Educational Assistant - Special Education (HS)

The School District of Waupaca has a Special Educational Assistant position available in the District for the 2026-2027 school year. The position is open at the Waupaca High School. The position will start as soon as possible. The Special Education Educational Assistant reports to assigned Special Education Teacher and works closely with one or more special needs students on a regular basis in an effort to facilitate their physical, cognitive and/or emotional development in order to gain the full benefits from the District’s special education program.

* Assists student(s) to whom assigned in such physical tasks as putting on and taking off of outerwear, moving from room to room, using lavatory, assisting at lunch, sharpening pencils, etc;
* Under the direction of the special education teacher assists the student(s) in recitation, reading, and other curriculum tasks, guiding and helping them, but not teaching them;
* Under supervision of the special education teacher, works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher;
* Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement;
* Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned;
* Communicates vital information regarding the students to the teacher;
* Understands and respects the confidential nature of specific information relating to the students;
* Assumes supervisory role over the students when classroom teacher is out of the room;
* Performs other tasks and assumes other responsibilities within the overall scope of the position which the supervisor may assign.

It is the policy of the School District of Waupaca that no person shall be discriminated against on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, handicap or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability.

To learn more about the School District of Waupaca, please visit the Employment Opportunities section of our website: https://www.waupaca.k12.wi.us/district/employment-opportunities.cfm

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Retirement plan

Work Location: In person