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.

Salary: $18.56-24.58 DOE

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required. 

• Experience working with students

Additional Information

Start Date: Immediately

This position comes with a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical/dental/vision insurance fully paid by the employer for the employee
• Employer paid life and disability insurance
• 403b retirement plan
• Flexible spending account
• Employee assistance program
• Generous personal and sick leave
• Professional development

We are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Teacher Loan Forgiveness programs.

Evergreen abides by the requirements of federal laws which prohibit discrimination of individuals with the following legally protected status: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability and protected veterans.