Instructional Assistant III - Specialized Physical Health Care

OPEN/CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT

OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND DISTRICT EMPLOYEES

ELIGIBILITY LISTS WILL BE GOOD FOR SIX (6) MONTHS

WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR THIS RECRUITMENT

The examination process will be held on a continuous, as needed basis. You will be notified, as indicated on your application, regarding the exam dates, times, and locations.

All new hires will be placed at the starting salary step of this classification ($26.69). Employees are eligible for a step increase on their anniversary date each year, up to the maximum step 5 of this salary range ($30.95).

Persons in these positions work part-time (3.5 hours per day) or full-time (6 hours per day), Monday - Friday, during the school session. Under the general supervision of a certificated teacher or administrator, assists students who have acute or chronic health problems which require daily, ongoing care, or monitoring by trained personnel to meet the physical requirements of attending classes, often at a special education school;

performs a variety of instructional support duties in developing life skills and/or physical care activities; performs related duties as assigned.

• Assists teachers in assigned features of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for students with a wide range of disabilities.
• Assists in instructing,, monitoring, and record keeping of assigned students in basic academic language, personal hygiene, grooming, and self-help activities.
• Administers medications prescribed for students and maintains related logs and records.
• Administers gastroscopy tube feedings, oral feedings, tracheotomy suctioning, and catheter care as required.
• Demonstrates personal hygiene and grooming functions for students with severe physical disabilities.
• Assists in physical transferring and lifting students to and from wheelchairs.
• Utilizes approved District restraint training to assist with restraining students as appropriate.
• May be assigned to accompany students or transport to and from school as required by IEP.
• May accompany, assist, and monitor students on community-based instructional outings and field trips.

Working in a classroom or community environment with students with a wide range of disabilities, may lift or move students weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance, and may need to push wheelchairs up and down inclines.

High school diploma and at least one year of paid experience working full-time with individuals with disabilities, or current enrollment in a nursing, medical or health-related program and some experience with individuals with disabilities. Must meet the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirement.

Must possess, or obtain within the first month of employment, and maintain a valid First Aid Certificate and a Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation Certificate.

• Assisting in the instruction of medically fragile students.
• Special characteristics related to supervision and motivation of students in an instructional setting.
• Health and safety regulations related to the position.
• First Aid and CPR procedures.

• Assist in the supervision and instruction of medically fragile and/or orthopedically impaired students.
• Perform essential health care and personal hygiene tasks for students.
• Safely and skillfully perform specialized health care services as directed or required.
• Assist students with dressing, eating, and toileting.
• Recognize and effectively respond to emergency and hazardous conditions.

Applications must be completed on our website sd.us. All applications should be received by the Personnel Commission Office by 5:00 p.m. on the last day to file.

• Up to 22 paid vacation days per year
• Up to 14 paid holidays per year
• Up to 12 sick leave days per year with unlimited accumulation
• Social Security coverage
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for the employee
• Family Life Insurance for the employee
• Generous Retirement Plan (CalPERS)

Garden Grove Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying on the basis of ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, family or marital status, immigration status, military status, or association with a person or group with these characteristics.

Pupils have the right to a free public education, regardless of immigration status or religious beliefs.