23-24 Substitute Special Education Assistant (SEA)
District Wide
COMPENSATION: Hourly Pay rate: $17.76
The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) - committed to Becoming a Model School District, providing an Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive, and Inclusive Atmosphere.
Essential Duties - Substitutes provide support in the accepted assignment. The following are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other responsibilities may be required and assigned.
Substitute Special Education Assistant (SEA):

• Provide instructional academic, behavioral support
• Implement academic and behavioral intervention strategies across environments
• Assist with monitoring and implementing positive behavior strategies in dealing with student behavior
• Transfers, apply adaptive devices, tube feedings, diapering, and provide bathroom assistance and mobility training.
• Maintain student confidentiality, including written records.
• Provide supervision during lunch, recess, playground, hallways, ect
• Participate in on-the-job training and district level training.
• Assist with loading and unloading school buses.

Competency Areas

• High Expectations For Every Student
• Cultural Competence
• Team Collaboration
• Student & Family Engagement
• Resilience & Results Orientation
• Self-Awareness & Growth Mindset

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to provide individual and small group instructional reinforcement.
• Ability to work independently with students in school, community, vocational, and domestic situations under the direction of a teacher.
• Ability to keep accurate student data.
• Ability to work with physically aggressive students.
• Ability to work with students who are nonverbal or who do not have intelligible speech.
• Ability to follow teacher direction, written plans, individual education programs, and behavior intervention plans.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse population of students, staff and community, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain student confidentiality.
• Ability to walk, lift (up to 50 lbs.), climb, bend, reach, and kneel.
• Ability to learn and use basic computer skills (e-mail, internet, word processing).
• Must be mature, patient and compassionate when working with all students.
• Experience working cross-culturally and/or commitment to work toward improving one's own cultural competence., i.e. valuing difference/diversity, recognizing personal limitations in one's skills and expertise, and having the desire to learn in these areas.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Hold an active State of WI Special Education Aide certification
• MMSD will pay for this certification fee

Desired Qualifications

• Bilingual in English and Hmong and/or Spanish

• At least an Associate's Degree or 48 academic credits beyond high school.

Next Steps:
Human Resources will review your information and invite you to provide 2-3 references if you meet minimum qualifications. Pending feedback from the references you may be invited to complete the onboarding process. Passing onboarding is a contingency of employment. If there has been more than a 90 day break in service please know completing onboarding is a requirement.