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About the Role

Provides specialized, intensive, and individualized support to students with Significant Support Needs (SSN), including those with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities and possible physical, health, or medical impairments. Supports functional, academic, and life skills instruction, assists with personal care and medical needs, and promotes student safety, engagement, and independence within a structured and supportive learning environment.

Responsibilities

Assist with student positioning, transferring, and mobility using specialized equipment.
Monitor and provide delegated health care procedures, including seizure monitoring, administration of emergency medication, or basic first aid.
Maintain a safe and clean learning environment.
Supervise students during transitions, outdoor activities, and mealtimes.
Support the implementation of Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals.
Provide support to students with Significant Support Needs (SSN) across settings.
Support students with daily living and functional skills, including dressing, feeding, toileting/diapering, and personal hygiene.
Aid students in using various communication methods, including sign language, picture exchange systems (PECS), and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices.

Requirements

Experience working with children or young adults with significant cognitive or physical disabilities, or complex medical needs is preferred.
Occasional lifting of forty (40) to seventy (70) pounds.
Frequent bending, standing, sitting, and walking.
Occasional reaching, kneeling, bending, squatting, and standing.
Ability to run short distances.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions for implementing IEPs, health plans, and behavior protocols with high fidelity.
Strong commitment to student dignity, safety, and promoting the maximum level of independence for all students.
Willingness and ability to assist students with personal care, toileting, and mobility, including lifting and transferring.

Skills

Specialized, intensive, and individualized support for students with Significant Support Needs (SSN)
Support for functional, academic, and life skills instruction
Assistance with personal care and medical needs
Promoting student safety, engagement, and independence
Community relations development
Use of specialized equipment for transfers and mobility
Delegated health care procedures
Seizure monitoring
Administration of emergency medication
Basic first aid
Implementation of Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals
Behavior management strategies
Assistance with daily living and functional skills
Communication methods including sign language, PECS, and AAC devices

Location

Legend High School

Work Type

Regular
Full-time

Experience Level

Preferred experience working with children or young adults with significant cognitive or physical disabilities, or complex medical needs.

Education Level

High School or Equivalent (Required)

Salary/Compensations

$19.84 USD - $30.55 USD Hourly

Benefits

Health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA)
District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options
Paid sick and personal time

About the Company

Under the direction and guidance of a licensed special education teacher and staff, provides specialized, intensive, and individualized support to students with Significant Support Needs (SSN), including those with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities and possible physical, health, or medical impairments.
Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele.