Educational Assistant IV - Severe Needs (Student Specific)

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Job Posting Title

Educational Assistant IV - Severe Needs (Student Specific)

Job Description

Job Profile Summary

Responsible for providing assistance to special education teachers; assists in the instruction, medical, and health needs of special education students; provides some clerical support; may provide assistance with a variety of daily functions such as behavior support as well as life skills instruction; implement daily and long range lessons; assists students with daily functions such as food preparation, hand over hand or tube feeding, toileting; etc. Collaborates and consults with special needs team and other specialists. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele.

Experience in an educational environment preferred; verbal and written communication skills in English and a demonstrated ability to read and comprehend written/graphic and oral instructions; computer skills word processing; database and spreadsheets. The location of this position is based on student need and is subject to change as needed.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Occasional lifting of forty (40) to seventy (70) pounds
• Frequent bending, standing, sitting, and walking
• Occasional reaching, kneeling, bending, squatting, and standing
• Ability to run short distances
  
  

Responsibilities

Position Specific Information (if Applicable):

• -- May create and assemble instructional materials such as bulletin boards.
• -- May administer medication to students and perform a variety of medical procedures.
• -- Communicate with parents and other school personnel as needed.
• -- Collaborate and consult with special education team and other specialists on various activities, planning and resource allocations for special education students.
• -- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
• -- May supervise students in non-classroom settings, assist and escort students, including transferring to and from buses.
• -- Provide clerical support for special education teachers which might include preparation of special reports.
• -- Support Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals with special education students, assist with daily classroom or lab activities, including one on one and small group instruction.
• -- May assist students with a variety of daily functions, such as feeding, toileting, etc. as well as life skills instruction.
• -- May provide assistance in some therapeutic activities such as speech, massage, and physical therapy.
• -- Document health related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned.
• -- Maintain some student records.
  
  

Certifications

First Aid & CPR Certification - American Heart Association

Education

High School or Equivalent (Required)

Skills

Position Type

Regular

Primary Location

Ranch View Middle School

One Year Only (Yes Or No)

No

Scheduled Hours Per Week

37.5

FTE

0.94

Approx Scheduled Days Per Year

180 Work Days

• (260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)
  
  

Minimum Hire Rate

$19.84 USD Hourly

Maximum Hire Rate

$25.20 USD Hourly

Full Salary Range

$19.84 USD - $30.55 USD Hourly

• All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.
  
  

Benefits

This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.

Time Off Plans

This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.

This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:

January 10, 2026