.875 FTE Special Education Assistant

Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District; Alaska; On-site; USD 22,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Snowshoe Elementary in Alaska is hiring a Special Education Assistant (Classified Position) to support students in a self-contained or emotionally disturbed environment. The role involves assisting with IEP implementation, providing student care, and supporting instructors in a 0.875 FTE schedule.

The position runs 8:45am-4:15pm with a starting wage of $19.77 per hour, and duties include preparing instructional materials, data entry for IEPs, and coordinating with teachers and families.

Qualifications

• Must meet Highly Qualified paraprofessional requirements under NCLB.

Responsibilities

• Enter and manage IEP data in system and print data files.
• Prepare materials for classroom use and organize supplies.
• Provide attendant care and monitor student safety and behavior.
• Assist with grading, attendance, and screening procedures.
• Assist with scheduling parent conferences and IEP meetings.
• Perform other administrative tasks as needed.

Skills

Attendant care

IEP planning

Student supervision

Collaboration with teachers

Education

High school diploma or GED

Two years of college credits

Associate's degree or higher

ParaPro Assessment

Paraprofessional Standards Checklist

Tools

Alaska Driver's License

Job description

• Position Type:
  Classified Positions/ Special Education Assistant
• Date Posted:
  9/25/2026
• Location:
  Snowshoe Elementary
• Closing Date:
  Open until Filled

Position

Special Education Assistant

Position FTE

.875

Pay Grade

7

Starting Wage

$19.77

Days Per Year

202

Shift hours

8:45am-4:15pm

Class Summary:

Under supervision performs a variety of teaching support functions in an emotionally disturbed/behaviorally disordered or self-contained environment. Assists Special Education instructors in planning and implementing student Individualized Education Plans (IEP's), provides teaching assistance to individual students and/or small groups, and provides requisite student care as necessary to ensure the effective delivery of student learning activities.

Duties

1. 1 Enters student Individualized Education Plans (IEP's) into a computer system and prints student data files/ information according to established procedures. Daily A1
2. 2 Prepares and returns materials for classroom use and related activities. Locates necessary supplies (e.g. books, movie projectors and VCRs), reproduces class
   notes and/or handouts, prepares bulletin boards and craft projects and cleans/organizes classroom upon completion of daily activities.
   Daily
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3. 3 Provides attendant care for moderately and severely handicapped and/or emotionally disturbed/behaviorally disruptive students throughout the course of the school day. May assist students off/on buses; monitor student activities and safety during class, recess, lunch breaks and field trips; and assist with feeding, dressing and toileting needs.
   Daily
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4. 4 Professional staff by typing, filing, duplicating and organizing materials for distribution; grades student projects/exams using specified criteria; maintaining attendance records; and assisting instructors and/or professional staff with screening and testing procedures for students referred for Special Education.
   Daily
   A1
5. 5 Assists Special Education instructors in planning and implementing student Individualized Education Plans (IEP's). Provides teaching assistance to individuals and/or small groups in a variety of educational areas; monitors student performance; and provides information.
   Daily
   A1/ B2
6. 6 Assists Special Education instructors in scheduling parent conferences, Individualized Education Plan meetings with professional staff and student visits to school nurse. As Needed
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7. 7 May be required to provide other administrative assistance (e.g. proctoring student detentions, picking-up student prescriptions and transporting/accompanying students to therapy sessions/jobs. As Needed
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8. 8 May be directed by Supervising teacher to make phone contacts concerning meetings, however, all programmatic communication flows between teacher and parents.
   Daily
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9. 9 Other duties as assigned. As Needed

Knowledge

Applicants must be Highly Qualified prior to the end of the probationary period. *Highly Qualified meansyou have met the paraprofessional requirements as defined by No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The NCLB minimum requirements for paraprofessionals are defined in NCLB Sections 1119(f) and 1119(c)(1) as: High school diploma or GED, AND

• Two years of college (at least 48-semester hour credits);
• Associate's (or higher) degree;
• Pass the Para Pro Assessment and the Paraprofessional Standards Checklist.

Skills (position requirements at entry)

Training and Experience (position requirements at entry): Previous education, training, work or life experience which provides reasonable evidence of the successful performance of the various tasks listed. Such experience may be evidenced by six (6) months of providing attendant care within an emotionally disturbed/behaviorally disordered and/or self-contained environment.

Licensing Requirements (position requirements at entry)

A valid Alaska Driver's License.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the successful performance of the various tasks listed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl to assist students. The employee continuously uses hand-strength to grasp items such as classroom supplies, feeding instruments, or testing material. The employee will occasionally lift, carry, push and/or pull to 40 lbs, such as a wheelchair, student, or other assistive devices. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

Medium Work

• Lifting/carrying a maximum weight of 40 pounds (lbs.) occasionally (less than 33% of the time, or 1-100 times per day to move objects
• Pushing a maximum force of 40 ft./lbs. to move objects
• Pulling a maximum force of 40 ft./lbs. to move objects
• Dynamic Lifting Criteria:

Floor to Knuckle: 25 LBS

12" to Knuckle: 40 LBS

Knuckle to Shoulder: -- LBS

Shoulder to Overhead: -- LBS

Post offer/pre-placement examinations are utilized by MSBSD to create a safer working environment for employees. MSBSD requires such examinations for all applicants who have been conditionally offered employment in designated job categories. An examination may include a medical examination and physical fitness or agility tests. In addition, during the examination, training