Child Care Attendant

Position Title:

Child Care Attendant

Payroll/Personnel Type: 10 Month

Reports to:

Principal

Shift Length: 8 Hours a Day

Union Eligibility:
Eligible

Starting Salary: $29,153.88

Perform in an instructional capacity in nexus with school professionals to link IEP goal's objective to the general education curriculum for students with disability.

• Assist students with a variety of disabilities with personal needs and reinforcement of concepts taught in class in a variety of school and community needs and environments
• Monitor student's behavior
• Report concerns to the teacher
• Create baseline data; assist in implementing behavior management plans and report observations
• Assist and train students in utilizing a variety of adaptive equipment, (wheelchairs, walkers, support bars, liberators, computer) in the school environment
• Assist students with the IEP goals/objectives on an individual or small group basis as assigned by special educators
• Monitor student interactions, intervene and instruct as needed and report or collect data as instructed
• Promote reading skills by listening to the students reading and/or reading to the students
• Assist designated students with health care concerns and personal care needs
• Report concerns to the school nurse or teachers or administrator
• Check student book bags and notebooks and assist the teacher in correcting homework or daily assignments
• Attend sign language sessions and attend computer sessions to improve skills with the students
• Ensure students have no suspicious injuries
• Document and report any concerns
• Restrain aggressive/injurious student behavior and utilize ethical restraint methods to ensure student/staff safety
• Assist and train disabled students to gain competencies in mobility, (using walkers and wheelchairs safely); self-care (feeding, toileting and hygiene, and peer interactions, [manners conflict resolution])
• Assist with the supervisor of students, throughout the school day in school and community environment
• During Map testing, assist disabled students who speak or use sign language the answers
• Assist OT/PT during sessions with students who require additional assistance
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Apply principles of logical thinking to define problem, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written or oral form
• Ability to effectively work and interact with others
• Ability to deal with problems involving standardized situations
• Ability to use or learn to use a variety of electrical and mechanical equipment

• Minimum of three to five years' experience

• High School education or a related field from an approved college or university or equivalent capabilities(required)

• Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle
• Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
• Light work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree

• Work is routinely performed in a typical interior/office environment
• Very limited or no exposure to physical risk

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.