ESS Child Specific Assistant

GEO Prep Mid-City; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

GEO Academies Baton Rouge is seeking a Child Specific Aide to support a student with a disability within the classroom. The role involves assisting with academic instruction, behavior management and self‑care under the supervision of a certified teacher.

Responsibilities include assisting with transfers, feeding and personal care, monitoring the student’s needs, and collaborating with teachers and staff while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team‑oriented environment.
• Patience and empathy when working with students with disabilities.
• Ability to support individual and diverse student needs, including behavior.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Prior experience in an educational setting is a plus, but not required.
• Passion for supporting student learning and development.
• Minimum of an Associates degree or completion of two years of higher education or passing ETS Parapro exam.

Responsibilities

• Assists teachers with implementation of academic instruction and behavior management.
• Assists student with physical disability including transferring and positioning.
• Assists student with personal care such as feeding, bathroom needs and hygiene.
• Maintains supervision of the student throughout the school day.
• Keeps teachers informed of special needs or problems of the student.
• Participates in staff training, meetings and events as assigned.
• Maintains confidentiality concerning personnel and students.
• Supports school district goals and follows district policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Patience & empathy

Student support

Organizational skills

Education experience preferred

Parapro/Associates requirement

Education

Associates degree or 2 years college or Parapro exam

Job description

Description

About us:

GEO Academies is a national, non‑profit network of open‑enrollment, public charter schools committed to empowering students to accelerate their academic pathways, advance their social mobility, and achieve their career and lifelong goals. Our innovative and award‑winning K-16 GEO Academies Model begins with personalized, competency‑based learning and accelerates students into post‑secondary immersion as early as 9th grade. GEO Academies students have the opportunity to earn a full college degree or career credential even before graduating from high school - at no cost to families.

Job Description:

GEO Academies Baton Rouge is seeking a Child Specific Aide to join our team.

We are seeking an experienced child specific aide to join our team. As a Child Specific Aide, you will be responsible for assisting the classroom teacher in meeting the physical and instructional needs of a student with a disability in the educational setting.

Services consist of, but are not limited to, assisting with the implementation of classroom programs, including academic instruction, behavior management, and self‑help. The Child Specific Aide, under general supervision of the school administration and immediate direction of the certified teacher.

Responsibilities (includes, but are not limited to):

• Assists teachers with the implementation of academic instruction, self‑care, social skills instruction, and behavior management
• Assists student with a physical disability according to student needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, or positioning (if needed)
• Assists student with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene (if needed)
• Assumes responsibility for learning and adapting to the student’s medical, physical, social and communicative needs
• Maintains supervision of the student throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom
• Keeps teachers informed of special needs or problems of the individual student
• Participates in staff professional development training, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned
• Maintains a professional level of confidentiality concerning personnel and students
• Supports the goals and objectives of the school district and follows all district policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team‑oriented environment
• Patience and empathy when working with students
• Ability to support individual and diverse student needs, including behavior
• Organizational skills and attention to detail
• Previous experience in an educational setting is a plus, but not required
• A passion for supporting student learning and development
• A minimum of an Associates degree or completion of two (2) years of study at an institution of higher education or passing scores on the ETS Parapro Exam