Full-time Health Care Assistant: Multiple Disabilities Support

Status: Full-time

Schedule

• 7.50 Hours/Day (7:35 am-3:05 pm), Monday-Friday
• 185 Days/Year

Pay

Minimum Hourly Salary: $28.05

Purpose Of Position

Health Care Assistants (HCA) are responsible for meeting the medical needs of students enrolled in IU-operated special education and alternative education classes/programs and providing reinforcement of academic skills to ensure a safe and productive classroom environment.

Requirements

• Education: High School diploma
• Certification: Licensed LPN, current CPR, AED, and 1st Aid

Qualifications

• Willingness to work as part of an educational team and to become familiar with the unique student needs and rights and regulations governing special education placement
• Willingness to provide a safe environment for the students we serve and the ability to adapt to unexpected, changing situations
• Proficient computer skills
• Ability to learn and utilize new programs, applications, and electronic devices

Essential Physical Requirements

• The strength and ability to assist in lifting and supporting students of ages ranging from pre-school to twenty-one and their assistive appliances
• Considerable bending, stooping, twisting, kneeling, and squatting must be tolerated
• Ability to assist in physical interventions (such as physical restraints) when necessary
• Ability to maneuver students/adults into a safe position for administering First Aid or CPR