Special Ed Aide (CLP)-Cheyenne

Chippewa Valley Schools; Clinton Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Chippewa Valley Schools is seeking a Special Ed Aide (CLP) in Clinton Township, MI. The role supports teachers and students in a safe environment and requires patience, flexibility, and strong communication.

Starting date is immediate, with a schedule of 6.35 hours per day and a paygrade 4. Salary ranges from $17.75 to $18.04 per hour. Apply through Human Resources.

Qualifications

• This position requires high school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience working with children, required.
• Experience working with special education students, preferred.
• Knowledge of school policies and safety regulations, required.
• Working knowledge of computers, preferred.
• Adaptability to learn, required.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of teaching skills, required.
• Ability to handle and relate to emotional and physical challenges, required.
• Ability to be caring, understanding, patient and friendly towards students, required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff and community, required.
• Ability to read and interpret school policies and handbook, required.
• Physical demands and mobility requirements are substantial.

Responsibilities

• Assist one-on-one, small groups or classroom with students under the supervision of the teacher as directed.
• Assist teacher with completing academic tasks.
• Assist in engaging students with instructional activities developed by the teacher i.e. reading, writing, math, spelling, and life skills, etc.
• Assists in managing student behavior by properly implementing behavior management plans, including CPI training.
• Provides support in monitoring, intervening, and redirecting student behaviors.
• Assist student(s) with personal needs, including hygiene, diapering, toileting and clothing.
• Familiarize yourself with individual student requirements and/or behavior plans.
• Assist in data collection related to behavior, academics, instruction, etc.
• Communicate with community, staff, and students to answer questions, disseminate or explain information.
• Assist with bus duty and student retrieval during arrival and dismissal.
• Participate in professional development.

Skills

Adaptability

Experience with children

Experience with special education

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Computers

Job description

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

• Cheyenne
• Paygrade 4
• 6.35 hrs/day
• $17.75/hr
• Work Hours: 8:48am-3:39pm
• Replacing Marzena Kardasz
• Effective asap

Position Summary

Supports the teacher and students to ensure the best possible learning experience for the special education children in a safe and secure environment while maintaining confidentiality.

Duties and Responsibilities

(These duties and responsibilities are judged to be "essential functions" in terms of the Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA)

• Assist one-on-one, small groups or classroom with students under the supervision of the teacher as directed.
• Assist teacher with completing academic tasks.
• Assist in engaging students with instructional activities developed by the teacher i.e. reading, writing, math, spelling, and life skills, etc.
• Assists in managing student behavior by properly implementing behavior management plans, including using Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) training.
• Provides support in monitoring, intervening, and redirecting student behaviors. Acts to prevent and deescalate student behavior.
• Assist student(s) with personal needs, including but not limited to hygiene, diapering, toileting and clothing.
• Familiarize yourself with individual student requirements and/or behavior plans.
• Assist in data collection related to behavior, academics, instruction, etc.
• Communicate with community, staff, and students to answer questions, disseminate or explain information.
• Assist with bus duty and student retrieval during arrival and dismissal.
• Participate in professional development.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person.

Education, Experiences, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

(To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

Education

This position requires high school diploma or equivalent.

Certificates, Licenses, or Registrations: May be required to take additional classes to address student’s specific needs.

Experience

• Experience working with children, required
• Experience working with special education students, preferred.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of school policies and safety regulations, required.
• Working knowledge of computers, preferred.

Skills

• Adaptability to learn, required.

Abilities

• Ability to adapt to a variety of teaching skills, required.
• Ability to handle and relate to emotional and physical challenges, required.
• Ability to be caring, understanding, patient and friendly towards students, required.
• Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff and community, required.
• Ability to read and interpret school policies and handbook, required.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one, small group, and classroom situations, required.
• Ability to physically manage student behaviors and equipment, required.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists, required.
• Ability and willingness to work in a high demanding, potentially stressful environment while maintaining composure, required.
• Ability and willingness to complete any necessary training required to successfully perform job responsibilities, required.
• Ability to follow through with outlined behavioral management plan or instruction programs, required.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively in English to perform essential job duties, including but not limited to understanding and following safety instructions, responding appropriately to emergency situations, completing documentation, and interacting with English-speaking staff, students, community and supervisors, required.

Physical Demands

The employee is frequently required to sit, walk or stand for possible long periods of time. The employee is required to run after students when needed. The employee must be able to stoop and bend to assist with all aspects of student toileting, which may include diapering and lifting on and off the toilet, changing tables and mats, and other specific hygiene needs. The employee must have physical strength, agility, dexterity, acuity, reflexes, grasping, pushing, pulling, lifting, and mobility to perform job responsibilities. Assists with movement of students with special needs as required (positioning, lifting, transferring and physical intervention). May obtain food from the cafeteria, serves food, and feeds student or helps them feed themselves. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push or pull up to 90 pounds. i.e., students in wheelchairs. May facilitate students' use of mobility equipment such as leg braces, walkers, mobile standers and tricycles, etc. The employee must be able to assist Special Education students on and off buses. May be required to assist students on field trips.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

The qualifications listed above are guidelines for selection purposes; alternative qualifications may be substituted if sufficient to perform the duties of the job.

Title: Special Ed Aide (CLP) - Grade 4 FLSA: Non- Exempt

Reports to: Principals Updated:February 2026

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources
• 19120 Cass Avenue
• Clinton Township, Michigan 48038
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]

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Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $17.75 to $18.04 Per Hour

Job Categories

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Special Ed Aide (CLP)-Cheyenne

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