Paraeducator - Health Services Assistant

Position Summary

This position requires the Paraeducator to help assist in the school health room. This position is under the direction of the Certificated School Nurse and building principal.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Help administer first aid to ill and injured students.
• Dispense student medications as directed.
• Assist with health screening programs, which include helping to prepare and organize screening days.
• Determine if notification of parent/guardian, 911 or principal is needed before further treatment or release of student to class or home.
• Maintain health room log documenting all health room activities.
• Maintain other health room documentation such as health folders, medication log, screening results, accident reports and immunization records.
• Practice effective safety and security within individual work routines.
• May perform acts of medical treatment such as tube feeding, catherization, parent designated adult (PDA) training for diabetics or seizures under the appropriate supervision and/or training of the school nurse.
• Perform instructional clerical tasks.
• Work collaboratively with District staff and promote teamwork with co-workers.
• Assist substitute teacher with helpful information pertinent to the classroom.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• And one of the following:
  • AA degree, OR
  • High school diploma (or equivalent) and 48 college-level semester credits or 72 college-level quarter credits, OR
  • High school diploma (or equivalent) and pass the state approved paraeducator assessment test
• Willing to be a Parent Designated Adult (PDA) for a diabetic or seizure scholar, if needed
• Proficient in basic spelling, math and grammar skills
• Experienced and/or training in reading instruction, remediation, and assessment

Additional Requirements

• Pass a criminal background check
• Complete the district's paraeducator core competency requirements
• Possess and maintain a current district-approved CPR/First Aid card at time of employment. District approved courses include hands-on and written exam
• Work scheduled hours on a consistent basis

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of IEP's (Individual Education Plan)
• English grammar and spelling
• Basic math
• Positive behavior interventions
• Right Response and de-escalation techniques
• School Board Policies
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of modern technology and willingness and ability to increase knowledge to proficiency
• Work independently and work collaboratively with others fostering a team approach whenever appropriate
• Maintain a good work attendance record, be punctual, and follow District procedures for reporting all absences
• Demonstrate enthusiasm, flexibility and a commitment to students
• Practice effective safety and security within individual work routines
• Develop and maintain positive relations with staff and service providers
• Follow written and verbal directions with minimal supervision
• Speak, read and follow written communications in English
• Perform basic spelling, math and grammar skills
• Demonstrate the desire, skill and patience to work with students with special emotional, academic and social needs, which may include violent behavior
• Demonstrate a caring attitude and establish an environment that encourages appropriate behavior and successful learning
• Exercise judgment as to when to act independently and when to refer to higher authority
• Practice ethical and professional standards of conduct including the requirements of confidentiality
• Communicate effectively with staff, students, parents/guardians, and the public in a multicultural and multiracial community
• Interact positively with students, parents and staff in a professional manner and demonstrate a commitment for students and their success
• Continue professional growth
• Perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations

Cultural Competence and Equity

• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the District
• Ability to understand and hold self and others accountable for promoting the Federal Way Public Schools' commitment to "Each Scholar: A Voice. A Dream. A Bright Future."
• Ability to recognize that each person is a unique individual even as we celebrate their group cultural heritage

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Constantly sit, stand and walk, bend neck and back, use hands for repetitive grasping and pushing/pulling
• Frequently required to squat, kneel, and use hands for fine manipulation
• Occasionally required to climb stairs/ladder, lift and reach overhead, crawl, and lift/carry
• Constantly lift/carry up to 10 lbs
• Frequently lift/carry up to 25 lbs
• Occasionally lift/carry a maximum of 50 lbs (any lifting over 50 lbs should be done with two people or a mechanical device)
• Occasionally required to push/pull a maximum force of 200 lbs

Work Conditions

• Regularly works in indoor and outdoor conditions
• Intermittently works near a video display
• Noise level is usually moderate
• Occasionally exposed to angry, frustrated, or aggressive individuals, typically in a school classroom environment
• Potential exposure to infectious diseases

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