Substitute - Educational Assistant IV
About The Position
Responsible for providing assistance to special education teachers. Assists in the instruction, medical, and health needs of special education students. Provides some clerical support to teachers. May provide assistance with a variety of daily functions such as toileting, feeding, and life skills instruction. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele. ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: • Occasional lifting of forty (40) to seventy (70) pounds • Frequent bending, standing, sitting, and walking • Occasional reaching, kneeling, bending, squatting, and standing • Ability to run short distances
Requirements
- First Aid & CPR Certification - American Heart Association
- High School or Equivalent (Required)
Responsibilities
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
- Documents health related services in Designated Medicaid documentation system for the DCSD School Medicaid Reimbursement Program.
- Support Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals with special education students and assist with daily classroom or lab activities, including both one on one and small group instruction.
- Maintain some student records.
- Collaborate and consult with special education team and other specialists on various activities, planning, and resource allocations for special education students.
- Communicate with parents and other school personnel as needed.
- Provide clerical support for special education teachers which may include preparation of special reports.
- May supervise students in non-classroom settings, assist and escort students, including transferring to and from buses.
- May provide assistance in some therapeutic activities such as speech, massage, and physical therapy.
- May assist students with a variety of daily functions, such as feeding, toileting, etc. as well as life skills instruction.
- May administer medication to students and perform a variety of medical procedures.
- May create and assemble instructional materials such as bulletin boards.
Benefits
- This position is eligible for voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plans.
- This position is eligible for paid sick time.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
