Part-Time Special Education Associate - Sugar Creek

Sugar Creek Elementary; Waukee (IA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

IPERS retirement account

Generous leave package

Job summary

Sugar Creek Elementary in Waukee, Iowa is seeking a Part-Time Special Education Associate to support students with learning needs in a 3 hours 20 minutes schedule (9:00-12:20). The role emphasizes assisting the classroom teacher, reinforcing material, PBIS support, and helping with lunch, breaks, and supervision.

The candidate should have a High School diploma (preferred) and prior associate experience (preferred).

Qualifications

• High School diploma preferred.
• Experience as an associate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with individual students or small groups to reinforce material or skills introduced by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on individual students’ needs, interests and abilities.
• Support generalization of skills in an integrated setting.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Demonstrate collaborative skills in a team environment.
• Support PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Support) for all students in all settings.

Skills

High School diploma

Experience as an associate

Education

High School diploma

Job description

Part-Time Special Education Associate - Sugar Creek

Waukee Community School District Sugar Creek Elementary - Waukee, Iowa Open in Google Maps

Job Details

Job ID: 5951462

Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2026 4:00 PM (Central Standard Time)

Posted: Oct 06, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Hours: 3 hours, 20 minutes (most likely 9:00-12:20)

Position Criteria

• High School diploma, preferred
• Experience as an associate, preferred

Performance Criteria

• Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.
• Support generalization of skills in an integrated setting.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Demonstrate collaborative skills in a team environment.
• Support PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Support) for all students in all settings.
• Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Implement a behavior support plan.
• Maximize use of time throughout the day.
• Guide independent work, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assist with the supervision of the students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Assist with such large group and small group activities.
• Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in such other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assist with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.
• Assist with wash-up and toilet routines if needed.
• Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Assist with accurate data collection.
• Commit to ongoing professional growth to support the unique needs of individual students.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands: The Special Education Associate job demands require: occasional maximum lift of 25 lbs from floor to waist; occasional maximum carry of 25 lbs for 30 ft; occasional maximum horizontal push/pull force of 40 lbs; occasional grip force of 30 lbs; frequent bend; frequent crouch; frequent neck rotation; frequent trunk rotation; frequent standing; frequent walking; occasional forward reach; occasional overhead reach; occasional lateral/sideways reach; occasional hand coordination; occasional fine motor coordination; occasional sitting; occasional crouch/kneel.

Benefits included

• IPERS retirement account
• Generous leave package including sick leave, family sick leave, and bereavement leave

Background check completion and pre-employment physical required prior to employment.

Position Type

Full-Time

Salary

$19.35 Per Hour

Job Categories

Special Education > Special Education Assistant

Equal Opportunity Employer

All employers submitting a job opening for posting on the Teach Iowa system will not discriminate in hiring on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, marital status, or status as a veteran. A bona fide religious institution may choose to exercise the allowances in Iowa Code section 216.6.(6)d. Employers may have additional developed specific equal employment opportunity policies and procedures; please check with employers.

Job Requirements

• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Contact Information

• Meghan Price , Assistant Principal
• Sugar Creek Elementary
• Email: [e-mail]