Educational Assistant (EA IV) - Student Specific (1:1 Support)

Douglas County School District; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision & Dental

HSA/FSA

Job summary

Douglas County School District in Colorado Springs seeks an Educational Assistant (EA IV) to implement a student’s IEP, BIP, and HCP with dedication. This 1:1 support role ensures safety, access to instruction, and participation across classroom and non-instructional settings.

The EA IV will assist with personal care, health monitoring, data collection, and transitions, reporting progress to the Special Education Teacher.

Qualifications

• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions for implementing IEPs, health plans, and behavior protocols with high fidelity.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and respond to complex and challenging student behaviors.
• Willingness and ability to assist students with personal care, toileting, and mobility, including lifting and transferring (with appropriate training and assistance)

Responsibilities

• Safety, Health, and Personal Care: Maintain line of sight with the student to ensure immediate response to safety or health needs.
• Provide personal care assistance, including feeding, toileting, hygiene, dressing, and positioning in a dignified manner.
• Implement Health Care Plan (HCP) with training, including delegated nursing tasks as required.
• Collect and record data on academic, behavioral, social, and functional goals and report progress daily/weekly.
• Access and Inclusion Support: Provide direct 1:1 support in various settings and manage transitions.
• Execute Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) and crisis strategies across settings.

Skills

IEP implementation

Health plan implementation

Behavior protocols

1:1 support

Personal care

Lifting and transferring

Education

High School or Equivalent

Job description

Job Posting Title:

Educational Assistant (EA IV) - Student Specific (1:1 Support)

Job Description:

Responsible for implementing all aspects of one student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP), Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), and Health Care Plan (HCP). Requires a high degree of flexibility, consistency, and professional judgment to ensure the student’s safety, access to instruction, and full participation across the school day and various learning environments. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

EQUIPMENT USED
General classroom equipment

ESSENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS
Typical classroom noise
Mostly clean and comfortable
Work is generally performed in a typical education classroom environment with standard desk, equipment for students, fluorescent lighting, and moderate noise level

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Occasional lifting forty (40) to seventy (70) pounds
Frequent sitting
Occasional bending, squatting, or standing

Responsibilities:

Safety, Health, and Personal Care:

• Maintain a line of sight/close proximity with the student at all times to ensure immediate response to any safety or health needs.
• Provide personal care assistance, which may include feeding, toileting, hygiene, dressing, and positioning, in a dignified and professional manner.
• Implement the student’s Health Care Plan (HCP), which may involve delegated nursing tasks such as medication administration, seizure protocol implementation, or monitoring of medical equipment, following all required training.
• Maintain confidentiality

Implement all academic accommodations, modifications as written in the student’s current IEP.

Access and Inclusion Support:

Provide direct 1:1 support to the student in the general education classroom, special education setting, and all non-instructional environments (e.g., lunch, recess, assemblies, field trips).

Execute the student’s Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) and crisis management strategies consistently across all settings, including instruction, transitions, and unstructured time.

Individualized Plan Implementation

• Facilitate peer interaction and social skills development by modeling appropriate social behaviors and supporting the student’s successful participation in group activities.
• Physically assist the student with transitions between classes, activities, and locations within the school building and community.

Collect and accurately record all required data on academic, behavioral, social, and functional goals, reporting progress to the Special Education Teacher daily/weekly.

Education:

High School or Equivalent

Skills:

Ability to follow written and verbal instructions for implementing IEPs, health plans, and behavior protocols with high fidelity, Demonstrated ability to manage and respond to complex and challenging student behaviors, Willingness and ability to assist students with personal care, toileting, and mobility, including lifting and transferring (with appropriate training and assistance)

Position Type:

Regular

Primary Location:

Mountain Ridge Middle School

One Year Only (Yes or No):

No

Scheduled Hours Per Week:

37.5

FTE:

0.94

Approx Scheduled Days Per Year:

180 Work Days

• (260 days indicatesa year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are thengranted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)

Minimum Hire Rate:

$19.84 USD Hourly

Maximum Hire Rate:

$25.20 USD Hourly

Full Salary Range:

$19.84 USD - $30.55 USD Hourly

• All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.

Benefits:

This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.

Time Off Plans:

This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.

This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:

November 20, 2026