Special Ed Assistant - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Position Type:
Special Education and Student Support Services/Autism Spectrum Disorder
Date Posted:
7/29/2026
Location:
Macatawa Bay Middle School
Date Available:
08/27/2026
Closing Date:
Until filled
Notice of Support Staff Posting
Position: Special Ed Assistant - Autism Spectrum Disorder Posting # 4077
-Macatawa Bay Middle School
Posting Dates: July 29, 2026 - Until Filled
Reports To: Principal
Beginning: August 27, 2026
Hours: 35 hours per week
Monday - Friday
School Year/Full Time
Job Responsibilities:

• Assist the classroom teacher in implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Provide one-on-one or small group instruction and reinforcement of skills.
• Support inclusion by helping students participate in general education settings.
• Implement behavior intervention plans (BIPs) as directed.
• Monitor and redirect student behavior using positive strategies.
• Provide emotional support, breaks, encouragement, and redirection as needed.
• Collect behavioral data for teacher/IEP team review.
• Help students with, toileting, or hygiene routines (if needed).
• Maintain regular communication with the supervising teacher about student progress and concerns.
• Participate in team meetings, training sessions, and professional development.
• Work collaboratively with general education staff to support student inclusion.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding student information.
• Supervise students during transitions, lunch, or field trips.
• Assist in data collection for academic and behavioral progress monitoring.
• Support use of assistive technology and specialized equipment.

Other Information:

• CPI trained or willing to be trained in CPI
• Able to be flexible and adjust quickly to the needs of the day
• Experience working with children with disabilities is preferred.
• Willing to work in cold weather

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 in-person attendance.