Internal/External
Position: Instructional Aide - Day Treatment (SEI)
10-month position (concurrent with school year)
Location: Kingsley Montgomery School
Position Summary: To provide support to Kingsley Montgomery School, a center-
based program operated by the Waterford School District for Oakland County ISD,
by assisting students with special needs in areas of academics and behavior.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School diploma required
- One or more of the following are preferred: associate's (or higher) degree,
or two years of study at an institution of higher education, or a passing
score on the Basic Skills Test of the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification
(MTTC), or a passing work keys test score
- Experience with students with disabilities and/or training in appropriate
techniques for interacting with students with special needs preferred
- Physically able to lift 50 pounds
- Demonstrate the ability to interact appropriately and effectively with
students, parents, and staff, and maintain confidentiality
- Excellent attendance record, flexibility, and competence for assigned
responsibilities including ability to meet the physical and academic needs of
students
Essential Functions:
- Implement directions for timely program delivery from building staff
members responsible for student learning plans including the teacher,
ancillary staff, and the administrator
- In accordance with Individual Educational Programs (IEPs), assist students
with mobility, personal care, learning, and other curriculum tasks
- Follow through with prescribed behavioral management programs
- Assist with the development of instructional materials; demonstrate
initiative and creativity with individual children and their program
implementation when and where appropriate
- Assist with physical mobility, including assisting students getting off the
bus, to the building, from the building, and on the bus
- Participate in physical activities which may be part of the basic program
and/or activities that are unique to the student's educational program
- Report successes and difficulties with student learning plans to the
appropriate special educator in an informative, timely, and professional
manner
- Assist the teacher with routine classroom operations such as distributing
and putting away materials, preparing bulletin boards, writing lessons on
the board, preparing materials for classroom use, and correcting student
work. Maintain and procure instructional materials, supplies, and resource
materials
- Supervise and assist students while they are involved in activities both in
and outside of the classroom
- Work with individual students to reinforce learning or skills based on an
understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.
- Serve as a source of information and help substitute teachers in the
absence of the regular teacher
- Accurately record requested data from teachers, social workers or
administrators
- Participate in professional learning as assigned
- Perform other duties as assigned by special educators or building
administrator
Reports To: Building Principal and Classroom Teacher
Workday/Week: Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Starting Date: ASAP
Compensation: $16.62 - $18.85 per hour - PLUS $2,750 ANNUAL
STIPEND
Posting Date: September 22, 2026
Posting Deadline: Until filled
Internal and external candidates may apply by visiting www.waterford.k12.mi.us and
selecting the icon "Employment" and next, "Job Postings Directory". Include letter of
intent, resume, and letter(s) of reference with the application. Employment is
contingent upon receiving all required documentation (e.g., criminal background
investigation and fingerprint records.)
The Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, (including sexual orientation or
transgender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic
information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, "Protected Classes"), in its programs and activities, including
employment opportunities.