Morgans Healthcare is a New York-based staffing agency that specializes in placing healthcare professionals into temporary travel and local contracts across the United States.
Contract:
- 1 whole school year + Summer School (open for extension)
- Kent School District
- 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
ASSIGNMENT:
The Adaptive Support Center classrooms to provide specially designed instruction emphasizing pre-academics, communication, social, motor, and daily living skills for students with low moderate to severe/profound developmental delays who require more intensive focus on basic skills than is available within the Support Center program. Paraeducators assist the teacher(s) in various special education programs. The paraeducator’s duties include small group instruction, one-on-one instruction, preparing materials for a lesson, correcting papers, teaming, collaboration between regular and special education staff and assisting students with individual learning and health needs.
Minimum Requirements
· Associates degree (AA) or 90 college level (Clvl) quarter-hour credits. Completion of the ETS ParaPro Assessment test will be accepted in lieu of college credits.
· Ability and willingness to provide medical or health services such as catheterization, diapering, toileting, feeding, tube feeding and assisting students with other activities involving self-care, which may be required.
· Ability to lift and transfer students in and out of wheelchairs, if needed.
· Physically strong enough to assist with restraint, lifting, and transferring students to a safe place.
· Ability to exercise sound, independent judgment, including handling of confidential matters.
· Ability to be dependable, including good habits in attendance and punctuality.
· Experience working with students with special needs/high needs at the school level.
· Experience working with high needs students. Must not be afraid of students with behavior disorders.
· Must not be insulted by students swearing and using inappropriate language.
· Demonstrated ability to work with students who are in an at-risk situation.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
Experience:
- Paraeducator: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person