Medically Fragile SEA - Toki - 0.875 FTE - 26-27 SY

Madison Metropolitan School District•Madison, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking highly motivated and energetic applicants for a Medically Fragile Special Education Assistant (SEA) position. This role is crucial in supporting students with a variety of complex health conditions that impact their engagement, participation, and performance in inclusive school and community settings. MMSD is committed to being anti-racist, culturally responsive, and inclusive, aiming to ensure every student graduates ready for college, career, and community. The district serves a diverse student population and strives to create a challenging, rewarding, and supportive work environment that reflects this diversity.

Requirements

Strong communication skills (with staff) in order to relay changing health status of student that occurs during the day with health office or school-based staff.
Ability to implement the prescribed health plan designed by the health team.
Ability to implement recommendations from occupational and physical therapists concerning positioning, feeding, bathrooming, mobility, transferring, etc.
Ability to consistently follow appropriate hygiene practices as outlined in MMSD Health Policies and student’s care plan.
Ability to monitor and respond to student behavior as outlined in the student’s behavior education plan (BEP).
Ability to maintain student confidentiality.
Ability to communicate effectively with students who are non-verbal or unintelligible, culturally-diverse students, health services staff and community partners in a professional and timely manner.
Ability to push and maintain control of a student’s manual (non-motorized) wheelchair.
Ability to walk, lift (up to 50 lbs.), climb stairs, bend, reach, extend, and kneel within the context of performing job duties.
Follow all MMSD District and Health Services Guidelines and emergency protocols for students.
Recognize one’s implicit bias and own a commitment to MMSD and Health services equity vision, anti-racism knowledge and practice improvement.
Desire to work with students who have complex health needs.
Must have experience working with children.
AHA BLS CPR/AED for HCP Certification is required or must be obtained within 3 months of hire and maintained on an annual basis.
Experience working cross-culturally and/or commitment to work toward improving one’s own cultural competence (i.e., valuing difference/diversity, recognizing personal limitations in one’s skills and expertise, and having the desire to learn in these areas).
Candidates must have a high school diploma.
Candidates must have completed the MMSD Medically Fragile SEA Training.
Candidates have an Associate’s Degree, or 48 academic credits beyond high school, or pass assessment taken onsite in lieu of college credits.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Special Education Program Aide License (1015). The incumbent must have a current license or obtain a license within a timeframe determined by the District.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish and English

Responsibilities

Provide assistance to students with a variety of complex health conditions that impact engagement, participation, and performance across all learning environments in the inclusive school and community settings.
Perform duties including, but not limited to: wheelchair mobility and maneuvering, positioning, transferring and/or lifting with or without mechanical assistance, feeding with or without adaptive assistance, delegated medical procedures, delegated medication administration, bathrooming, diapering, documentation and maintenance of daily procedure or treatment records.
Assist with the instructional program using instructional materials adapted to meet the needs of students from 3-21 years of age.
Work with a wide range of students with health, physical, emotional, intellectual, and/or behavioral disabilities.
Provide instructional support to students in specialized and inclusive learning environments and at community-based sites under the direction of the teacher.
Assist students individually and in small groups with specialized programming under the direction of a teacher.
Monitor and support student behavior consistent with strategies outlined in the behavioral educational plan (BEP).
Support social skills development.
Be familiar with restorative practices in regards to conflict resolution.
Provide physical assistance (proximity or direct support) in transporting students between classrooms and other learning environments.
Assist trained personnel with loading and unloading students from vehicles.
Accompany and support students on school-related outings.
Help staff with student’s adaptive/self-care needs throughout the day as needed.
Maintain health records and follow established health plans and health protocols specifically related to student’s complex health needs, including daily charting and data collection (e.g., charting seizure activity).
Perform other duties as assigned when the student is not in attendance (e.g., supervise lunchrooms, recess, playground, and hallways).