Special Education Assistant - Resource Room

Location

Whitney Elementary

Closing Date

10/05/2026

• Job Status: OPEN
• Position Title: Special Education Assistant - Resource Room
• Posting Number: 125-20260928-CL-A
• Posting Date: 09/28/2026

08:15am - 03:45pm

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• Note: Due to the urgency to fill positions for the current school year jobs may close before the noted date.
• RR: Resource Room

• Students with a variety of disabilities, including learning disabilities, in grades K-12 receive part-time special education on an individual or small-group basis to support their advancement in the general education curriculum. Students may come to the Resource Room from their general education classrooms for this instruction and/or may receive adult instruction in their general ed classes.

• Once hired, you may be reassigned to another special education classroom or location depending on District need.
• New-to-District Classified employees
• may be eligible to receive credit for up to two years’ worth of credit for movement (steps) on the Classified Salary Schedule based on
• relevant
• prior work experience.
• Please complete the top portion of
• this form

and provide it to your previous employer for completion. To qualify, newly hired employees must provide this form, completed by your former employer(s), to Human Resources no later than the date of their fingerprinting and appointment.

• 1.Login to your
• WorkSpace
• 2.Complete the In-District Transfer Application
• 3.Add this Job Number to your Transfer Application under the Employment Openings section
• 4.Submit application

• Please refer to our
• How to Apply for Classified Positions
• web page for detailed information.

• for outside applicants

• current employees

• Note
• : Substitutes and student teachers are not eligible for the transfer application.
• Please be advised that accepting full-time employment may affect any subsidy for health insurance purchased through the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange.

Salary

Index: 01/E/02 ($18.67/hour) to 01/E/04 ($20.19/hour) depending on verified experience for

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• Transferring employees or former District employees hired into this role will be placed on the "E" letter grade of the

, but the initial step placement will vary based on a variety of factors.

Benefits Information: For positions that qualify, the District offers a benefit package that is valued at more than $10,000 annually. Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERSI) and are provided to Classified employees who work at least half time (20 hours per week) or more in a regular position and to Certified employees with a .50 FTE or greater contract.

• Please see our Benefits Brochure
• It All Adds Up!
• Start Date: 26-27 School Year

• Must be able to travel to all elementary and secondary locations.
• Graduation from high school, 48 college credit hours,
• OR
• Associates degree or higher (transcripts or copy of degree will be required upon hire),
• OR
• successful completion of the ETS Paraprofessional Praxis Exam (this exam may be taken after offer of employment has been extended, however, must be successfully completed prior to beginning employment).
• Classroom or other instructional experience is preferred.

Sufficient personal mobility, agility, strength, and reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to assist students with physical and personal care needs including toileting, feeding, transferring, pushing, and to lift, move or reposition objects or students that may weigh up to 50 pounds.

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Special Education Assistant

• Demonstrate patience in working with students of varying abilities and disabilities;
• Prepare and implement curriculum modifications;
• Prepare and maintain records and documentation;
• Work effectively with students of varied backgrounds and abilities;
• Maintain student and district confidentiality;
• Operate classroom instructional equipment, standard office equipment, and a personal computer using programs appropriate to assigned duties;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, teachers, staff members, and other district personnel;
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

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