Special Ed Assistant - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) 3rd - 5th Grade

Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position:                      Special Ed Assistant � Autism Spectrum Disorder (3rd-5th)   Posting # 4021

                                     -Lakewood Elementary                                                          

Posting Dates:             June 5, 2026 � Until Filled 

Reports To:                 Principal

Beginning:                   August 27, 2026

Hours:                         35 hours per week

                                    8:25 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. 

                                    Monday � Friday

                                    School Year/Full Time

Job Responsibilities: 

• Support student 1:1 or in small group support during academic instruction
• Help implement IEP goals (academic, behavioral, communication, social)
• Support students with task initiation, completion, and transitions  
• Support the use of AAC devices, visuals, PECS, or communication systems
• Assist with arrival, dismissal, and daily transitions
• Support students with independence in routines (lining up, cleaning up, following schedules)
• Prepare and organize materials (visual schedules, task bins, sensory tools)
• Assist with toileting, hygiene, feeding, and dressing as needed
• Supervise and support students during recess, lunch, and specials
• Follow district and building policies and procedures
• Demonstrate patience, flexibility, and consistency
• Participate in team meetings and trainings when appropriate

Other Information: 

• CPI trained or willing to be trained in CPI
• Able to be flexible and adjust quickly to the needs of the day
• Experience working with children with disabilities is preferred.
• 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.