Job Description

Educational Assistant, Therapeutic School

Location: Bolton Primary School, 5933 Holmes St, West Linn, OR 97068

Schedule: 8 hours per day / 5 days per week / Instructional School Year Calendar

Clackamas ESD strives to infuse equity in all our programs and bodies of work by maintaining an inclusive, barrier-free environment in which everyone participates and fully benefits.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be the one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our qualifications described. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact Human Resources at hr@clackesd.org to discuss your application.

Find your "why" with Clackamas ESD

At Clackamas Education Service District, our mission is to lead, serve and innovate for learning. Clackamas ESD provides services in early learning, special education, technology and teacher/staff support to Clackamas County school districts. We ensure students and families in all of our communities -- big and small -- have access to equitable education services. Learn more about CESD here.

About the program:

Our therapeutic schools programs provide therapy, social-emotional support, and communication services as part of a strong educational experience for students. By creating individual support plans based on each student's specific needs and goals, we help students and their families build the skills they need to move to a less restrictive school setting when they are ready. Close collaboration with families, school districts, and other service providers ensures supports are coordinated and centered on each child. We encourage and support students, families, staff, and community partners to do their best. By recognizing different learning styles, focusing on transition skills, and offering different diploma options, Heron Creek helps students graduate prepared for life beyond school.

About this position:

The Therapeutic Educational Assistant (EA) assists the classroom teacher in instruction, personal management and positive behavior management to engage students whose disabilities may be intellectual disability, other health impaired, or emotional behavior disability, with high intensity support needs and extremely significant behavioral challenges.

Essential functions

• Provides instruction under the direction of the classroom teacher to individual students in academic and functional skills domains including communication, self-care, social skills, community use, functional academics, leisure, and work
• Participates actively in the process of completing functional behavioral assessments by collecting specific data related to students' behaviors and contributes to the development of students' Behavior Support Plans through sharing data and observations
• Manages student behaviors by adhering to the Behavior Support Plan developed for the student, and utilizes principles of de-escalation at all times
• Follows guidelines for use of the least intrusive intervention, and best practices, consistent with the students' needs and disabilities; provides feedback and adjusts the nature and frequency with which positive reinforcement is provided to students during individual sessions
• Following the guidance of the classroom teacher, the EA instructs and/or assists students in following daily routines that include personal hygiene, toileting, arrival, departure, walking, recess, feeding, and transportation
• Builds students' ability to communicate through consistent use of communication methods, implementing them with fidelity as instructed by the speech/language pathologist and classroom teacher
• Provides for students' personal care needs including feeding and toileting
• Performs health tasks and implements individualized protocols, as delegated by the CESD's Registered Nurse and assigned by the classroom teacher
• Meets students' physical, communication, and instructional needs by using adaptive equipment and technology
• Collects and records data on students' performance
• Communicates accurately and effectively with other education staff, building administrators, employers, and community service providers related to instruction
• Communicates with parents under the direction of, or upon request from, the teacher
• Supervises students' arrival and departure, recess, breaks, and lunch, in the education facility and the community
• Prepares materials for instructional activities designed by the teacher, and completes routine clerical tasks
• Maintains a clean and safe classroom environment, including wearing protective gear, proper disposal of waste, washing, and disinfecting materials
• Contributes to, and cooperates with, the classroom instructional team including the teacher, related services staff, other educational assistants, and support staff

Minimum qualifications

• At least 18 years of age
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent preparation
• Ability to operate and use technology for student instruction and/or care, including computers, augmentative communication devises, and adaptive physical equipment
• Ability to produce materials using computers, copiers, audiovisual equipment, and other office machines
• Ability to work as a member of a collaborative team
• Ability and willingness to provide for students' personal care needs including feeding, diapering, and assistance with toileting
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid first aid and CPR card
• Written and oral communication skills sufficient to perform essential functions
• Physical and mental attributes sufficient to perform essential functions
• Ability to acquire and maintain appropriate Oregon State approved behavioral intervention and de-escalation certification
• Ability to take data
• Ability to look at data and student
• Ability to get CPS trained and utilize in a school setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual. Bilingual candidates must pass a language proficiency assessment at an intermediate high to advanced level per CESD guidelines to be eligible for bilingual salary placement
• AA or course work preferred

Salary: Range 16- 17* of the classified salary schedule. New hires are eligible to start at up to Step 4 depending on experience, per the Classified Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Bilingual candidates for eligible languages (Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, ASL) will be paid an additional 1 pay range step.

Step 16 Starting Salary:

• Between $25.68 - $27.92 per hour, depending on experience.

Step 17* (Bilingual) Starting Salary:

• Between $26.93 - $29.33 per hour, depending on experience.

CESD Classified Salary Schedule 2026-27

RangeStep 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5Step 6Step 7Step 8

16

$25.68$26.10$27.01$27.92$28.94$29.94$31.05$32.09

17*

$26.93$27.39$28.39$29.33$30.44$31.42$32.57$33.69

*Range 17 is for bilingual candidates who pass a language proficiency assessment at an intermediate high to advanced level in any of the major languages of our service communities (Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and American Sign Language)

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance with generous district-paid contribution (most employees pay $0 out of pocket to maintain health insurance coverage)
• Paid time off, including paid holidays, sick leave, and other personal leave
• Opportunities to grow with us with generous professional development expense reimbursements
• Clackamas ESD covers the full cost of fingerprinting for new employees, saving you $82.50 - a benefit not offered by most other districts
• Read more about our benefits here

How to apply:

Submit your application at https://www.applitrack.com/clackesd/onlineapp/. Applications for this position must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the listed closing date.

Clackamas Education Service District is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce along with the students and families that we serve.

Clackamas ESD policy provides veterans and disabled veterans with preference as required by law.

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