*WEST OTTAWA PUBLIC SCHOOLS *
*ADMINISTRATION OFFICES*
(616) 786-2050
1138 136th Ave.
Holland, MI 49424
www.
westottawa.
net
Notice of Support Staff Posting
Position: Education Assistant -Special Education Posting # 3392 -Woodside Elementary
Posting Dates: November 8, 2023 – Until Filled
Reports To: Principal
Beginning: Immediately
Hours: 29.
5 hours per week
8:30 a.
m.
to 3 p.
m.
Monday – Thursday
8:30 a.
m.
to 2:30 p.
m.
Friday
School-Year/Part-Time
*Qualifications:*
* Must meet No Child Left Behind highly qualified standards
* Experience working with students with disabilities preferred
* Must meet Federal Standards of Every Student Succeeds Act requirement
- 60 credit hours or Associates Degree or Pass ETS parapro Assessment
- Associates degree or higher OR
- Pass a competency test (ETS Parapro Assessment)
* CPI training preferred
* Good communications/collaboration skills with staff and students
*Job Responsibilities:*
* Assistance with students with various disabilities including autism spectrum
* Assist students with transitions
* Bathroom assistance
* Monitor lunchroom and buses
* Work closely with teachers to collaborate on accommodations and IEP requirements
* Assist classroom teachers with individualized instruction in core subject
* Successfully work in a team environment
* Other duties as assigned
*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.
§ *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.
*POST IMMEDIATELY*
Apply online at www.
westottawa.
net
_*The West Ottawa Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex *_
_*(including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, height, weight, marital or family status,*_
_*religion, military status, ancestry, genetic information or any other legally protected category (collectively, *_
_*"Protected Classes"), in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.
The District's*_
_*Compliance Officers shall handle inquiries regarding the Board's non-discrimination policies and address any complaint of discrimination.
*_
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $16.
25 per hour
Benefits:
* 401(k)
Grade school specialties:
* Elementary school
Physical setting:
* Public school
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Experience:
* Special education: 1 year (Preferred)
* Childcare: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person