RISE Special Education Support Professional - 0.875 FTE at Memorial Middle School

Sioux Falls School District•Sioux Falls, SD

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The RISE Special Education Support Professional assists students with disabilities in accessing transportation, daily living needs, instruction, and school and community activities. The role provides personal care, reinforces teacher- or therapist-directed instructional and behavioral objectives, supports students individually and in small groups, prepares instructional materials, and helps maintain student records. The position also monitors students in settings such as the lunchroom and playground, assists with behavior management, and maintains the confidentiality of students and their families. This is a 0.875 FTE position at Memorial Middle School, scheduled Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., for 35 hours per week over 9 months. Pay starts 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. The position requires a yearly safety competency review and, for new hires including transfers, a pre-employment physical. 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.
New hires, including transfers, must be able to pass a pre-employment physical.
Physical ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, squat, kneel, push, and pull throughout the school day.
Physical ability to carry and lift body weight and/or objects or equipment and exert pushing/pulling forces for individuals in wheelchairs and adaptive devices: 1–40 pounds continuously, 40–60 pounds frequently, and 60–99 pounds occasionally.

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, according to 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 confidentiality of students and their families.
Assist with management of student behavior.
Perform other duties as assigned.