Special Education Instructional Assistant - Jackson Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education - Douglas ESD

Douglas ESD is accepting applications for Special Education Instructional Assistants for the Jackson Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education department located in Medford.
This position works 190 days per year, 5 days per week, 8 hours per day to begin immediately.. Summers off!

STARTING SALARY: $20.28 - $26.13 per hour (depending on relevant verifiable experience)

JOB SUMMARY: Implements individualized programs, activities and supervision of assigned students with disabilities as directed by classroom teacher.

DUTIES: This is not an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, or functions associated with the job. Full job description is attached in Applitrack.

• Assist with helping students develop positive interpersonal relationships with peers and adults; promoting safety of the students by helping, them develop self-confidence and coping skills.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply appropriate techniques and methods of student supervision and classroom management in setting involving students with moderate to severe learning and/or social/behavioral problems.
• Ability to assist in the delivery of instructional programs and activities to students who have moderate to severe learning and physical disabilities and/or social/behavioral problems.
• Ability to work effectively in an environment which can be both physical and emotionally fatiguing.
• Ability to work with students who may exhibit aggressive behavior as required of specific job assignment.
• Attends to students’ physical needs: mobility, eating, dressing, bath-rooming, diapering and delegable nursing tasks with appropriate training including possible swimming activities.
• Prepares and cleans-up classroom, playground and student areas.
• Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
• Utilizes therapeutic interventions as trained, to include performing physical restraints as directed by supervisor or designee.
• Implements individualized programs with students as directed by supervisor or designee.
• Types or writes reports, IEPs/IFSPs, and other forms from teacher prepared script.
• Collects data on programs as directed by supervisor or designee.
• Completes curriculum-based assessments in classroom or personal homes.

BENEFITS: Douglas ESD offers an excellent benefit package that includes health, dental and vision. Paid holidays and sick leave provided. Retirement through the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System.