Position: Special Education Assistant Acting Assignment through 11/24/2026

Position FTE: .875

Pay Grade: 7

Starting Wage: $19.77

Days Per Year: 202

Shift hours: 8:45-4:15pm

Class Summary: Under supervision performs a variety of teaching support functions in an emotionally disturbed/behaviorally disordered or self-contained environment. Assists Special Education instructors in planning and implementing student Individualized Education Plans (IEP's), provides teaching assistance to individual students and/or small groups, and provides requisite student care as necessary to ensure the effective delivery of student learning activities. 

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Knowledge:  Applicants must be Highly Qualified prior to the end of the probationary period.  *Highly Qualified means you have met the paraprofessional requirements as defined by No Child Left Behind (NCLB).  The NCLB minimum requirements for paraprofessionals are defined in NCLB Sections 1119(f) and 1119(c)(1) as:

High school diploma or GED, AND

• Two years of college (at least 48-semester hour credits);
• ?Associate's (or higher) degree;
• Pass the Para Pro Assessment and the Paraprofessional Standards Checklist. 

Skills (position requirements at entry):
 
Training and Experience (position requirements at entry): Previous education, training, work or life experience which provides reasonable evidence of the successful performance of the various tasks listed. Such experience may be evidenced by six (6) months of providing attendant care within an emotionally disturbed/behaviorally disordered and/or self-contained environment.
 
Licensing Requirements (position requirements at entry): A valid Alaska Driver's License.
 
Physical Requirements: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl to assist students. The employee continuously uses hand-strength to grasp items such as classroom supplies, feeding instruments, or testing material. The employee will occasionally lift, carry, push and/or pull to 40 lbs, such as a wheelchair, student, or other assistive devices. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
 
Medium Work: 

• Lifting/carrying a maximum weight of 40 pounds (lbs.) occasionally (less than 33% of the time, or 1-100 times per day to move objects
• Pushing a maximum force of 40 ft./lbs. to move objects
• Pulling a maximum force of 40 ft./lbs. to move objects
• Dynamic Lifting Criteria:        

Post offer/pre-placement examinations are utilized by MSBSD to create a safer working environment for employees.  MSBSD requires such examinations for all applicants who have been conditionally offered employment in designated job categories. An examination may include a medical examination and physical fitness or agility tests.  In addition, during the examination, training may be provided to increase body awareness during work activities to prevent cumulative trauma and reduce injuries.
 
For the candidate that receives a conditional offer of employment for this posted position, that offer is conditioned on:
*The candidate's cooperation and cooperation and participation in the WorkSTEPS evaluation program at least 3 days before the anticipated start date; 
*Completing a release authorizing MSBSD, WorkSTEPS, and the licensed WorkSTEPS testing facility to conduct the post-offer examination and share information; and
*The candidate's successful completion of the WorkSTEPS evaluation program demonstrating you can safely and effectively perform the essential functions of the position.