Openings as of 3/29/2025Educational Assistant
Positions 1,020 hours or more per year are benefit eligible Benefits offered for this position include:
The policy of the school district is to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The school district does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, including gender identity or expression, age, family care leave status, or veteran status. The school district also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled employees.
Location: St. Francis Learning Center - Transition 15 Start Date: Immediate opening Hours/Days: This position is 6.25 hours per day, Monday through Friday. The duty day is 7:15 am to 2:00 pm (includes a duty free ½ hr lunch). This position follows the school district student contact calendar (typically 171 workdays in a school year). Salary/Wages: $18.55 per hour based on the current Level IV salary schedule of the Educational Assistant Work Agreement. Overview of the Position: School is challenging for all students. Many students in our schools face additional challenges due to some type of disability, which may be physical, cognitive, emotional or behavioral. Educational Assistants implement instructional strategies under the direction and supervision of licensed teachers. The primary role of the Educational Assistant is to provide support for a student or group of students in a variety of classroom settings throughout their school day. This particular position is for those interested in working with students with physical and/or cognitive disabilities in our Transition 15 Program. This program consists of approximately 12 students who need adult assistance/supervision in most areas of their day. All job specific training will be provided by the district at no cost to the employee. District Mission Statement: “Our mission is to equip all students with the knowledge and skills to empower them to achieve their dreams and full potential while becoming responsible citizens in a dynamic world.” Qualifications:
An Early Childhood Educational Assistant (EA) works in a regular preschool classroom with children ages 3, 4, or 5 years old. The EA works under the direction and guidance of both a classroom teacher and special education teacher. The primary focus of the job is to work with the educational team to help these young students develop age-typical skills in the areas of communication, social interaction, self-regulation and cognition. This position also includes time working in a center based classroom for part of the day/school year. The center based classroom time is based on student need and may increase and decrease over the school year pending student need. A change in hours/days worked could occur depending on student need at the beginning of the school year. There would be the potential to sub within the program when not scheduled to work.
Other aspects of the job include:
An Early Childhood Educational Assistant (EA) works in a regular preschool classroom with children ages 3, 4, or 5 years old. The EA works under the direction and guidance of both a classroom teacher and special education teacher. The primary focus of the job is to work with the educational team to help these young students develop age-typical skills in the areas of communication, social interaction, self-regulation and cognition. This position may also include time working in a center based classroom for part of the day/school year. The center based classroom time is based on student need and may increase and decrease over the school year pending student need. A change in hours/days worked could occur depending on student need at the beginning of the school year. There would be the potential to sub within the program when not scheduled to work.
This position is temporary for the rest of the 2024-25 school year. The Educational Assistant (EA) will sub in a classroom where there is an opening for that day. This could change from day to day. An Early Childhood Educational Assistant (EA) works in a regular preschool classroom with children ages 3, 4, or 5 years old. The EA works under the direction and guidance of both a classroom teacher and special education teacher. The primary focus of the job is to work with the educational team to help these young students develop age-typical skills in the areas of communication, social interaction, self-regulation and cognition. This position could also include time working in a center based classroom for part of the day (afternoon). The center based classroom time is based on student need and may increase and decrease over the school year pending student need.