Published January 11, 2022
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Student Employment Job Board Posting: West Valley Early College High School - Specialized Health Paraprofessional 1:1

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Field/Industry Education & Tutoring

Business Name West Valley Early College High School

Contact Name Brandy Parrish-Wallin

Address 3805 Happy Valley Rd Cottonwood, CA 96022

Phone Number (530) 378-0568

Email Address bparrishwallin@auhsd.net

Website www.Edjoin.org/AndersonUHSD

Job Position/Title Specialized Health Paraprofessional 1:1

Rate of Pay $16.88 - $18.27/hr

Days / Hours 6.75 hrs/day

Job Description

DEFINITION:

Specialized Health Paraprofessionals perform various tasks in assisting with the physical and educational needs of the students. Specialized Health Paraprofessionals may be asked to work in severely handicapped classrooms with individual students.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

The following tasks are essential for this position. Incumbents in this classification may not perform all of these tasks, or may perform similar related tasks not listed here.

  • Perform specialized physical health care services for students including suctioning, blood sugar testing, medication administration, drip and tube feeding administration, changing diapers and other specialized services; operate specialized medical equipment and instruments in the assessment and treatment of individuals.
  • Respond to emergencies, evaluate condition of students, and provide health instruction and care as needed.
  • Provides basic instructional assistance to the student in the classroom or on field trips
  • Works with the students individually or in small groups, tutoring, and reinforcing lesson plans
  • Assists the teacher in maintaining an attractive and stimulating classroom and in responding to the personal needs of the children
  • Assists teachers with duties related to special education, including calling parents regarding meetings, obtaining information from the students’ confidential files, making copies of transcripts, making copies of schedules and finding out about their attendance
  • Instills personal hygiene, good grooming and manners
  • Performs other related duties as required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL & ABILITY TO:

  • Knowledge of the special education program
  • Take direction from the School Nurse regarding health care procedures
  • Take direction from the Director of Special Education
  • Ability to operate modern office equipment, personal computers and related software
  • Ability to work effectively with students
  • Ability to work cooperatively with teachers
  • Ability to perform simple clerical work

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Neat personal appearance
  • Ability to work effectively with the public, students, teachers, administrators (both site and district) and other school personnel

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:

A minimum of 48 units toward an AA degree, currently possess an AA degree, or pass the Paraprofessional test administered by Shasta County Office of Education. Current CPR and First Aid certification. Additional training provided by School Nurse or other medically licensed professional.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS:

  • Requires vision (which may be corrected) to read small print
  • Requires the mobility to stand, stoop, reach, and bend
  • Requires mobility of arms to reach and dexterity of hands to grasp and manipulate small objects
  • Requires the ability to stand for long periods
  • Requires the ability to walk long distances
  • Performs lifting, pushing, and/or pulling which does not exceed 50 pounds
  • Is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions
  • Attends to all of student’s personal needs

Requirements

POSITION

Site: West Valley Early College High School

Hours: 6.75 hrs. / Day

Year Length: 10 months/year

Application Deadline: January 31, 2022

SALARY

Starting Range: $16.88 - $18.27/hr. based on relevant experience. Candidate will be placed on Step 1 – 5 on the salary schedule. Each step is equivalent to three years of appropriate experience and education.

BENEFITS

Employee will receive a CAP of up to $907.09/month to be applied towards Anthem Blue Cross (medical), Delta Dental (dental) or VSP (vision) plan choices through District-managed CVT account.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Current AUHSD Employees may submit a letter of interest. All other interested applicants may apply on-line at www.Edjoin.org/AndersonUHSD.

Please direct application materials to Brian Parker, Director of Human Resources. Questions regarding the application process may be directed to Brandy at bparrishwallin@auhsd.net or (530) 378-0568

Apply By

  • Online Application