Douglas County School District
Education Assistant IV - Affective Needs
Douglas County School District, Littleton, Colorado, United States, 80130
Education Assistant IV - Affective Needs
Responsible for providing assistance to special education teachers. Assists in the instruction, medical, and health needs of special education students. Provides some clerical support to teachers. May provide assistance with a variety of daily functions such as toileting, feeding, and life skills instruction. Collaborates and consults with special needs team and other specialists. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele. Essential physical requirements include occasional lifting of forty to seventy pounds, frequent bending, standing, sitting, walking, and the ability to run short distances. Responsibilities include: Providing clerical support for special education teachers which might include preparation of special reports. Creating and assembling instructional materials such as bulletin boards. Supporting Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals with special education students, assisting with daily classroom or lab activities, including one on one and small group instruction. Administering medication to students and performing a variety of medical procedures. Assisting students with a variety of daily functions, such as feeding, toileting, etc. as well as life skills instruction. Communicating with parents and other school personnel as needed. Providing assistance in some therapeutic activities such as speech, massage, and physical therapy. Collaborating and consulting with special education team and other specialists on various activities, planning and resource allocations for special education students. Documenting health-related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned. Performing other related duties as assigned or requested. Maintaining some student records. Supervising students in non-classroom settings, assisting and escorting students, including transferring to and from buses. Certifications: First Aid & CPR Certification - American Heart Association Education: High School or Equivalent (Required) Position Type: Regular Primary Location: Eagle Ridge Elementary One Year Only (Yes or No): No Scheduled Hours Per Week: 37.5 FTE: 0.94 Approx Scheduled Days Per Year: 180 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 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 December 5, 2025.
Responsible for providing assistance to special education teachers. Assists in the instruction, medical, and health needs of special education students. Provides some clerical support to teachers. May provide assistance with a variety of daily functions such as toileting, feeding, and life skills instruction. Collaborates and consults with special needs team and other specialists. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele. Essential physical requirements include occasional lifting of forty to seventy pounds, frequent bending, standing, sitting, walking, and the ability to run short distances. Responsibilities include: Providing clerical support for special education teachers which might include preparation of special reports. Creating and assembling instructional materials such as bulletin boards. Supporting Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals with special education students, assisting with daily classroom or lab activities, including one on one and small group instruction. Administering medication to students and performing a variety of medical procedures. Assisting students with a variety of daily functions, such as feeding, toileting, etc. as well as life skills instruction. Communicating with parents and other school personnel as needed. Providing assistance in some therapeutic activities such as speech, massage, and physical therapy. Collaborating and consulting with special education team and other specialists on various activities, planning and resource allocations for special education students. Documenting health-related services in designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program as assigned. Performing other related duties as assigned or requested. Maintaining some student records. Supervising students in non-classroom settings, assisting and escorting students, including transferring to and from buses. Certifications: First Aid & CPR Certification - American Heart Association Education: High School or Equivalent (Required) Position Type: Regular Primary Location: Eagle Ridge Elementary One Year Only (Yes or No): No Scheduled Hours Per Week: 37.5 FTE: 0.94 Approx Scheduled Days Per Year: 180 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 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 December 5, 2025.