6 Hour Per Day High School Educational Assistant

Bethel School District 52 • Eugene, OR

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Bethel School District is seeking qualified applicants for a 6 hour per day High School Educational Assistant for Willamette High 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. Our Mission To create relevant, responsive, and joyful learning communities where all students thrive. We Believe We believe that every Bethel student can find joy, connection, and purpose at school when given the opportunity to learn, grow, and engage. We believe each student arrives in our schools with a unique and diverse range of strengths, skills, and perspectives that we must honor and uplift. We believe that we are accountable for implementing equitable systems that are relevant, responsive, and adaptable to the needs of our students. We believe our schools will be places where students, families, and staff are welcomed and valued as members of our Bethel team. Nature of Work A High School Educational Assistant provides individual and small group support and personal assistance, often in a standard or special purpose educational program, to students with distinct and exceptional educational needs and challenges as determined by a certificated specialist. The primary purpose of positions in this class, which distinguishes it from positions of other classes, is to screen and assess the educational needs of students, provide instructional assistance to students in a classroom, and charting and recording results. 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”.
• Ability to learn safe lifting and proper physical positioning techniques to place students in student desks or in passenger vehicles, as required by the position.
• Ability to maintain an appropriate and legal level of confidentiality regarding students, staff, and other individuals.
• 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

• Provides individual and small group support and personal assistance to students with distinct and exceptional educational needs and challenges.
• Screens and assesses the educational needs of students.
• Provides instructional assistance to students in a classroom.
• Charts and records results.
• Performs clerical and word processing or computer data base updating duties as time permits.

What This Job Offers

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