Educational Support Specialist: Tutoring & Student Growth

Hawaii State Department of Education; Puʻunene (HI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaii State Department of Education in Puʻunene is seeking Educational Assistant III to provide paraprofessional support under teacher supervision. This posting includes intake for Educational Assistant I through III with defined salary steps and duties.

Responsibilities include tutoring, social and daily living instruction for students with disabilities, counseling activities, and speech articulation support as directed by specialists.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent as per No Child Left Behind Act
• Successful completion of ParaPro or ParaPathways assessment cited by the Department
• At least 48 baccalaureate-level credits including 3 in math and 3 in English
• An associate degree or higher from an accredited institution recognized by the Department

Responsibilities

• Independently performs various academic and instruction-related support activities and tutors students as directed by the teacher
• Independently provides social, vocational, and daily living instruction to students with disabilities to enable independence
• Independently performs counseling support activities and develops rapport with students with pre-approved activities
• Provides articulation reinforcement lessons and drills for speech sounds as guided by a speech pathologist

Skills

Direct interaction with people

Paraprofessional duties

Counseling support

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ParaPro/ParaPathways assessment

48 credits with math & English

Associate degree or higher

Job description

Hawaii State Department of Education in Puʻunene is seeking Educational Assistant III to provide paraprofessional support under teacher supervision. This posting includes intake for Educational Assistant I through III with defined salary steps and duties.

Responsibilities include tutoring, social and daily living instruction for students with disabilities, counseling activities, and speech articulation support as directed by specialists.