operate adaptive equipment.

5. Escort students as assigned by teacher or administrator.

6. Monitor students during assigned periods within a variety of school environments for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment

7. Provide programmed practice activities and repetitions as developed by teacher, therapist or pathologist.

8. Report student concerns directly and expeditiously to teacher and assist with student resolution.

9. Assist with breakfast, lunch, snack, including clean-up.

10. Maintain various records and files.

11. Perform related work as required.

Approximately 30 hours per week

Salary: $16.52 an hour

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required. 

• Some experience working with students with disabilities, preferred. 

• Have a “clear” Criminal History/Background Check and Fingerprint Clearance 

• CPR/1st Aide certification

• Be tuberculous free

Additional Information

PSKV provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical or mental disability, military status, or marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, regulation, or ordinance. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, firing, transfer, promotion, benefits, and compensation.