RISE Special Education Support Professional - 0.875 FTE at Roosevelt High School
About The Position
Roosevelt High School is hiring a RISE Special Education Support Professional to support students with special education and daily living needs. The position is 0.875 FTE, 35 hours per week, for 9 months, with a Monday-through-Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and a 30-minute unpaid lunch. The role includes helping students access transportation, providing personal care in accordance with established safety competencies, reinforcing teacher- or therapist-directed instructional and behavioral objectives, and supporting learning in special education and regular classrooms as well as community sites. The position also involves preparing instructional materials, helping maintain student records, monitoring students during lunch and on the playground, and assisting with behavior management. Student and family confidentiality must be maintained. Pay is Level G, starting at $18.42 per hour plus a $2-per-hour Education Support Professional differential, for a stated rate of $20.42 per hour. A $1,000 sign-on bonus is available. Benefits are available for positions of 20 hours per week or more.
Requirements
- Two years of post-high-school education or higher, or the ability to pass a standardized test approved by the State of South Dakota for designated Education Assistant positions.
- Must demonstrate and pass a safety competency review annually.
- Must pass a pre-employment physical if a new hire, including transfers.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities or experience with behavior management.
Responsibilities
- Assist students in accessing transportation.
- Provide personal care to students with special daily living needs, including toileting, feeding, and physical management, in accordance with established safety competencies.
- Review and practice teacher-taught skills with students one-to-one and in small groups in special education and/or regular classrooms.
- Work with students in schools and at community sites.
- Prepare instructional materials as directed or selected by the teacher.
- Reinforce instructional and behavioral objectives with children as directed by the teacher or therapist.
- Assist with maintaining student records, including charting, assignments, attendance, and data for progress notes.
- Monitor identified students in the lunchroom and on the playground.
- Maintain the confidentiality of students and their families.
- Assist with management of student behavior.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- $1,000 sign-on bonus.
- Benefits are available to positions of 20 hours per week or more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
