Paraprofessional

Aveanna Healthcare; Phoenixville (Chester County); On-site; USD 1,653,000 - 2,480,000; Full time

Job summary

Aveanna Healthcare is seeking a dedicated school support assistant to help a student with direct care and daily living activities within a classroom setting. You will work under the supervision of teachers and school staff to promote safety, dignity, and learning.

Responsibilities include assisting with hygiene, mobility, data collection, and implementing IEP-directed goals. Strong communication and confidentiality are essential in this role.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Registration or certification as required by state law.
• Current CPR certification is required.
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assist the student with direct care and daily living activities as directed.
• Collaborate with teachers to support student growth and development.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Document daily progress and behavior observations.
• Assist with hygiene and routine tasks per IEP.

Skills

CPR certification

Clinical assessments

Documentation

Communication skills

Aide care procedures

Education

High school diploma or GED

State-required registration or certification

Continuing education as required by state

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

School year of 26/27

Responsible for assisting the student with assigned tasks of direct care and daily living activities that improve quality of life by allowing our patients to remain in a school setting while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintain a kind, up-beat, positive, considerate, and compassionate attitude
• Act as a role-model exemplifying qualities of dignity and respect
• Maintain working relationships with your student(s) and their teachers
• Collaborate with teachers to support students' growth and development
• Be willing to seek and accept advice, guidance, support, and feedback
• Assists the teacher in maintaining student control, orderly behavior in the classroom, helps motivate the assigned student(s); cues appropriate behaviors, and refocuses the student(s) when necessary.
• Assists the assigned student(s) with instructional activities planned and developed by the teacher
• Assists the assigned student(s) with review of teacher assignments; repeats/simplifies teacher presented instructions; helps student(s) in seatwork activities; redirection and prompting to task, and reviews material originally presented to students by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in housekeeping tasks in the classroom.
• Tends to the personal needs of the assigned student(s), including but not limited to toileting and other hygiene needs, physical needs such as wheelchair/walker transfers, feeding schedules, monitoring medical conditions and behavior management.
• Ensures that certain specially designed instruction of the assigned student(s)’ Individual Education Plan (IEP) are implemented. These may include but are not limited to; student hygiene, referrals to the School Nurse, behavior support plans, home-school communication, supervision during transition time, assignment book/book-bag checks.
• Data collection as assigned by the teacher or administrator, including but not limited to behavior charts, daily logs, progress monitoring, program charting, or daily summary notes.
• At the direction of the classroom teacher, communicates with the student(s)’ family, classroom teacher(s), and administration observing confidentiality of student related issues.
• Accompanies the assigned student(s) upon arrival, at lunch, dismissal, on field trips and to activities outside of the classroom as indicated in the assigned student’s IEP or when necessary.
• Assists related services therapists/teachers as needed throughout therapy sessions.
• Other duties as assigned by the classroom teacher or building administrator.
• Help patient maintain good personal hygiene, such as:Assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, dressing and eating
• Thorough completion and coordination of all required documentation, such as:Maintaining and completing the necessary patient/family and Company documentation records upon conclusion of each visit
• Observe and report significant changes in patient’s condition to Supervisor

Requirements

• High school graduate, GED or equivalent of education and training
• Registration or Certification as required by state law and regulation
• Current CPR certification
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with aide care and policies and procedures

Basic Computer Skills Required

• Current CPR Certification may be required as stipulated by state or contracting agency

Additional State Specific Requirements

• Continuing Education as required by state

Preferences

• Pediatric and adult experience as appropriate for the patient.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Adhere to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times
• Support student(s) in using technology and adaptive devices they need to complete schoolwork, communicate, and navigate throughout the school.
• Demonstrate attentiveness, the ability to stay focused, and attention to detail
• Possess good oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English
• Must be able to travel to/from school/job location on a consistent and timely basis; company does not provide vehicles or transportation
• Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling, up to 25 pounds
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds
• Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
• Must be able to sit and kneel on the floor and stand up independently
• Must be able to climb stairs
• Must have visual and hearing acuity
• Must have strong sense of smell and touch
• Must be able to sufficiently reposition students and move equipment without assistance
• Must have sufficient strength and manual dexterity to safely operate equipment, including grasping and manipulating small objects
• Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations. This may require physical strength, agility, and ability to function under stressful circumstances to evacuate a patient, to provide physical support to the suddenly weak or disabled student, or to perform one-man CPR for a prolonged period
• Must be able and willing to wear personal protective equipment as needed

Environment

• Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.