Support Staff

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Full Time Manual Labor Victory Autism Academy, Goodyear, AZ, US

Salary Range: $16.00 to $20.00 hourly

Position Title: Support Staff
- Goodyear Elementary location

Supervisor: Principal or Designee

Term of Employment:10 months

Group:1

Job Summary:Provides a variety of instructional assistance and support services associated with specialized educational programs and student needs.

Essential Responsibilities

Generally include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Prepares instructional and art activity materials and copies.
• Prepares and distributes learning packets according to teacher direction.
• Assists students to use educational tools.
• Assists in teaching eating, food preparation, and cleaning skills.
• Disinfects eating and food preparation areas.
• Takes out the trash.
• Assists in teaching daily living skills such as eating, spending money, time management, rules of behavior, and personal hygiene such as brushing teeth and combing hair.
• Monitors and assists students to complete tasks, stay focused, and not disturb others.
• Escorts students around campus.
• Leads individual and small group activities with students under teacher direction.
• Provides support in monitoring, intervening, and redirecting student behaviors.
• Acts to prevent and deescalate student behavior.
• Models, directs, and supervises student behavior in social situations in the classroom, cafeteria, playground environment, and on community outings.
• Utilizes and assists students with utilization of augmentative communications (devices, communication boards, etc.).
• Assists in implementing individual student programs for behavior, sensory, or academics, including but not limited to behavior support plans and sensory integration strategies.
• Assists in data collection related to behavior and IEP goals.
• Assists in preparation, sending, and receipt of student grade checks.
• As directed, assists with toileting, diapering, cleaning bodily fluids; cleans and disinfects toileting/changing areas, launders classroom towels and sheets.
• Maintains documentation and records for student files.
• Assists in transporting students to and from school.
• Assists with morning arrival and afternoon dismissal.
• Supports during PE, art, music, recess, and animal therapy.
• Completes CPI paperwork and Incident reports as needed.
• Assists in transporting students to and from school.
• Abides by the VAA Employee Handbook.
• Abides by the VAA Support Staff Handbook.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and

Skills:

• Knowledge of applicable Victory Autism Academy policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the unique needs and characteristics of children with Autism.
• Knowledge of principles of behavior management.
• Knowledge of principles of record, file, and database management.
• Knowledge of principles of basic non-typical child development stages and non-typical developmental delays.
• Demonstrates flexibility, common sense, and good judgment.
• Skill in following oral and written directions.
• Skill in identifying, preventing, and de-escalating negative behaviors.
• Skill in instructing and assisting students in self-help living skills.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relations with co-workers, vendors, students, parents, the general public, and others having business with VAA.
• Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma

Other Requirements:

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint and background clearance check.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an Arizona driver’s license.
• Must be able to complete training in CPR, First Aid, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI), and specialized training for students with disabilities.
• Must be able to attend training and utilize approved therapeutic CPI holds; must be able to run after students who are at risk of fleeing from a safe location.
• May be required to demonstrate fluency in English; written and oral communications.
• May be required to lift and carry heavy, bulky supplies, and materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• May be required to lift students weighing up to 60 pounds.
• May be required to work outside normal working hours.
• May be required to travel to perform work functions.