Special Education Aide - Empower Students & Classrooms

Southwest Licking Local School District; Pataskala (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Licking Local School District in Pataskala, Ohio, seeks Educational Aide (Special Education) – two positions. You will provide non-teaching support, assist with classroom activities, and help students with daily living tasks under licensed staff supervision.

The roles are based at Etna Elementary and Pataskala South Fork Elementary, focusing on safety, inclusivity, and collaboration to support student success in academics and activities.

Qualifications

• Valid state department of education license/permit as determined at the time of appointment.
• Meets mandated state/federal criteria (i.e., approved degree, completion of requisite higher education credit hours/courses, or acceptable score on an authorized professional standards test).
• Displays flexibility, reliability, self-discipline and a willingness to take on challenging tasks.
• Embodies high ethical standards/integrity. Accepts responsibility for personal decisions/conduct.
• Maintains a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) or similar training may be required for some assignments.
• Physical Demands: Duties may require providing physical assistance to students.

Responsibilities

• Performs non-teaching support services as a collaborative member of the educational team.
• Prepares/distributes classroom materials. Prepares program equipment for use (e.g., computers, media resources, etc.). Keeps program areas orderly. Cleans/maintains equipment as directed.
• Assists with classroom records (e.g. attendance, etc.). Verifies the accuracy of data as directed.
• Provides student assistance with daily living activities, behavior management, discrete trial training, instructional support, social skills training, task redirection, etc., as directed.
• Assists assigned students. Reinforces instructional objectives introduced by the teacher.
• Supports an inclusive educational environment. Helps students assimilate into the school environment. Helps implement classroom accommodations as directed by the teacher.
• Works with program staff to identify student assistance strategies most likely to be effective.
• Helps students manage the learning environment (e.g., access/proximity to activities, assistive technology, augmentative devices, mobility assistance, use of instructional/media resources, etc.).
• Encourages student accountability, active participation, cooperation, punctuality, dependability, etc.
• Attends to student concerns discreetly when assistance is requested.
• Assists students with personal care (e.g., catheterization, changing clothing, diapering, toileting, etc.) as trained by a health care professional. Follows standard hygiene/sanitation procedures.
• Assists with non-classroom activities (e.g., arrival/departure, lunch, recess, field trips, etc.).

Skills

Flexibility

Reliability

Self-discipline

Ethical standards

Education

State education license/permit

Higher education degree/credits

Job description

Southwest Licking Local School District in Pataskala, Ohio, seeks Educational Aide (Special Education) – two positions. You will provide non-teaching support, assist with classroom activities, and help students with daily living tasks under licensed staff supervision.

The roles are based at Etna Elementary and Pataskala South Fork Elementary, focusing on safety, inclusivity, and collaboration to support student success in academics and activities.