Substitute LPN​/Aides

DEADLINE DATE FOR APPLICATION:
Monday, August 31, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:  School Year

SALARY:
Per Ohio County Schools Salary Schedule

Equal employment opportunity will be granted to all persons, regardless of race, religion, color, sex or national origin, and no discrimination based upon such factors will be made in salary, promotion, demotion, transfer, or termination of any employee.
-It is a policy of the Ohio County Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of sex in employment as required by Title IX of the 1972 education amendments.
-It is a policy of Ohio County to provide equal opportunity for the disabled per federal regulation 504.

TITLE:

LPN/Aide

REPORTS TO:

School Principal, His/Her Designee or Other
Assigned Immediate Supervisor

JOB GOAL:
To provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning
class environment in which students can take full
advantage of the instructional program and
available resource materials; to contribute to the
efficient operation of a school office so that it can
play its effective part in the education process;
and, to assist in providing safe transportation so
that students may enjoy the fullest possible
advantages from Ohio County Schools curricular
and extra-curricular programs.

• Complete an LPN program that is state board approved and pass the LPN licensing examination and be licensed by the State of WV as a LPN.
• Pediatric experience required.
• Experience administering glucagons, monitoring blood glucose and treating hypoglycemia.
• WV State Medication Training Certificate required.
• Current CPR training required.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Be able to handle and care for wheelchairs, braces, crutches, etc.,
• Be able to type.
• Be able to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Be able to prepare reports and perform required bookkeeping procedures.
• Possess computer skills to include competency in work processing, date management and spread sheets.
• Pass the approved West Virginia Service Personnel Tests for School Aide. (Currently classified aides do not have to take the tests.)
• Experience and training with toileting, catheterization, aspiration techniques and other special needs as needed.
• Any combination of training and experience which would lead to successful employment as an Aide in any one or all of the following areas:
  Teacher Aide, Clerical Aide, Special Education Aide, and/or Bus Aide.
• This job is classified as requiring a medium-heavy work capacity.

• Perform or assist children to perform those functions which they are incapable of doing i.e., feeding, toileting, lifting, dressing. Assist those children who need help at the school entrance in the morning/evening and take them into the classroom/entrance/bus and help those students prepare for school.
• Perform care procedures for impaired students. These may include suctioning, nasogastric tube feeding, catheterization, dietetic testing and blood glucose monitoring.
• Be able to administer medication to students while in their custody, only when the following conditions are met.
• Written directions from the attending physician that includes the requirement specifying frequency and methods of administration, and a description of anticipated reactions of the student to the medication.
• Written parental consent.
• The medication is taken from properly labeled medicine containers to insure positive identification of the student and medication to be given.
• The medication is locked in a safe place.
• Implement the specialized health care plan as directed by the school nurse.
• Maintain a student log of activities as identified in the specialized health care plan.
• Implement established rules, instructions, preventative discipline and other environmental stimuli to bring about significant changes in student functioning.
• Prepare student attendance reports.
• Provide and collect workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction.
• Collect and record collection of money.
• Read to students and participate in other forms of oral communications with students.
• Administer, score, and record such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Help student's master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Operate and care for classroom and office equipment including computers.
• Assist with lunch, snack and clean up routines.
• Assist with toileting and wash-up routines of both male and female students, which may include catheterization, associated lifting, aspiration techniques, and other special needs as required.
• Assist with dressing and undressing of both male and female students.
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students.
• Type a variety of materials such as letters, student records, reports and memos.
• Demonstrate the ability to remain and respond calmly and objectively to a…