Educational Assistant - Transportation (SPED)

Douglas County School District

1d • $20 - $31

About The Position

Responsible for monitoring special education students with moderate to severe needs and challenging or emotional difficulties on school buses. Assists with securing wheelchairs and other equipment. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Ability to clear forty-two (42) inch exit door • Frequent lifting twenty (20) to fifty (50) pounds • Frequent sitting, bending, squatting, stooping • Frequent pushing and pulling of up to two hundred fifty (250) pound wheelchair • Occasional reaching, kneeling Position Specific Information (if Applicable):

Requirements

• CPI - DCSD
• First Aid/CPR Certification - Colorado
• Special Needs Certification - Certified Care
• High School or Equivalent (Required)
• Able to read and understand Behavior and Health Care Plans.

Responsibilities

• Perform appropriate record keeping, including accounting for Medicaid and ZPass forms.
• Perform pre- and post-trip inspections.
• Effectively monitor students on bus for behavior, special assistance, and emergency intervention; intervene and handle escalated behavior.
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
• Communicate with parents and other school personnel as needed.
• Assist in instruction, documentation, behavior support, medical and health needs of each student.
• Maintain proper equipment and materials on bus for care of students with moderate and severe needs.

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.
• This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED