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SE Assistant for ECSE

West Ottawa Public Schools
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Apr 2026

About the role

Notice of Support Staff Posting

 

Position:                      SE Assistant for ECSE                                                           Posting # 3973

                                    � Pine Creek Elementary                    

Posting Dates:             April 24, 2026� Until Filled 

Reports To:                 Principal

Beginning:                   May 4, 2026

Hours:                         29.5  hours a week

                                    Monday � Thursday

                                    School Year/Part Time 

Qualifications: 

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

Job Responsibilities: 

  • Assist the classroom teacher in implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
  • Provide one-on-one or small group instruction and reinforcement of skills.
  • Support inclusion by helping students participate in general education settings.
  • Implement behavior intervention plans (BIPs) as directed.
  • Monitor and redirect student behavior using positive strategies.
  • Provide emotional support, breaks, encouragement, and redirection as needed.
  • Collect behavioral data for teacher/IEP team review.
  • Help students with, toileting, or hygiene routines (if needed)
  • Ensure student safety at all times, including monitoring for medical needs or seizures.
  • Maintain regular communication with the supervising teacher about student progress and concerns.
  • Participate in team meetings, training sessions, and professional development.
  • Work collaboratively with general education staff to support student inclusion.
  • Maintain confidentiality regarding student information.
  • Supervise students during transitions, recess, lunch, or field trips.
  • Assist in data collection for academic and behavioral progress monitoring.
  • Support use of assistive technology and specialized equipment.

Other Information:

  • Able to be flexible and adjust quickly to the needs of the day
  • Willing to work in cold weather

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.

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