Education Assistant - Special Education

West Ottawa Public Schools; Michigan; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

West Ottawa Public Schools seeks a Special Education Assistant at Woodside Elementary School to support classroom instruction, implement IEP goals, and provide one-on-one or small-group support.

This part-time, school-year position (29.5 hours/week) emphasizes collaboration with staff, supervision during transitions, and promoting student inclusion; CPI training is preferred.

Qualifications

• Good communications/collaboration skills with staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Assist the classroom teacher in implementing IEPs.
• Provide one-on-one or small group instruction and reinforcement of skills.
• Support inclusion by helping students participate in general education settings.
• 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).
• Ensure student safety at all times, including monitoring for medical needs or seizures.
• 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, recess, lunch, or field trips.
• Assist in data collection for academic and behavioral progress monitoring.
• Support use of assistive technology and specialized equipment.

Skills

Good communications

Education

CPI training

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - West Ottawa Public Schools

• Position Type: Support Staff/ Special Education Assistant
• Date Posted: 9/2/2026
• Location: Woodside Elementary School
• Date Available: 09/14/2026

Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position: Special Educational Assistant Posting # 4112

-Woodside Elementary School

Reports To: Principal

Beginning: September 14, 2026

Hours: 29.5 hours per week

Monday to Friday

Part Time / School Year

Qualifications:

• CPI training preferred
• Good communications/collaboration skills with staff and students

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.
• 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)
• Ensure student safety at all times, including monitoring for medical needs or seizures.
• 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, recess, lunch, or field trips.
• Assist in data collection for academic and behavioral progress monitoring.
• Support use of assistive technology and specialized equipment.

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.

Postings current as of 9/10/2026 9:40:27 PM CST.

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