Special Educational Assistant

Position Type:
Support Staff/Special Education Assistant
Date Posted:
7/21/2026
Location:
Waukazoo Elementary School
Date Available:
08/24/2026
Closing Date:
Until filled
Notice of Support Staff Posting
Position: Special Educational Assistant Posting # 4067
-Waukazoo Elementary School
Posting Dates: July 21, 2026 Until Filled
Reports To: Principal
Beginning: August 24, 2026
Hours: 20 hours per week
Monday to Friday
12pm - 4pm
Qualifications:

• High school diploma required
• Experience working with children preferred
• 60 credit hour or Associates Degree or ETS parapro assessment preferred

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and/or support students 1:1 or in small group instruction
• Support student(s) with recess, classroom supervision, transitions to activities, and breaks
• Work with special education and general education teachers to ensure materials are prepared
• Provide breaks for support staff and teachers
• Student behavior support
• Support students with personal care needs including toileting
• Other duties as assigned

Other Information

• Willing to work outdoors in cold weather
• Able to be flexible and adjust quickly to the needs of the day
• Able to be a self-starter and support the specific needs of the building

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.