Educational Assistant (EA IV) - Significant Support Needs (SSN) Program

About the role

The Educational Assistant (EA IV) - Significant Support Needs (SSN) Program provides specialized, intensive, and individualized support to students with Significant Support Needs (SSN), including those with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities and possible physical, health, or medical impairments.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals in collaboration with the Special Education Teacher, including academics, functional skills, communication, social skills, and vocational training.
• Provide support to students with Significant Support Needs (SSN) across settings, including general education environments, by ensuring access to accommodations, reinforcing academic instruction, and implementing behavior management strategies.
• Aid students in using various communication methods, including sign language, picture exchange systems (PECS), and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Occasional lifting of forty (40) to seventy (70) pounds
• Frequent bending, standing, sitting, and walking
• Occasional reaching, kneeling, bending, squatting, and standing
• Ability to run short distances

Essential Environmental Demands

• Typical classroom noise
• Mostly clean and comfortable

Health, Mobility, & Safety

• Assist with student positioning, transferring (e.g., from wheelchair to stander, floor to chair), and mobility using specialized equipment (e.g., wheelchairs, walkers, lifts, standers).
• Monitor and provide delegated health care procedures, which may include seizure monitoring, administration of emergency medication (e.g., Diastat, Epipen), or basic first aid, following all required training and protocols.
• Maintain a safe and clean learning environment, including cleaning/sanitizing equipment and materials used for personal care and instruction.
• Closely supervise students during transitions, outdoor activities, and during mealtimes to ensure safety and prevent injury.

Qualifications

• High School or Equivalent (Required)

Skills

• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions for implementing IEPs, health plans, and behavior protocols with high fidelity
• Strong commitment to student dignity, safety, and promoting the maximum level of independence for all students
• Willingness and ability to assist students with personal care, toileting, and mobility, including lifting and transferring (with appropriate training and assistance)

Benefits

• Health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP)
• Voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options

Pay

$19.84 USD - $30.55 USD Hourly

Schedule

20 Fte (Full-Time)