West Ottawa Public Schools

Special Educational Assistant - 1:1

West Ottawa Public Schools  •  Holland, MI (Onsite)  •  10 hours ago
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Job Description

Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position: Special Educational Assistant � 1:1 Posting # 4103

� Lakewood Elementary

Posting Dates: August 20, 2026� Until Filled

Reports To: Principal

Beginning: 8/27/2026

Hours: 29.5 hours a week

Monday � Friday

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:

  • Provide consistent, attentive 1:1 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:

  • 1:1 Educational Assistant

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.
West Ottawa Public Schools

About West Ottawa Public Schools

West Ottawa is a public school district in West Michigan. West Ottawa is committed to inspiring excellence, building character, and impacting the future. Our students will be career, college, and life ready. For information about West Ottawa, go to www.westottawa.net

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