Life Skills Para-Professional

The Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio is seeking interested and qualified candidates for a full time (220 day limited employment contract) , as a Essentials of Life Skills Para-Professional (Aide) position, assigned to the Green Road facility, of the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities for the 2024 - 2025 school year.

Beyond the Essentials of Life Skills is an immersive training experience designed to enhance independent living abilities within a classroom, lab, and home environment. The intent is to focus on meeting the identified need of supporting people to learn the skills, knowledge, and experience that is necessary to transition to a more independent style of living. Throughout the duration of Beyond the Essentials of Life Skills, people will learn to consistently transfer these skills between all three environments.

Para-Professional will provide daily support to Instructor and young adults

• Work with students in lab areas

• Assist with community integration

• Maintain supplies in lab and classroom

• Assist instructor as needed

• Assist Cuyahoga DD team to modify the current curriculum to meet the needs of the program.

• Work with Cuyahoga DD therapy staff to learn and incorporate the Florio System into the classroom programming.

• Attend trainings and informational meetings with the Learn4Independence community in order provide feedback and growth for the program.

• Work collaboratively with the Cuyahoga DD leadership team to determine growth and direction of the program.

• Work with the Support Administrator and the student's team to identify goals for the program and ensure the student has support for next steps following graduation.

• Keep and maintain documentation for students that measures the progress of those goals.

• Provide insight into pre and post assessments to help Cuyahoga DD leadership staff determine eligibility and program success

Qualifications include: Willingness to be a part of a professional team creating an educational program that provides transition, work study and adult outcome skills to young adults with developmental delays in a classroom and community based program. Proven experience and/or skill set and knowledge base working with young adults with developmental disabilities.

Candidates must apply online at www.escneo.org, criminal background check and appropriate ODE licenses are required.

A competitive salary compensation package will be offered.

Interviews will be scheduled by staff from the ESCNEO office.

The Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio is a Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Employer

The Governing Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, military status, ancestry or age in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities