About the role
Description
JOB SUMMARY
A Paraeducator serves typically developing children and children with developmental disabilities in a pre-school setting aged 2 years (24 months) to 5 years. The person in this role aids in the classroom with duties that include feeding, diapering, toileting, participating in activities/games and housekeeping duties. This is a part-time position.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (RESPONSIBILITIES)
- Assists the Teacher in providing a warm and nurturing environment in which the children can grow.
- Assesses the child's day to day strengths and needs through observation and maintains records as required.
- Provides input to classroom planning, both long term and short term.
- Maintains open communication with Teacher, parents, and other staff members.
- Complies with Agency and departmental safety policies and procedures.
- Performs other tasks as assigned.
- Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds in person.
- Ability to determine and identify items and children in the periphery, near, and far visual fields.
- QUALIFICATIONS: High School Diploma or equivalent.
- 1 year working with special needs children or children aged 2 to 5 years preferred.
- Valid CPR and First Aid certification required.
- Maintain a minimum of 16 Kansas Department Health and Environment (KDHE) approved training hours annually by attending staff trainings.
- SKILLS: Ability to read and write the English language.
- Ability to perform work tasks within the physical demand requirements as outlined below.
- FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt
- STATUS: Monday through Friday, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
- WORK PACE: Self-paced, requiring the ability to think and act quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced, demanding work environment.
- WORK ENVIRONMENT: This position operates in a classroom setting both indoors and outdoors.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Sitting: 1 - 2 hours in an 8-hour work shift. Alternates to standing on a frequent basis.
- Standing: 4 - 6 hours in an 8-hour work shift. Alternates to sitting on a frequent basis
- Walking: 1/2 - 1 hour in an 8-hour work shift.
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- FREQUENCY: Never = 0% Rarely = 1 - 10% Occasionally = 11 - 33% Frequently = 34 - 66% Continuously = 67 + %
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- LIFTING: WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS
- 1 - 10 lbs. Continuously Toys, chairs, files, etc.
- 11 - 20 lbs. Continuously Equipment, children, supplies
- 21 - 50 lbs. Frequently Equipment, children, supplies
- CARRYING: WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS
- 1 - 10 lbs. Continuously Toys, chairs, files, etc.
- 11 - 20 lbs. Continuously Equipment, children, supplies
- 21 - 50 lbs. Frequently Equipment, children, supplies
- Pushing: Continuously- Required to push children in wheelchairs on a continuous basis.
- Bending: Continuously
- Squatting: Continuously
- Kneeling: Continuously
- Crawling: Continuously
- Climbing: Rarely - stairs (Frequently for multi-level facilities)
- Grasping: Continuously
- Reaching: Continuously
- Fine Manipulation: Continuously