Special Education Educational Assistant

West Ottawa Public Schools; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

West Ottawa Public Schools is seeking a part-time Special Education Educational Assistant at Great Lakes Elementary School. This role supports an assigned student throughout the school day, helping them engage in instruction and activities while adhering to IEPs and behavior plans.

The position involves assisting with transitions, organization, and personal care needs, and requires CPI training or willingness to obtain it. School-year schedule, 29.5 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

Qualifications

• Provide consistent, attentive support to an assigned student.
• Assist the student in accessing and participating in classroom instruction and school activities.
• Follow the student's IEP and behavior/health plans as directed.
• Assist with transitions and organization to support daily routines.
• Support personal care needs including toileting as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent, attentive support to an assigned student throughout the school day.
• Assist the student in accessing and participating in classroom instruction, activities, specials, lunch, recess, assemblies, field trips, and other school experiences.
• Follow the student's IEP, behavior support plans, health/safety plans, and other established student support plans as directed.
• Support the student in developing greater independence by providing the least amount of assistance necessary to participate.
• Assist with transitions between classrooms, activities, and school locations.
• Provide support with organization, materials, following directions, task completion, and classroom routines.
• Reinforce appropriate academic, social, communication, and behavioral skills.

Skills

Student support

IEP coordination

CPI trained

Disability awareness

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position: Special Education Educational Assistant Posting # 4159

Great Lakes Elementary School

Posting Dates: October 30, 2026 Until Filled

Reports To: Principal

Beginning: Immediately

Hours: 29.5 hours per week

Monday to Friday

School-Year/Part-Time

Job Responsibilities

• Provide consistent, attentive support to an assigned student throughout the school day.
• Assist the student in accessing and participating in classroom instruction, activities, specials, lunch, recess, assemblies, field trips, and other school experiences.
• Follow the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP), behavior support plans, health/safety plans, and other established student support plans as directed.
• Support the student in developing greater independence by providing the least amount of assistance necessary to successfully participate.
• Assist with transitions between classrooms, activities, and school locations.
• Provide support with organization, materials, following directions, task completion, and classroom routines.
• Reinforce appropriate academic, social, communication, and behavioral skills. student(s) with recess, classroom supervision, transitions to activities, and breaks
• Work with special education and general education teachers to ensure materials are prepared
• Provide breaks for support staff and teachers
• Student behavior support
• Support students with personal care needs including toileting
• Other duties as assigned

Other Information

• Must Qualifications:
  • CPI trained or willing to be trained in CPI
  • High school diploma required
  • Experience working with children with disabilities is preferred

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken work; those activities where detailed or import spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable in-person attendance.