Ed Assistant - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 3-5 (2 positions) - West Ottawa Public Schools : Job Details

Position Type: Special Education and Student Support Services/Autism Spectrum DisorderDate Posted: 10/19/2023Location: Sheldon Woods Elementary SchoolDate Available: ImmediatelyClosing Date: Open Until FilledNotice of Support Staff Posting Position: ASD - Education Assistant (2 positions) - Sheldon Woods Elementary Posting Dates: October 19, 2023 - Until Filled Reports To: Principal Beginning: Immediately Hours: 35 hours per week 8:50 a.m. to 3:53 p.m. Qualifications:

• Experience with school aged children
• 60 credit hours or Associates Degree or Pass ETS parapro Assessment

Job Responsibilities:

• Support student 1:1 or in small group
• Lead small group instruction, behavior support, recess/lunch monitoring and other duties as assigned

Other Information:

• CPI trained or willing to be trained in CPI

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable attendance.