Paraeducator-Individual Aide

Lakeview School District; Lakeview (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Job summary

Lakeview School District seeks a paraeducator to assist medically fragile elementary students under teacher supervision, providing health monitoring, feeding supervision, and instructional support.

The role emphasizes confidentiality, teamwork with staff, and adherence to district health and safety policies. Requires a high school diploma and possibly college coursework, with up to 6.83 hours per day and shift pay; benefits include paid time off.

Qualifications

• Minimum education of high school diploma or GED is required.
• Two years of college (60 semester hours) or an associate's degree or a passing score on required tests.
• Experience working with At-Risk and/or special education students.

Responsibilities

• Observe student to detect health needs.
• Maintain regular and dependable attendance.
• Supervise feeding via tubes as directed in health plan.
• Administer medication and treatment as prescribed.
• Support communication needs of the student.
• Sterilize equipment and supplies.
• Administer first aid per procedures.
• Attend planning meetings as needed.
• Provide instructional support under teacher supervision.
• Adhere to district health and safety procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Engage in CPI training as needed.
• Monitor hall safety during passing times.

Skills

Composure under pressure

Relationship building

Clear communication

Confidentiality

Education

High school diploma or GED

60 college hours / Associate degree

Parapro/Basic Skills tests

Job description

Summary: The successful candidate will primarily assists with the needs of medically fragile elementary students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Other duties may be assigned.

Paraeducators work under the direct supervision of the teacher and provide support in the following manner:

• Observe student on an ongoing basis to detect health needs.
• Regular and dependable attendance is a critical performance factor to ensure high quality service to the student.
• Supervise the drinking and gastronomy tubes feeding as directed in the health plan.
• Administer medication and treatment prescribed by physicians.
• Support communication needs of the student.
• Sterilize equipment and supplies.
• Administer first aid in accordance with established first aid procedures.
• Attend meetings, if necessary,to update/plan treatments needed at school.
• Model the use of universal precautions.
• Provide instructional support as supervised by teachers.
• Adhere to district health and safety procedures.
• Adhere to Board Policies and Guidelines.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Other duties as may be assigned.
• Engage in non-violent crisis intervention (CPI training will be provided as necessary).
• Monitor hall for student safety during passing time.
• This list is not to be considered inclusive of all duties performed by individuals in this position, but rather some examples of the types of duties most often performed.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Skills and Qualifications:

Ability to maintain composure under stressful conditions. Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and school community. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Must demonstrate a willingness to accept new paraeducator pertinent job responsibilities when they are assigned. Must be able to maintain confidentiality.

REQUIRED Education/Experience:

• Minimum education of high school diploma or GED is required.
• It is required that the candidate complete at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (60 semester hours); or obtain an associate's degree (or higher); or a passing score of 460 on the ETS Parapro Assessment or a passing score on the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification-Professional Readiness (Basic Skills) Exam.
• Demonstrated experience working with At-Risk and/or special education students.

This position is up to 6.83hours per day with a 30 minute duty free lunch (approximately 6.53hours pay/day) at$17.21/hour plus $1/hour.

• has paid time off benefits (personal leave and sick leave benefits).

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud. The employee is frequently exposed to infection at a greater risk than the average person due to the close contact with students. The employee must work with the public and other staff continuously meeting multiple demands from several people.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may lift up to 40 lbs. and or push/pull up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. The employee needs to be able to tell where a sounds is coming from and hear in a noisy environment.

EOE