Classroom Specialists - Quest Academy

We are looking for Classroom Specialists to serve Quest Academy in Longview, WA, for the 2025-26 school year. This position will serve Quest Academy in Longview, WA, and will work approximately 32 hrs/wk, school year schedule. Hours are 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. with a half-hour lunch on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. with an hour lunch on Wednesdays.

General Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Day Treatment Special Education Teacher, the Classroom Specialist assists the teacher in instruction, classroom management and positive behavior management to engage students with primary intellectual disabilities with high intensity support needs and extremely significant behavioral challenges.

Essential Functions Include:

• Provide instruction under the supervision and direction of the classroom teacher, to individual students in academic and functional skills domains, including communication, self-care, social skills, community use, functional academics, leisure and work.
• Participates actively in the process of completing functional behavioral assessments by collecting specific data related to students' behaviors, and contributes to the development of students' Behavior Support Plans through sharing data and observations.
• Manages student behaviors by adhering to the Behavior Support Plan developed for the student; utilizes principles of de-escalation at all times.
• Takes action, or assists in taking action, to seclude or restrain students who are at risk of harming themselves or others by following district-approved restraint/seclusion procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Must meet one of the following educational requirements:
• Associate's Degree OR
• 48 sem./72 quarter credits from an accredited college or university; OR
• Passing score of 461 on the ParaPro Assessment.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a valid first aid and CPR card.
• Written and oral communication skills sufficient to perform essential functions.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $23.94 - $29.14 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person