Education Assistant - Autism Spectrum Disorder

Notice of Support Staff Posting

Position:                      Education Assistant � ASD                                               Posting # 4143

                                    -West Ottawa North High School 

Posting Dates:             October 19, 2026 � Until Filled 

Reports To:                 Principal

Beginning:                   Immediately    

Hours:                         35 hours per week

                                    Monday to Friday

                                    Full Time / School Year

Job Responsibilities: 

• ?Assist the classroom teacher in implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
  • Provide one-on-one or small group instruction and reinforcement of skills.
  • Support inclusion by helping students participate in general education settings.
  • Implement behavior intervention plans (BIPs) as directed.
  • Monitor and redirect student behavior using positive strategies.
  • Provide emotional support, breaks, encouragement, and redirection as needed.
  • Collect behavioral data for teacher/IEP team review.
  • Help students with, toileting, or hygiene routines (if needed).
  • Maintain regular communication with the supervising teacher about student progress and concerns.
  • Participate in team meetings, training sessions, and professional development.
  • Work collaboratively with general education staff to support student inclusion.
  • Maintain confidentiality regarding student information.
  • Supervise students during transitions, lunch, or field trips.
  • Assist in data collection for academic and behavioral progress monitoring.
  • Support use of assistive technology and specialized equipment.

Other Information:

• CPI trained or willing to be trained in CPI
• Good communications/collaboration skills with staff and students

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.