6.5 Hour Educational Assistant III - Behavior Cadre

BETHEL SD 52; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Bethel School District is seeking a qualified Educational Assistant III (Behavior Cadre) for a 6.5 hour shift. The position supports students with behavioral needs in general or special education settings, implementing behavior plans and collecting progress data.

Starting Sep 2, 2025, the role may involve 1:1 or small group support, with training in Oregon Intervention System and related protocols. Salary ranges per hour are posted; open until filled.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Able to prove Highly Qualified status under NCLB, or pass Bethel School District’s Highly Qualified Assessment.
• Fingerprint clearance as part of the employment process.

Responsibilities

• Implements individualized behavior intervention plans and monitors progress.
• Collects progress data and communicates observations with instructors.
• Provides 1:1 or small group support and assists with lesson plans and materials creation.

Skills

Knowledge of educational programs

Ability to work with small groups

Ability to follow instructions

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

6.5 Hour Educational Assistant III - Behavior Cadre

Starting Date: Sep 2, 2025

Job Description

Bethel School District is seeking qualified applicants for a 6.5 hourEducational AssistantIII Behavior Cadre for the Bethel School District - locations to be determined.

Bethel Schools are committed to creating safe, caring, mutually respectful environments where all students are honored and valued for their diverse cultural backgrounds, strengths and abilities in every instructional practice and school activity to support academic achievement and student success.

Nature of Work

An Educational Assistant III provides individual and small group support and personal assistance, often in a general education or special education program, to students with distinct and exceptional behavioral needs and challenges as determined by a licensed specialist. The primary purpose of positions in this class, which distinguishes it from positions of other classes, is to implement specific protocol in individualized behavior intervention plans, provide active supervision to students with such plans, and maintain student progress data.

A position of this class may provide support to students in 1:1, small group, or large group settings, implementing classroom behavior protocols and individual interventions. This may include supporting an individual student full time in one program or across programs, a small group of students in one program, multiple students in multiple programs, or assisting in a classroom during the implementation of a behavior intervention plan. An employee of this class may also collect assessment information and progress data from behavior intervention plans, student, staff and parent interviews, archival reviews, observations, and academic assessments.

An employee in this class will utilize knowledge and skills gained from trainings such as Oregon Intervention System, Functional Behavioral Assessment, and other trainings as identified by licensed specialist and administrators.

Examples of Work

These duties are illustrative only. Other duties may be assigned.

• Implements individualized behavior intervention plans that may include pre-correcting for expected behavior, providing social skills and anger management instruction, redirection, positive reinforcement and consequences.
• Assists in developing lesson plans for students, prepares instructional materials, provides instructional assistance to students, tutors students, reads and paraphrases tests, and provides assistance in problem solving skills.
• Creating materials related to behavior intervention plans, such as point sheets, picture schedules, assignment sheets, and home-to-school communication systems.
• Observes and participates in recording student progress and correcting papers; confers and consults regularly with teachers about problems encountered with student, and shares behavioral and academic observations of individual students with the instructor and/or specialist.
• Clerical and word processing or computer data base updating duties may be assigned to positions as time permits, but are not considered primary tasks and do not require a large percentage of time.

Selection Factors

• Knowledge of educational programs offered in all schools and of basic educational techniques, as required by the position.
• Knowledge of the basic developmental stages of a child's learning process.
• Ability to schedule the workload and meet the needs of the program.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to learn the duties of the position after a brief orientation period.
• Ability to work with small groups and individual students in special programs.
• Ability to prepare materials for lesson plans.
• Ability to interact positively with children and adults, and observe individual student abilities.
• Ability to work with a minimum of supervision.
• Ability to learn safe lifting and proper physical positioning techniques to place students in student desks or in passenger vehicles, as required by the position.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teachers, students, administrators, parents and co-workers.
• Ability to safely and proficiently operate standard office and audio-visual equipment, as required by the position.
• Ability to maintain an appropriate and legal level of confidentiality regarding students, staff, and other individuals.
• Ability to maintain regular, predictable and prompt attendance.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent. Previous course work and training, or child development, childcare or instructional assistance experience that demonstrates possession of the knowledge and abilities needed to perform the work. Ability to prove Highly Qualified status under NCLB, or pass Bethel School District’s “Highly Qualified Assessment”. Any satisfactory equivalent combination of experience and training that ensures the ability to perform the work may be substituted for the required experience.

Upon offer of employment applicants must obtain a fingerprint clearance from the Oregon Department of Education through a process authorized by the Bethel School District. Applicants would be responsible for the one-time fingerprint clearance fee.

For information regarding this position please email Jennifer DeBlois , Principal, Danebo Elementary School.

Ben- or Bilingual candidate preference: Bilingual candidates and candidates experienced in working with bilingual students and families will receive preferential consideration.

CLOSING DATE: Open until filled

Bethel School District 52 complies with provisions of the various civil rights laws, such as the Fair Employment Practices Act,

Title IX regulations, and Section 504 of PL93.112 in employment and educational programs and activities.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

The Bethel School District, an equal opportunity employer, complies with provisions of the various civil rights laws, such as the Fair Employment Practice Act, Title IX Regulations and Section 504 of PL 93.112 in employment and educational programs and activities.

The District is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and strictly complies with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act amendments of 1989.

Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process will be provided upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Disabled persons may contact Remie Calalang, Assistant Superintendent, at [phone] for additional information or assistance.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

4640 Barger Drive, Eugene, OR 97402 l Phone: [phone] l Fax: [phone] l www.bethel.k12.or.us

Position Type: Full Time

Salary: $18.65 to $23.63 Per Hour

Job Categories: Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Job Requirements

Contact Information

• Logan Grasseth , Director of Student Services
• Student Services
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

Map

4640 Barger Drive, Eugene, OR 97402 l Phone: [phone] l Fax: [phone] l www.bethel.k12.or.us

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