Paraprofessional

Requisition #:166121

Location:Quakertown, PA 18951

Category:Personal Care Assistant

Salary:$17.00 - $22.00 per hour

Position Details

Responsible for assisting the student with assigned tasks of direct care and daily living activities that improve quality of life by allowing our patients to remain in a school setting while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.*6 months-1 year of ABA/ASD/Special ed experience required

Overview

Responsible for assisting the student with assigned tasks of direct care and daily living activities that improve quality of life by allowing our patients to remain in a school setting while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Essential Job Functions

Assists the teacher in maintaining student control, orderly behavior in the classroom, helps motivate the assigned student(s); cues appropriate behaviors, and refocuses the student(s) when necessary.

Assists the assigned student(s) with instructional activities planned and developed by the teacher

Assists the assigned student(s) with review of teacher assignments; repeats/simplifies teacher presented instructions; helps student(s) in seatwork activities; redirection and prompting to task, and reviews material originally presented to students by the teacher.

Assists the teacher in housekeeping tasks in the classroom.

Tends to the personal needs of the assigned student(s), including but not limited to toileting and other hygiene needs, physical needs such as wheelchair/walker transfers, feeding schedules, monitoring medical conditions and behavior management.

Ensures that certain specially designed instruction of the assigned student(s)' Individual Education Plan (IEP) are implemented. These may include but are not limited to; student hygiene, referrals to the School Nurse, behavior support plans, home-school communication, supervision during transition time, assignment book/book-bag checks.

Data collection as assigned by the teacher or administrator, including but not limited to behavior charts, daily logs, progress monitoring, program charting, or daily summary notes.

At the direction of the classroom teacher, communicates with the student(s)' family, classroom teacher(s), and administration observing confidentiality of student related issues.

Accompanies the assigned student(s) upon arrival, at lunch, dismissal, on field trips and to activities outside of the classroom as indicated in the assigned student's IEP or when necessary.

Assists related services therapists/teachers as needed throughout therapy sessions.

Other duties as assigned by the classroom teacher or building administrator.

Help patient maintain good personal hygiene, such as:Assistance with bathing, toileting, grooming, shaving, skin and nail care, oral hygiene, dressing and eating

Thorough completion and coordination of all required documentation, such as:Maintaining and completing the necessary patient/family and Company documentation records upon conclusion of each visit

Observe and report significant changes in patient's condition to Supervisor

Requirements

High school graduate, GED or equivalent of education and training

Registration or Certification as required by state law and regulation

Current CPR certification

Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with aide care and policies and procedures

Basic computer skills required

• 6 months-1 year of ABA/ASD/Special ed experience required

Additional state specific requirements:

Associate or Bachelor Degree

At least 48 college/university credits

A high school diploma or equivalency and successfully pass a local assessment. ( a Credential of Competency for Special Education Paraeducators from the Pennsylvania Department of Education meets this requirement for those individuals who do not have at least 48 college/university credits or an Associate or Bachelor Degree).

Preferences

Pediatric and adult experience as appropriate for the patient.

Other Skills/Abilities

Must be able to adhere to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times

Strong commitment to clinical excellence

Attention to detail

Time Management

• 6 months-1 year of ABA/ASD/Special ed experience required

Good communication skills

Physical Requirements

Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English

Must be able to travel; company does not provide vehicles or transportation

Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling, up to 25 pounds

Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds

Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting

Must be able to sit and climb stairs

Must have visual and hearing acuity

Must have strong sense of smell and touch

Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance

Must have sufficient strength and manual dexterity to safely operate equipment, including grasping and manipulating small objects.

Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport. This may require physical strength, agility, and ability to function under stressful circumstances to evacuate a patient, to provide physical support to the suddenly weak or disabled patient, or to perform one-man CPR for a prolonged period.

Must be able to wear other personal protective equipment as needed.

Environment

Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions

Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.