Grants Pass School District No. 7 is now accepting applications for the following position for the 2025-2026 school year:
Location: Parkside Elementary
Position: Special Education Educational Assistant- Site Based
Hours: 6.5 hours per day
Calendar: 182 days per year (August-June)
Vision
We Are GP! A learning community committed to excellence and success for all.
Mission
We are committed to a high-quality education that empowers each student to reach their potential and become responsible productive successful citizens.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade. Also one of the following three options:
- Two years of college study
- An associates (or higher) degree
- A passing score on the Districts reading writing and math assessment.
- Preferred: supplemented by college level work or special vocational training in Special Education principles and practices behavior management and/or procedures related to basic physical/medical needs and personal hygiene. Two years of responsible instructional assistance experience preferably involving contact with students who have some form of learning or physical disability or special cultural social/behavioral needs.
- Assists in the planning and implementing of learning experiences of students enrolled in the program confers with teacher.
- Other duties may be ordering preparing record keeping monitoring typing filing duplicating evaluation correcting other clerical work and other duties as assigned.
- Duties may involve working with students who need feeding toileting or changing diapers and restraining at times due to aggressive behavior.
- Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with fellow employees and ability to get along well with students.
- Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish preferred.
- Upon selection employees will be required to pay for the following: $12.50 fingerprinting fee and $70 ODE fingerprinting processing fee.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
- $18.51-$26.73 per hour (current 2024-2025 pay rates 2025-2026 pay rates contingent on ratification and School Board approval). Dependent on approved accepted experience/education.
- Annual COLA pay increase (as negotiated with Oregon Association of Classified Employees)
- Annual step pay increase awarded to eligible employees
- 6 paid holidays per year
- 2 personal days per year
- 10 paid sick leave days per year
- Bereavement leave as per bargaining agreement
- Continuing Education Funds up to $1000 per year
- Up to $1522 per month district-paid contribution toward full-family medical dental and vision insurance
- $4251 per year insurance opt-out stipend for employees who demonstrate other health insurance coverage under a qualifying employer sponsored group medical plan (more than 6-hour employees) $3825.90 (46-hour employees)
- 6% employee paid contribution towards Oregon Public Employees Retirement System
- Longevity Service Stipend after 10 years of employment ($800-$1400)
Control Code 1260 Budget # 100.1250.0112.140.320.00000
Application materials will be accepted online until position is filled.
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Grants Pass School District 7 strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of our staff and foster fairness equity and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and are most interested in finding the best candidate for the position and we encourage you to apply even if you dont believe you meet every one of our qualifications you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position or how this would be determined please feel free to contact Human Resources to discuss your application.
The Grants Pass School District No. 7 will provide reasonable accommodation for the application and interview process upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of persons may contact the Director of Human Resources at 474-5700 for additional information or impaired persons may contact the district for assistance through the Oregon Relay at 1-.
Funding for all district positions for the 2025-2026 school year is subject to state funding.