Special Education Assistant II - Specialized Academic Center - 2026-27 School Year

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •High school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Willingness to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Willingness to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Basic keyboard and filing training
• •Knowledge of universal hygiene precautions
• •Ability to lift up to 80 pounds
• •Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 50 pounds
• •Dexterity of hands and fingers to assist/restrain students and operate specialized equipment or office equipment
• •Ability to work under stressful conditions
• •Flexibility and patience
• •Self-motivation
• •Ability to work within various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality
• •Ability to work under the direction and supervision of the classroom teacher
• •Ability to work independently on particular aspects of the instructional program outside of the normal school facility
• •Ability to handle physical and emotional outbursts by students, including hitting, kicking, spitting, scratching, and biting
• •Ability to perform medical-related duties including catheterization, gastrointestinal feedings, assistive breathing devices, colostomy, and ileostomy needs
• •Ability to assist with carry-over of related services including Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech, Adapted Physical Education, and Vision
• •Ability to perform duties after normal assigned hours
• •Ability to travel with students on field trips
• •Ability to move students by wheelchairs and other mechanical devices
• •Ability to perform personal hygiene of disabled students including changing catheters, diapers, and clothing
• •Ability to maintain a notebook containing weekly behavior logs, behavior intervention plans, social skills lesson plans, incident reports, and communication logs
• •Ability to monitor student attendance, behavior, and suspension data
• •Ability to assist students with daily living skills including toileting, feeding, and positioning
• •Ability to supervise and train students in the lunchroom and during free time
• •Ability to provide direct support to staff and students by teaching and modeling research/evidence-based interventions
• •Ability to coordinate with Specialists and school staff to implement behavior curriculum and develop effective intervention plans
• •Ability to provide transition plans and support for students moving from one educational setting to another
• •Ability to create alternative activities for independent work based on teacher-directed activities
• •Ability to assist in the development and implementation of individual student schedules, sensory program, and motor group activities
• •Ability to procure, set up, and operate audio-visual equipment
• •Ability to assist individual students to follow routines, directions, and individual schedules
• •Ability to assist students in the completion of learning tasks assigned by classroom teachers
• •Ability to lead and/or facilitate teaching of individuals in 1:1, small group, or whole class instruction
• •Ability to carry out instructional plans as designated by the classroom teacher and the student's Individual Educational Plan (IEP)
• •Ability to maintain student training data according to prescribed procedures
• •Ability to assist in the coordination of school and home supports and work tasks
• •Ability to assist with data collection and facilitating accommodations as required by the classroom teacher or supervisor
• •Ability to communicate effectively with special education teacher information to help facilitate the IEP goals of the students
• •Ability to develop and maintain a pleasant and orderly classroom environment
• •Ability to perform clerical duties such as typing, filing, and duplicating
• •Ability to provide responsible para-professional, clerical, and human support in assisting the classroom teacher in the management and instruction of special education students
• •Ability to help with data collection and analysis
• •Ability to communicate with special education teacher and/or behavior specialist regarding further needs
• •Ability to ensure that behavior interventions will be practiced with fidelity
• •Ability to be a resource for equitable opportunities for students with challenging behaviors
• •Ability to maintain the interventions with existing supports in the school
• •Ability to streamline the shift of responsibility to the school staff
• •Ability to provide extended classroom support and follow-up for students who receive special services
• •Ability to monitor and model evidence/research-based behavior intervention strategies based on recommendations by the special education teacher or behavior specialist/psychologist
• •Ability to support students' IEP goals
• •Ability to assist in the supervision, care, and instruction of students with special needs
• •Ability to assist in implementing plans for instruction
• •Ability to monitor student behavior
• •Ability to document activities and progress
• •Ability to support students' IEP goals
• •Ability to provide direct support to staff by introducing and modeling research/evidence-based interventions
• •Ability to provide direct support to students by teaching and modeling research/evidence-based interventions and curriculum
• •Ability to coordinate with Specialists and school staff to implement behavior curriculum
• •Ability to provide transition plans and support for students moving from one educational setting to another
• •Ability to coordinate with Specialists and school staff to develop effective intervention plans
• •Ability to coordinate with Specialists and school staff to develop crisis/safety plans
• •Ability to provide interventions to enable students to remain in school and/or help stabilize them
• •Ability to supervise and train students in the lunchroom or during lunch period
• •Ability to supervise and train students during free time and other non-instructional periods as directed by the classroom teacher
• •Ability to maintain a notebook that will be monitored by the special education teacher and Specialists containing weekly behavior logs, behavior intervention plans, social skills lesson plans, incident reports, and communication logs
• •Ability to assist students with daily living skills including toileting, feeding, diaper changes, positioning, etc.
• •Ability to assist with deregulated students
• •Ability to participate in team meetings
• •Ability to assist with medical-related duties including catheterization, gastrointestinal feedings, assistive breathing devices, colostomy, and ileostomy needs
• •Ability to assist with carry-over of related services including Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech, Adapted Physical Education, and Vision
• •Ability to perform other duties as assigned by classroom teacher or principal
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess basic keyboard and filing training
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess basic keyboard and filing training
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess basic keyboard and filing training
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess basic keyboard and filing training
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess basic keyboard and filing training
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess basic keyboard and filing training
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess basic keyboard and filing training
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess basic keyboard and filing training
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess an equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess basic keyboard and filing training
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to communicate and develop effective working relationships with students, parents, and staff
• •Ability to be high school graduate or hold equivalence of a high school diploma
• •Ability to be willing to seek and maintain CPR certification
• •Ability to develop and maintain an empathetic attitude toward disabled/handicapped students
• •Ability to be willing to learn specialized instructional/management techniques employed with disabled/handicapped students