Educational Assistant
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EducationalAssistant(EAIV)-SignificantSupportNeeds(SSN)Program
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“Educational Assistant (EA IV) - Significant Support Needs (SSN) Program at Educational Assistant. Skills: Life skills support, Personal care, Medical needs assistance, Student safety. Provide specialized, intensive, and individualized support to students. Support functional, academic, and life skills instruction”
Industry & Context.
Occasional lifting of forty (40) to seventy (70) pounds, Frequent bending, standing, sitting, and walking, Occasional reaching, kneeling, bending, squatting, and standing, Ability to run short distances
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High School or Equivalent
Nice to Have
Experience with children or young adults with significant cognitive or physical disabilities, Experience with complex medical needs
What You'll Do.
and individualized support to students
and life skills instruction
Assist with personal care and medical needs
Promote student safety
Develop and promote good community relations
Support implementation of IEP goals
Reinforce academic instruction
Implement behavior management strategies
Support students with daily living skills
Assist students with dressing
Assist students with feeding
Assist students with G-tube feeding
Assist students with toileting/diapering
Assist students with personal hygiene
Aid students in using communication methods
Assist with student positioning
Assist with student transferring
Assist with mobility using specialized equipment
Monitor delegated health care procedures
Provide delegated health care procedures
Administer emergency medication
Maintain a safe and clean learning environment
Clean/sanitize equipment
Supervise students during transitions
Supervise students during outdoor activities
Supervise students during mealtimes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Special education team; Special Education Teacher
Full Job Description
## Please complete this application using your full legal name as it appears on your government issued forms of identification when you have time to go from start to finish. Application details cannot be saved along the way, and you must complete and submit the application in one sitting. If you leave your computer and return later, you may time out. _REMINDER: Current DCSD employees must apply through their district log-on, this application is for external candidates only!_ ## **Job Posting Title:** Educational Assistant (EA IV) - Significant Support Needs (SSN) Program ## Job Description: Under the direction and guidance of a licensed special education teacher and staff, provides specialized, intensive, and individualized support to students with Significant Support Needs (SSN), including those with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities and possible physical, health, or medical impairments. As a critical member of the special education team, supports functional, academic, and life skills instruction, assists with personal care and medical needs, and promotes student safety, engagement, and independence within a structured and supportive learning environment. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele. Experience working with children or young adults with significant cognitive or physical disabilities, or complex medical needs is preferred. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Occasional lifting of forty (40) to seventy (70) pounds • Frequent bending, standing, sitting, and walking • Occasional reaching, kneeling, bending, squatting, and standing • Ability to run short distances EQUIPMENT USED: General classroom and office equipment ESSENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS: Typical classroom noise Mostly clean and comfortable ## Position Specific Information (if Applicable): ## Responsibilities: * **Functional & Life Skills Support:** * Support the implementation of Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals in co
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