CLPara​/SS​/LifeSkills - Amistad

Job Details

Starting Date: Immediately

Position #23286: Para/SS/Life Skills 1-1

Location: Amistad Elementary School

Hours: 6.5 Hours per Day, 180 Days per Year

Salary: $22.61 - $26.02 (schedule)

Earn up to $0.60 per hour extra, based on the number of college-level credits earned.

This position is based on student/program need. Hours may increase or decrease as necessary.

This position involves working with and supervising students who have special needs. The para educator will work with disabled students who have significant physical disabilities in the life skills classroom setting and during additional school settings. The role requires working as part of a team with the special education teacher, other para educators, and specialists.

Duties include carrying out educational instruction, diapering, feeding or tube feeding, lifting and positioning students, administering medication and/or catheterizing students with training, maintaining documentation to monitor student progress, and performing all duties within the scope of Kennewick School District policies and procedures. Additional job-related duties may be assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to carry out each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

All applications must be submitted to the Kennewick School District Online .org.

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have an AA degree or 72 quarter college credits or 48 semester college credits or a passing score on the ETS test.
• Must attach an unofficial transcript proving AA degree or equivalent to the application. Official transcripts of all levels of education, including high school, are required within 30 days of hire.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of the position.
• Must pass a basic skills test.
• Completion of Safe Schools Web‑Based Training within 30 days of hire and yearly thereafter.
• Must pass a background check, which includes employee‑paid fingerprinting.
• CPI training must be obtained at the next available opportunity.

• Uphold board policies and follow administrative procedures.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Attend in‑service trainings or other meetings as required, as well as any training directed by management.
• Demonstrate ability to assess and correct safety issues.
• Demonstrate ability to establish and maintain a cooperative relationship with students, parents, staff, fellow employees, and management.
• Approach assigned work in a professional manner, working toward teamwork, pride in service delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Possess sufficient command of the English language to communicate verbally and in writing with students, parents, district staff, and other concerned people regarding all aspects of job‑related activities.
• Use basic computer programs to maintain records, enter timecard information, and read and respond to email.
• Be first‑aid certified or be willing to acquire first‑aid training as soon as possible.

• Ability and willingness to safely supervise students during transition periods.
• Training and experience in working with students in a life‑skills classroom.
• Recognize, manage, and implement behavior intervention strategies when appropriate.
• Maintain documentation of ongoing student behavioral data and report back to the IEP team.
• Run quickly after students with elopement issues and visually track individual student movement.
• Feed and diaper children who are motoric and require assistance in the bathroom setting.
• Carry out prescribed instructional and behavioral management programs.
• Model appropriate behaviors and provide consistent behavior intervention procedures.
• Physically lift students up to 50 lbs. alone or up to 100 lbs. with assistance.
• Skill with Microsoft Office software.
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