Education Assistant (EA IV) - Significant Support Needs (SSN) Program
Core
Provides specialized, intensive, and individualized support to students with significant cognitive, physical, or medical impairments in a structured learning environment.
Role type
Special education support assistant (SSN program)
Builds
Supports student independence, safety, and engagement within a special education team.
Domain
Special education / Disability support
Deliverable
Physical/clinical work
Required skills
Lifting and transferring students, administering emergency medication, personal care assistance, behavior management, IEP implementation, using AAC devices
Preferred skills
Experience with complex medical needs, sign language, G-tube feeding
Technologies
Wheelchairs, walkers, lifts, standers, PECS, AAC devices
Responsibilities
Assist with student positioning and mobility; monitor and provide delegated health care procedures; support implementation of IEP goals; provide daily living and functional skills support; supervise students during transitions and activities.
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on support