Special Education Multi-Disabled Transition Aide

Special Education Multi-Disabled Aide

(Secondary)
QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Must comply with all employment criteria legally established by the Lee County Board of Education.
2. A high school diploma or General Education Development (GED) and one of the following:
1. Completion of 48 semester hours, at an accredited college or university; OR
2. An associate or higher degree from an accredited college or university with at least 64 semester hours of study or two years of coursework; OR
3. An appropriate score on the ACT WorkKeys Paraprofessional Assessment Tests to meet the required federal standards under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
3. Experience working with children in an educational setting preferred.
4. Must meet the suitability criteria for employment as required by the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. 2002-457.
5. Demonstrated aptitude for successful completion of the assigned task.
6. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Background Check Required: (HB 402 ACT 99-361 Alabama Legislature) Upon offer of employment, employees will be required to submit legible fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

REPORTS TO: School Principal and Director of Special Education.

JOB GOAL: To work closely with one or a few handicapped students for more than 50% of the school day in an effort to provide them with the physical help and emotional support they need to gain full benefits from the district's special education program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Applicable to All Employees:

• Attend on a regular and predictable basis.
• Complete assigned tasks in a safe manner and in a constant state of alertness.
• Uphold Board policies, including the anti-harassment program.
• Work in a cooperative manner with students, teachers, staff, supervisors, and the public.
• Work effectively and efficiently under time and productivity standards.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Assist with implementation of occupational therapy and/or physical therapy recommendations as appropriate.
2. Assist students with feeding and other associated self-help skills.
3. Assist student with toileting needs (includes changing diapers, transferring student from chair/mat to toilet and back again, student clean-up after toileting, etc.).
4. Assist student with personal hygiene self-help skills (ex: brushing teeth, combing hair, clean up body fluids: nose/mouth, etc.).
5. Assist/support student with mobility around school campus.
6. Assist with transportation of assistive technology devices around school campus.
7. Hears the student(s) in recitation, reading, and other curriculum tasks, guiding and helping them but not teaching them.
8. Performs simple errands and tasks for student(s), such as sharpening pencils, carrying lunch trays, and the like.
9. Under supervision of the special education teacher, works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
10. Accompanies the student(s) to whom assigned when trips to the office or to the school nurse are necessary.
11. Establishes as fully as possible a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement.
12. Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned.
13. Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.
14. Perform any other pertinent assignment to assist in the efficiency and effectiveness of the classroom.

Essential 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.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move a minimum of 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision, Distance vision, Depth perception and Ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

The environmental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses. Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions. Exposure to heated/air conditioned and ventilated facilities. Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment. Function in a workplace that is usually moderately quiet but that can be noisy at times.

WORK SCHEDULE: The work day shall be established by the building principal but shall not exceed 7.5 hours per day, excluding 1/2 hour for a duty free lunch, unless other arrangements are made by the supervisor.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: This is a nine-month contract (182 days). Salary is based upon the board approved salary schedule.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of Support Personnel.