FMS Special Education Assistant (Level III ASD) - 2 positions

ul class="postingsList" id="p981_"table class="title" style="padding: 0px; width:99.2%"tbodytrtd id="wrapword" style="width: 950px; padding: 5px;"FMS Special Education Assistant (Level III ASD) - 2 positions/tdtd style="width: 275px;"span class="title2" style="float:right;text-align:right;margin-top: 8px;margin-right: 6px;" JobID: 981 input type="button" value=" Apply " onclick="applyFor('981','Support Staff','Special Education Assistant')" class="screenOnly ApplyButton"/span/td/tr/tbody/tablediv style="position:relative;"lispan class="label"Position Type:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Support Staff//spanspan class="normal"Special Education Assistant/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Date Posted:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"7/1/2025/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Location:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Forestview Middle School/spanbrbr/lispannbsp;nbsp;/spanspan class="label"Additional Information: nbsp;/spanspan class="normal"a href="javascript:void(toggle_block('DescriptionText981_'))"uShow/Hide/u/a/spanbrspan id="DescriptionText981_" style="border: 1px solid black; padding:5px; display:none; opacity:.8;"span class="normal"nbsp;p dir="ltr"strongJOB TITLE: /strongSpecial Education Assistant (ASD amp; DCD)br strongLEVEL/strong: 5-8br strongREPORTS TO:/strong Principalbr strongSALARY:/strong Per Education Assistantnbsp;Contractbr strongSTART DATE/strong: 8/25/2025br strongHOURS/strong: ASD-7.25, DCD-7br Duty Days: 173 duty days per school yearbr Compensation:nbsp; $16.50-$17.15 per hour (Based on education and experience; wages outlined in Education Assistant contract located on a href="https://www.isd181.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=148503amp;pageId=19843631"district website/a)br Non-Exemptbr Full Benefits including paid sick and personal leavebr Union:nbsp; ED MN - Educational Assistantbr br strongMust be willing to train in Handle With Care./strongbr br br bJOB SUMMARY:/bbr The Special Education Paraprofessionalnbsp;will assist and carry out the goals, objectives and adaptations in the individual education plan of special needs students in various settings;nbsp; classrooms, physical education, lunchroom, bus loading area, cafeteria and common spaces./pnbsp; p dir="ltr"strongESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:/strongbr Essential functions may include, but are not limited to:nbsp;/pnbsp; ulliCarrying out the duties and responsibilities outlined in a student’s individual education plan./li liAssist student(s) in individual and group settings whether in the resource room or inclusive educational setting.nbsp; This could include in the community or volunteer setting./li liProvide specialized instruction/interventions/accommodations as outlined in the IEP./li liTeam with the classroom teacher and/or special education teacher to deliver classroom instruction./li liDemonstrate and model appropriate developmental and behavioral skills through play or interaction with the child.nbsp;/li liAssist the individual student in self-help and independent living skills – this can include the following 1. Dressing and undressing, 2. Toileting – which may include changing diapers, training pants, cleaning the child and implementing toilet training techniques, 3. Supervise and assist with eating skills, this could include but is not limited to adapted feeding utensils or feeding tube, 4. Supervise and assist child with an assistive device, this could include but is not limited to, any prosthetic device, brace, wheelchair, communicative or assistive technology device.nbsp; 5. Support students in Developmentally Adaptive Phy Ed activities and Special Olympics events and activities.nbsp;/li liSupervise student(s) during lunch, time out situations, recess, field trips, and emergency situations or in temporary absence of the teacher due to emergency or restrictive procedure situation./li liMonitor classroom instruction for purpose of ensuring student progress and a safe learning environment./li liBus duty that could involve riding the bus and following through with prescribed bus programs, meeting the bus, and reporting about student’s bus behavior/needs to the case manager./li liParticipate physically with the students in activities being taught.nbsp;/li liCollaborate with Special Education Teachers, Classroom teachers and related service providers to ensure student safety and success./li liMaintain confidentialitynbsp;/li liDevelopnbsp;effective working relationships with students./li liSupport building and classroom discipline policy./li liMaintainnbsp;good communication skills and a cooperative working environment with other school staff./li liParticipatenbsp;in assigned professional development./li liMaintain knowledge of building procedures manual and school district policies./li liWork cooperatively with the building administrator, accepting constructive feedback and direction./li liAddress disagreements with fellow employeesnbsp;constructively and respectfully./li liMonitor student progress on assigned tasks./li liFollownbsp;nbsp;school district policy in reporting suspected abuse/neglect./li liAll other duties as identified by the team in the IEP process for individual situations./li liOther special education related duties as assigned by the proper administrative authority./li /ulnbsp; pstrongQUALIFICATIONS:/strong/pnbsp; ulliMeet highly-qualified requirements for paraprofessional (two-year associate degree, 60 college credits, para-pro or para e-link certification)/li liExperience working with students with physical, cognitive and/or mild behavioral needs/li liHandle with Care Training - certification required within three months of being hired and maintained during employment./li liMust possess strong communication and interpersonal skills and be able to be a member of a team./li liAbility to be flexible based on program and student needs.nbsp;/li liAbility to assist students in individual or group settings whether in the resource room or inclusive education setting as well as in the community as a job coach./li liAbility to implement and follow through on specific therapies and programs for an individual as prescribed by the individual education plan.nbsp; This could involve lifting, transferring, positioning, assisting with daily living activities such as toileting, feeding, and restrictive procedures when necessary./li liAbility to collect data on student progress as defined in the Individual Education Plan./li liAbility to remain calm and patient in volatile situations and react and respond quickly in a variety of situations./li liAbility to work under the supervision of a site principal and/or special education teacher./li liAbility to handle multiple tasks at once while dealing with constant interruptions./li liAbility to work with students, families, professionals, and staff of various cultural and ethnic backgrounds./li liAbility to interact with and maintain cooperative relationship with all levels of staff and the public./li liMust possess the ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism./li /ul nbsp;/spanbrimg src="https://www.applitrack.com/clear.gif" height="8"br/spanbrdiv class="label" align="right" style="position:absolute; top:0%;right:1%;"span class="s"div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_2"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_3"/aa class="addthis_button_compact"/aa class="addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style"/a/divscript type="text/javascript" src="https://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-4dfeb954767d3dc8"/scriptbra href="javascript:updateEmailLinkFromCurrentWindowLocation(quot;mailto:?subject=Job Postingamp;body=quot;,quot;I thought you would be interested in an employment opportunity I found at Brainerd Public Schools. 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