STEPS Plus Educational Assistant

Position:  STEPS Plus Educational Assistant The STEPS Plus program offered by Southern Oregon Education Service District (SOESD) is an exceptional, specialized educational program that serves students from ages 5 – 18 who experience multiple, significant disabilities along with cognitive deficits, and/or life-impacting medical conditions.  If you have experience and/or a desire to work with challenging students in a positive setting, please consider joining our team! Position Goal: The goal of this position is to support students with multiple and severe disabilities and significant behavioral challenges  by developing and implementing unique behavior management techniques, communication strategies, and specialized learning techniques, so these students can develop increased behavior self-regulation and return to a less restrictive setting.  Level of Responsibility/Supervision: Employees in this position are responsible for implementation of curriculum, data collection, and behavior interventions, under both direct and indirect supervision by teachers and specialists. They are also responsible for recording attendance and for completion of ongoing job trainings in the areas of speech and language, physical and occupational therapy, delegated medical procedures, and behavioral intervention techniques. Assistants are responsible for working independently and providing 1:1 interventions for students who exhibit maladaptive behaviors. Employees’ work will be reviewed on a regular basis by observation and individual and group feedback to ensure satisfactory performance and conformance to agency policies and procedures.

Salary : $19 - $23