SPED Educational Assistant
$37,024,000–$54,080,000 year
On-siteHighlands Ranch, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Provide attentive, compassionate individual support to ensure student safety and engagement throughout the school day. Implement the student's individualized behavior and safety plans with consistency and fidelity, as directed by the student-support team. Collect and maintain accurate documentation related to behavior, interventions, transitions, and student progress. Provide proactive behavioral support during classroom activities, transitions, and less-structured times including arrival, dismissal, lunch, and recess. Collaborate with teachers, student support teams, and administrators to support the student's academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and functional needs. Follow school policies, confidentiality standards, and directions from staff while performing other tasks as assigned to support school operations. This full-time role requires up to 40 hours per week on a day shift from Monday to Friday.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Ability to pass a criminal background check
- Strong commitment to student learning and development
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Responsive and proactive communication with students and faculty
- Occasional lifting of 5 to 50 pounds
- Ability to stand/walk for up to 90 minutes
- Ability to run short distances if necessary
- Frequent bending, stooping, standing, walking, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, and sitting
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working in a diverse, fast-paced, and collaborative environment preferred
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