6.5 Hour Educational Assistant For The Social Communication Classroom (SCC)

Bethel School District 52 • Eugene, OR

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Bethel School District is seeking qualified applicants for a 6.5 hour Educational Assistant for the Social Communication (SCC) classroom at Meadow View School. Bethel Schools are committed to creating safe, caring, mutually respectful environments where all students are honored and valued for their diverse cultural backgrounds, strengths and abilities in every instructional practice and school activity to support academic achievement and student success. An Educational Assistant III provides individual and small group support and personal assistance, often in a general education or special education program, to students with distinct communication and behavioral needs and challenges as determined by a licensed specialist. The primary purpose of positions in this class, which distinguishes it from positions of other classes, implement specific protocol in individualized behavior intervention plans, assist students in their growth towards their communication goals, provide active supervision to students with such plans, and maintain student progress data. A position of this class may provide support to students in 1:1, small group, or large group settings, implementing classroom behavior protocols, individual interventions, and academic instruction. This may include supporting an individual student full time in one program or across programs, a small group of students in one program, multiple students in multiple programs, or assisting in a classroom during the implementation of a behavior intervention plan. An employee of this class may also collect assessment information and progress data from behavior intervention plans, student, staff and parent interviews, archival reviews, observations, and academic assessments. An employee in this class will utilize knowledge and skills gained from trainings such as Oregon Intervention System, Functional Behavioral Assessment, and other trainings as identified by licensed specialist and administrators. Examples of Work These duties are illustrative only. Other duties may be assigned. Implements individualized behavior intervention plans that may include pre-correcting for expected behavior, providing social skills and emotion management instruction, redirection, positive reinforcement and consequences. Assists in developing lesson plans for students, prepares instructional materials, provides instructional assistance to students, tutors students, reads and paraphrases tests, and provides assistance in problem solving skills. Creating materials related to behavior intervention plans, such as point sheets, picture schedules, assignment sheets, and home-to-school communication systems. Observes and participates in recording student progress and correcting papers; confers and consults regularly with teachers about problems encountered with student, and shares behavioral and academic observations of individual students with the instructor and/or specialist. Clerical and word processing or computer data base updating duties may be assigned to positions as time permits, but are not considered primary tasks and do not require a large percentage of time.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous course work and training, or child development, childcare or instructional assistance experience that demonstrates possession of the knowledge and abilities needed to perform the work.
• Ability to prove Highly Qualified status under NCLB, or pass Bethel School District’s “Highly Qualified Assessment”.
• Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training that ensures the ability to perform the work may be substituted for the required experience.
• Upon offer of employment applicants must obtain a fingerprint clearance from the Oregon Department of Education through a process authorized by the Bethel School District.
• Applicants would be responsible for the one-time fingerprint clearance fee.
• Knowledge of effective strategies for behavior management and support.
• Ability to assist in preparing materials for lesson plans.
• Ability to interact positively with children and adults, and observe individual student behaviors and abilities.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to maintain an appropriate and legal level of confidentiality regarding students, staff, and other individuals.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, students, administrators, parents, and co-workers.
• Ability to maintain regular, predictable and prompt attendance.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual candidates and candidates experienced in working with bilingual students and families will receive preferential consideration.

Responsibilities

• Implements individualized behavior intervention plans that may include pre-correcting for expected behavior, providing social skills and emotion management instruction, redirection, positive reinforcement and consequences.
• Assists in developing lesson plans for students, prepares instructional materials, provides instructional assistance to students, tutors students, reads and paraphrases tests, and provides assistance in problem solving skills.
• Creating materials related to behavior intervention plans, such as point sheets, picture schedules, assignment sheets, and home-to-school communication systems.
• Observes and participates in recording student progress and correcting papers; confers and consults regularly with teachers about problems encountered with student, and shares behavioral and academic observations of individual students with the instructor and/or specialist.
• Clerical and word processing or computer data base updating duties may be assigned to positions as time permits, but are not considered primary tasks and do not require a large percentage of time.

What This Job Offers

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