Special Education Instructional Assistant

About the Employer

Job Title: Special Education Instructional Assistant
Context: Douglas Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education - Douglas ESD

Job Summary: Implements individualized programs, activities and supervision of assigned students with disabilities as directed by classroom teacher.

Duties:*
• Assist with helping students develop positive interpersonal relationships with peers and adults; promoting safety of the students by helping them develop self-confidence and coping skills.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply appropriate techniques and methods of student supervision and classroom management in setting involving students with moderate to severe learning and/or social/behavioral problems.
• Ability to assist in the delivery of instructional programs and activities to students who have moderate to severe learning and physical disabilities and/or social/behavioral problems.
• Ability to work effectively in an environment which can be both physically and emotionally fatiguing.
• Ability to work with students who may exhibit aggressive behavior as required of specific job assignment.
• Attends to students' physical needs: mobility, eating, dressing, bath-rooming, diapering and delegable nursing tasks with appropriate training including possible swimming activities.
• Prepares and cleans-up classroom, playground and student areas.
• Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
• Utilizes therapeutic interventions as trained, to include performing physical restraints as directed by supervisor or designee.
• Implement individualized programs with students as directed by supervisor or designee.
• Types or writes reports, IEPs/IFSPs, and other forms from teacher prepared script.
• Collects data on programs as directed by supervisor or designee.
• Completes curriculum-based assessments in classroom or personal homes.

Qualifications:
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience working in EI/ECE with children with special needs preferred.
• Experience (or comparable experience) working as instructional assistant preferred.
• Willing to learn and use Positive Behavior Intervention & Support (PBIS).

Additional Information:
• Starting salary: $21.52 - $27.72 per hour (depending on relevant verifiable experience)
• Position works 155 days per year, mostly 4 days per week with occasional Fridays too, 7.5 hours per day to begin immediately.
• Summers off!

Application:
• Begin the application process here: https://www.applitrack.com/douglasesd/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?fromadmin=true&applitrackjobid=3672

Application Deadline:
• 09/21/2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Equity Vision:
Douglas ESD's equity vision encompasses its organizational culture and the community we are committed to serving. We envision that across Douglas ESD's geography and programs that people are thriving. We believe by prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion, we are building a stronger organization that is innovative, responsive, and in service to our current and next generation of leaders.

Veterans Preference:**
Douglas ESD policy provides veterans and disabled veterans with preference as required by law.