What are the responsibilities and job description for the Educational Assistant IV - Signing - SPED position at Douglas County School District?
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Job Posting Title
Educational Assistant IV - Signing - SPED
Job Description
Responsible for providing assistance to special education teachers. Assists in the instruction of students with multiple disabilities including hearing or nonverbal. May provide assistance with a variety of daily functions such as toileting, feeding, and behavior support. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele.
Essential Physical Requirements
Position Specific Information (if Applicable):
First Aid & CPR Certification - Colorado
Education
High School or Equivalent (Required)
Skills
Position Type:
Regular
Primary Location:
Variable Location Employee - SPED
One Year Only (Yes Or No)
No
Scheduled Hours Per Week
37.5
Fte
0.94
Approx Scheduled Days Per Year
180 Work Days
$19.84 USD Hourly
Maximum Hire Rate
$25.20 USD Hourly
Full Salary Range
$19.84 USD - $30.55 USD Hourly
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:
February 21, 2026
REMINDER: Current DCSD employees must apply through their district log-on, this application is for external candidates only!
Job Posting Title
Educational Assistant IV - Signing - SPED
Job Description
Responsible for providing assistance to special education teachers. Assists in the instruction of students with multiple disabilities including hearing or nonverbal. May provide assistance with a variety of daily functions such as toileting, feeding, and behavior support. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele.
Essential Physical Requirements
- Frequent lifting from twenty (20) to over fifty (50) pounds
- Occasional lifting from five (5) to fifty (50) pounds
- Repetitive hand and arm movements
- Frequent bending, standing, sitting, walking, squatting, stooping, reaching, kneeling
Position Specific Information (if Applicable):
- Document health related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned.
- May create and assemble instructional materials such as bulletin boards.
- Provide motor programs as prescribed by a physical therapist and assist in documentation of progress.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
- Administer and document prescription medication to students and performs a variety of medical procedures.
- Facilitate friendships within school and community settings between special needs students and others.
- Participate in planning daily and long range lessons and activities with teachers. Will make decisions within frame work of teacher instructions and modify curriculum to meet Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals.
- Assist students with a variety of daily functions, such as feeding, toileting, etc. as well as life skills instruction. May include food preparation, hand over hand feeding or tube feeding.
- Supervise students in non classroom settings, assist and escort students, including transferring to and from buses. May include lifting children and equipment.
- Provide Individualize Language Complexity according to student needs in sign language. Must be able to synthesize English to main ideas in sign language.
- Communicate with parents and other school personnel as needed. Respect confidentiality regarding students needs and abilities.
- Collaborate and consult with special education team and other specialists on various activities, planning, and resource allocations for special education students.
First Aid & CPR Certification - Colorado
Education
High School or Equivalent (Required)
Skills
Position Type:
Regular
Primary Location:
Variable Location Employee - SPED
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.)
$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.
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:
February 21, 2026
Salary : $20 - $31