Educational 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
Individualized education programs (IEPs) and safe learning environments for students with significant support needs
Domain
Special education / Disability support
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Lifting and transferring students, administering emergency medication, personal care assistance, behavior management, implementing IEP goals, 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, transferring, 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 staff