Special Educational Assistant, CREW Behavior Room @ Armand Larive Middle School

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Hermiston School District is seeking applicants for the position of Special Education Assistant in the CREW (behavior)room at Armand Larive Middle School. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Special Education teacher to assist students defined as physically mentally and/or emotionally disabled. Position begins

August 18 2025.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must meet NCLB educational requirements by possessing a minimum of an Associates Degree or 72 college credit hours. Passage of the Work Keys Assessment test serves as an alternative to the educational requirement. The Work Keys exam is administered by the District as needed.
• Demonstrated standards of moral character and behavior as required of teachers (e.g. to serve as an effective role model).
• Previous experience working with students desired

TheParaProexam study guide is available on our web-site: MiddleSchools:
Armand Larive MiddleSchool is one of two middle schools in the Hermiston School District servinga population of 800 students. Each middle school campus has the support of a Principal Assistant Principal School Counselor and a range of classified staff. Our goal is to support teachers in providing a premier education. With a focus on school-wide literacy and comprehensive after-school opportunities such as drama robotics chess color guard marching band and co-curricular activities middle school students in Hermiston stay engaged.

About the District:

The Hermiston School District is the largest district in eastern Oregon exceeding 5600 students in grades kindergarten through 12 with the mission of serving the needs of all children with rigorous program choices high expectations mutual respect and excellence. The school district includes a 9-12 senior high school two 6-8 middle schoolssixK-5 elementary schools and a robust online learning program option for students and families.

Support for the school district has been strong from the community. In 2019 voters approved an $82.7 million building project which includes the replacement of Rocky Heights Elementary (opening fall 2022) construction of an additional elementary school Loma Vista (opening fall 2022) and a multi-classroom annex of the high school along withvarious district-wide renovations. The voters also approved a $69.9 million bond in 2008 whichserved to replace Armand Larive Middle School West Park Elementary and Sunset Elementary schools.

The District employs over 630 full-time staff which includes approximately 365 teachers and over 265 classified support and supervisory personnel making it one of the largest employers in the city of Hermiston. A nationally-recognized community that embraces its diversity the district serves some 28000 residents where one-third of the population is Hispanic.

The school district prides itself on the academic achievement of its students successful athletic programs nationally recognized club and activity organizations and its exhaustive list of academic and elective opportunities available to students. The Districts partnership with community organizations has been central to its continued success highlighted by support groups who have provided nearly half a million dollars to assist students and programs through such venues as the Hermiston Sports Booster Club Hermiston Education Foundation Band Boosters FFA Alumni and the community sponsorship of the student homebuilding program to name a few.

About the Community:

The city of Hermiston is a vibrant and growing community ofapproximately 18000 residents located at the crossroads of the Pacific Northwest situated near the intersectionofI-84 and I-82 just minutes from a ColumbiaRiver port and 30 minutes from the Tri-Cities in Washington. Hermiston and the entire Umatilla County area have excellent potential for growth in commercial industrial agricultural as well as residential development. Hermiston boasts over 100 acres for community use volleyball courts soccer fields baseball diamonds childrens play areas barbeque and picnic areas and more. Located within 10 minutes of downtown Hermiston both Umatilla and Echo have challenging golf courses. The Columbia River offers tournament-level fishing as well as many water sports including swimming windsurfing and boating. Other fishing waters include the Umatilla River Cold Springs Reservoir and many ponds. Nearby is Hat Rock State Park and the Blue Mountains are within an hours drive affording a wide variety of fishing hunting and camping activities. In the winter the mountains are home to excellent snow skiing tubing snowmobiling and sledding.

Salary and Benefits:The Hermiston School District offers an extremely competitivesalary and benefits package which includes PERS retirement employer-paid pick-up tuition reimbursementand a comprehensive health and benefits package. Afull-year contract consists of192 days which includes 5paid holidays.

The salary range: $17.24 - $24.25 (based upon verified comparable previous work experience)

Application Procedures:

The applicant must supply the following items online through Applicant Tracking - SchoolSpring (formerly called Recruit & Hire) Application form

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure his/her application is complete. Onlycompleteapplications will be considered.

The Hermiston School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer