Special Education - Public Health Attendant

Qualifications

Education, training, and experience equivalent to completion of the seventh grade; ORGraduation from a Fairfax County Public Schools special education program with a diploma or certificate of completion; OREquivalent program which provided training in the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Ability to communicate effectively , both orally and in writing. Ability to provide appropriate care to students with disabilities.Ability to maintain confidentiality.Ability to work effectively with students and staff.

Duties/Essential Functions

• Affords assistance with the care of and monitoring of designated categories of special education students.
• Affords assistance with the daily living skills of students, including toileting, feeding, dressing, and other hygiene needs as required.
• Affords assistance in keeping classrooms neat and orderly and supervising student activities.
• Affords assistance with the supervision of students in halls, entering or exiting buses, on school grounds, in a cafeteria, and other areas.
• Affords support for teachers and assistants with basic classroom support for students.
• Affords assistance in the lifting of students; moves or lifts wheelchairs and other equipment; assists students with physical movement.
• Affords support to students using assistive technologies.
• Performs related duties as required or assigned.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements

This job operates in a school environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. Sufficient strength, dexterity, and mobility to lift, or assist with lifting students, to push and/or position wheelchairs, and to physically restrain students. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to regularly stand, sit, walk, bend, and/or kneel. This job requires lifting up to 35 lbs., and occasional lifting/moving up to 70 lbs. and/or use of a Hoyer lift. This role routinely uses standard classroom equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and assistive technology.

Pay

Salary Grade [Salary Information] Classroom Instructional Support Scale-FEU-OP Salary Range $27,990 - $50,379

Contract Length

186-Day Contract

Percent Full-Time

Full Time

Pay Frequency

Monthly