Special Educational Assistant – PCA

JOB ID: 4430 – Special Educational Assistant – PCA – Full-time position beginning approximately 2/28/2025-6/6/2025. 
Location: NCEC
Scheduled days/hours: M-F 8:30-4:00 pm.  
Qualifications: AA degree or the completion of a combination of district training programs, experience, and course work of an equivalent nature and level to perform the requirements of the work. 
Pay Rate/Range: $18.33/hr. – $19.86/hr. (2024-2025 agreement)
Compensation/Benefits/Perks:
*staff scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week are eligible to receive district insurance benefits.
Comprehensive and affordable benefits package including:
Medical. Dental. Vision. 
Life/AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Coverage.
403 (b) Plan and District Match
District Paid Life Insurance
Deadline:  Open Until Filled — EOE (1/24/2025) Employment is contingent upon completion of a background check and a required pre-work screening. 
 
Job Summary:
Under the direction of licensed special education instructional and/or related services staff, the Educational Assistant – Personal Care Assistant assists one or more students in accomplishing activities of daily living; instrumental activities of daily living, health related functions; redirection and intervention of behavior; instructional activities; and other tasks as are identified within assigned students’ IEPs.  

Responsibilities:
Observes, monitors and redirects student behavior. Reinforces appropriate behaviors and maintains discipline in accordance with District policies and procedures. Assists in implementing behavior intervention plans as are specified in individual students’ IEPs.

• Provides observational and other relevant information regarding student performance and behaviors to special education licensed staff. 

Reinforces instructional material presented by the teacher with students individually or in small groups, as directed by the supervising teacher(s).

• Provides supplemental tutoring, guided practice and other instructionally relevant activities to students as directed by the supervising teacher(s).
• Provides assistance and support to adapting classroom curriculum to the instructional needs of each student by clearly repeating directions at a level the student understands, encouraging cooperation in classroom activities, communicating expectations, modifying tests or tasks into smaller steps, and assisting the student with the use of assistive technology.
• Assists the teacher with the daily evaluation of student assignments, corrects student papers, etc. as requested.