Medically Fragile SEA - O'Keeffe - 0.5 FTE - 26-27 SY

Starting Compensation: $25.47 hourly wage (26-27 Salary Schedule). Employment Type: Non-Exempt.

About the Role

Medically-fragile Special Education Assistants provide assistance to students with a variety of complex health conditions that impact engagement, participation, and performance across all learning environments in inclusive school and community settings.

• Wheelchair mobility and maneuvering, positioning, transferring and/or lifting with or without mechanical assistance
• Feeding with or without adaptive assistance
• Delegated medical procedures and medication administration
• Bathrooming, diapering, and documentation of daily procedure or treatment records
• Assisting with the instructional program using adapted materials for students aged 3-21

Responsibilities

• Work with a wide range of students with health, physical, emotional, intellectual, and/or behavioral disabilities
• Support needs including g-tube or oral feedings, diapering, bathroom assistance, mobility training, adaptive equipment use, positioning, wheelchair/ambulation assistance, and prescribed medical procedures
• Provide instructional support under teacher direction in specialized and inclusive learning environments and community-based sites
• Assist students individually and in small groups with specialized programming
• Monitor and support student behavior consistent with strategies outlined in the behavioral education plan (BEP)
• Support social skills development and apply restorative practices for conflict resolution
• Provide physical assistance in transporting students between classrooms and other learning environments
• Assist with loading and unloading students from vehicles and accompany students on school-related outings
• Support students’ adaptive/self-care needs throughout the day
• Maintain health records, follow health plans and protocols, including daily charting and data collection (e.g., seizure activity)
• Perform other duties as assigned when students are not in attendance (e.g., supervise lunchrooms, recess, playground, and hallways)

Requirements

• Desire to work with students who have complex health needs
• Experience working with children
• AHA BLS CPR/AED for HCP Certification (required within 3 months of hire and maintained annually)
• Experience working cross-culturally and/or commitment to improving cultural competence
• High school diploma and completion of MMSD Medically Fragile SEA Training
• One of the following:
  • Associate’s Degree
  • 48 academic credits beyond high school
  • Pass an onsite assessment in lieu of college credits
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Special Education Program Aide License (1015) (must obtain within a timeframe determined by the District)

Skills

• Strong communication skills to relay changing health status of students
• Ability to implement prescribed health plans and recommendations from occupational/physical therapists
• Consistent adherence to hygiene practices as outlined in MMSD Health Policies and student care plans
• Ability to monitor and respond to student behavior per the behavior education plan (BEP)
• Maintain student confidentiality
• Effective communication with non-verbal, unintelligible, or culturally-diverse students, staff, and community partners
• Ability to push and control a manual (non-motorized) wheelchair
• Physical ability to walk, lift (up to 50 lbs.), climb stairs, bend, reach, extend, and kneel
• Commitment to MMSD’s equity vision, anti-racism, and cultural responsiveness

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally
• Capability to walk, sit, stoop, or reach as required by job duties
• Manual dexterity for operating office equipment and performing general tasks
• Ability to remain stationary for extended periods
• Work in varied indoor and outdoor environments, including inclement weather, non-air-conditioned spaces, and areas with fluctuating temperatures

Working Conditions

• Travel to different locations within the district and off-site meetings
• Potential evening, night, and weekend work
• Hybrid work flexibility may be available for certain positions (discussed during the interview process)
• School-based positions require in-person attendance unless directed otherwise by the building principal

Desired Qualifications

• Fluency in Spanish and English