Special Education Instructional Assistant – Douglas Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education - Douglas ESD

Douglas Education Service District•Roseburg, OR

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About The Position

Douglas ESD is accepting applications for a Special Education Instructional Assistant for our Douglas Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education department. This position works 155 days per year, mostly 4 days per week with occasional Fridays too, 7.5 hours per day to begin immediately. Summers off! STARTING SALARY : $21.52 - $27.72 per hour (depending on relevant verifiable experience)

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Knowledge of and ability to apply appropriate techniques and methods of student supervision and classroom management in setting involving students with moderate to severe learning and/or social/behavioral problems.
Ability to work effectively in an environment which can be both physically and emotionally fatiguing.
Ability to work with students who may exhibit aggressive behavior as required of specific job assignment.
Willing to learn and use Positive Behavior Intervention & Support (PBIS)

Nice To Haves

Experience working in EI/ECSE with children with special needs preferred.
Experience (or comparable experience) working as instructional assistant preferred.

Responsibilities

Implements individualized programs, activities and supervision of assigned students with disabilities as directed by classroom teacher.
Assist with helping students develop positive interpersonal relationships with peers and adults; promoting safety of the students by helping them develop self-confidence and coping skills.
Ability to assist in the delivery of instructional programs and activities to students who have moderate to severe learning and physical disabilities and/or social/behavioral problems.
Attends to students' physical needs: mobility, eating, dressing, bath-rooming, diapering and delegable nursing tasks with appropriate training including possible swimming activities.
Prepares and cleans-up classroom, playground and student areas.
Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
Utilizes therapeutic interventions as trained, to include performing physical restraints as directed by supervisor or designee.
Implement individualized programs with students as directed by supervisor or designee.
Types or writes reports, IEPs/IFSPs, and other forms from teacher prepared script.
Collects data on programs as directed by supervisor or designee.
Completes curriculum-based assessments in classroom or personal homes.