Job Description

• Assist in personal hygiene including but not limited to toileting, feeding, along with administering first aid assistance to provide appropriate care for the multiple disabled and/or medically fragile student.
• Operate various pieces of equipment, i.e., copy machines, video equipment, typewriters, computers, recorders, audio devises, wheelchairs, etc.
• Assist teacher in monitoring individual student objectives, along with assist in the maintenance of student files and retrieval of pertinent information.
• Assist student with the development of self-help/life skills, communication and motor skills, along with academic skills with students ages Birth to 21.
• Provide activities and instruction for students as planned by the teacher.
• Assist with maintaining discipline and implement behavioral intervention strategies.
• Accommodates the special needs of students with physical, emotional, behavioral and mental disabilities, providing supplemental services as necessary
• Assist the special education teacher in providing students with equal access to district adopted core curriculum in various settings, such as accommodations in regular education classroom.
• Participates in daily activities, training sessions and special activities to assist in the implementation of IEP goals
• Assists in the evaluation of student performance by administering informal assessments
• Collects data through assessment or observation on student academic, developmental (motor, communication, self-help) and behavioral progress
• Assists with preparation of, and works with specialized instructional materials.
• Provides supervision to special education students during non-instructional periods
• Educational Assistant will be responsible to and perform other related duties as assigned by building principal/vice principal and Special Education Director.
• Ability to interpret and translate Individual Education Programs.
• Must meet PESB requirements for the Fundamental Course of Study.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School graduate, or GED.
• AA degree, or 48 semester credits or 72-quarter credits from an institution of higher education, or having successfully passed the Washington State Academic Assessment Praxis II Para Pro Test (WASST).
• Dependable, trustworthy, experience working with children and adults, good time manager, initiative
• Must meet PESB requirements for the Fundamental Course of Study.
• Bilingual Preferred
• Must meet state requirements for COVID 19 vaccination or an exemption to the COVID 19 vaccination as a condition of employment by the first day of work or October 18, 2021, whichever is later.

Terms of Employment

Starting Date: 21-22 School Year

Salary: Per PSE Salary Schedule

Hours: 6.5 Hours per Day, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

NONDISCRIMINATION The Royal School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Title IX Coordinator, Travis Freeman, Compliance Officer, 901 Ahlers Road, Royal City, WA 99357, (509) 346-2256, tfreeman@royalsd.org.