# Specialized Assistant: RR

**Company**: Lansing School District
**Location**: Lansing, MI
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: Technical Assistant (See salary details for hours)
**Salary**: USD 21.42-25.66 per-hour-wage
**Category**: Education
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

The Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI.

We are hiring a Specialized Assistant to help ensure the safety and success of students in the building they are assigned to, often students with disabilities.

**Job Responsibilities**

- Demonstrate passion for working with students, especially in one-on-one and small group situations, and especially students with special education needs

- Effectively prioritize tasks as assigned by teachers and school leaders

- Ensure safety of students on caseload

- Learn and grow by incorporating feedback from school leaders, colleagues, students, and professional development sessions

- Build relationships with students and parents to ensure a safe, welcoming, and engaging learning environment

- Other duties as assigned to best support the Lansing School District mission

**Minimum Qualifications**

- Associate's Degree

- 60 completed college credits

- Proof of passing the ETS Paraprofessional Exam

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Previous experience working with students in small group and RTI settings

- Understanding of how to read and understand a student's IEP

- Desire to become a certified teacher long-term

**Work Environment & Physical Requirements**

- Must be able to stand, walk, and move quickly between indoor and outdoor settings for extended periods

- Regularly required to bend, kneel, crouch, and assist with physical transfers or interventions involving students

- Must be able to lift, push, or carry up to 50 pounds as needed

- Frequent verbal communication is required to support students, coordinate with staff, and manage emergent situations

- Occasional use of computers, radios, and other communication or documentation tools

- May be exposed to noise, weather conditions, and other elements associated with a school environment

- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

## Skills

### Required
- Associate's Degree
- 60 college credits
- ETS Paraprofessional Exam

### Nice to have
- Previous experience with students
- Understanding of IEP
- Desire to become certified teacher

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