Exceptional Children Physical Needs Assistant (Part-Time

Exceptional Children Physical Needs Assistant (Part-Time)

Stanly County Schools Albemarle High School - Albemarle, North Carolina Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5874097
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 06, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Aug 12, 2026

JOB TITLE: Exceptional Children Physical Needs Assistant

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: School days only; 5.75 hr/day;
Partial Benefits;
State Salary

REPORTS TO: Principal

NATURE OF WORK

The employee is this position provides support to students who have health, behavioral or instructional needs to meet IEP goals and have success in the general curriculum . Must be able to care for child with disabilities involving lifting and supporting the student; attending to physical, personal, and medical needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists with individual student physical needs.
• Assists with maintaining student safety .
• Assists students with personal care and hygiene needs (may include assistance with feeding/feeding tubes , and toileting / changing).
• As sists with monitoring student and refocusing as needed.
• Assists teacher with preparation for instruction . . Must be positive, motivated and willing to encourage student independence .
• Must be able to work with a team of therapists / teachers and staff .
• Helps assure that students are properly supervised at all times .
• Manages behavior through approved methods as established by teacher and IEP team .
• Performs other related tasks as required.

KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Willingness and ability to learn new skills.
• Ability to display calmness, patience , and firmness in managing problem behavior .
• Ability to accept and follow direction of teac h er as well as being a self - starter .
• Ability to show respect for all students, regarding to abilities or needs Dependability and promptness.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds .
• Must be able to participate in repetitive bending/lifting and walking longer distances .
• Must be willing to assist on field trips .
• Work regularly requires speaking or hearing , frequently requires standing , walking and sitting and occasionally requires using hands to finger, handle or feel, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling , reaching with hands and arms, lifting and repetitive motions .
• Work has standard vision requirements .
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructio n s to others accurately.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and / or t o make fine distinctions in sound.
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data. Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e . g . business office , l ight traffic).

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT

• High school diploma. Associates degree preferred .

Position Type: Part-Time
Salary: $15 Per Hour

• Associate degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Beverly Pennington , Principal
• Albemarle High School
• Email: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).