IEP THERAPEUTIC & NON-THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL AIDE

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ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/ DUTIES

• Requires special lifting or handling of physically disabled students for transportation, toileting and/or feeding assistance

• Follow behavior management plan provided

• Assist with classroom management such as organizing instructional and other materials

• Provide assistance with students in a computer laboratory

• Provide instructional services to students under the direct supervision of the teacher

• Requires duties to be performed on school premises, field trip sites, during transportation, or any other off-site activity in which the student participates

• Assignments may include more than one student within a classroom depending on the specific Individual Education Plan (IEP) services for each child

• Responsible for own transportation to the student’s school OR bus company/ student’s home /other pre-negotiated area if accompaniment is required during transportation. Attendance is required whenever the student is present in school.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Minimum high school diploma or GED

• Prior experience working for the Baltimore City or other Public Schools preferred

• Non-therapeutic aides must have completed 20 hrs of training provided by TheraCare or TheraCare’s designated subcontractor, to include:

• Behavior management strategies

• Review of classroom procedures

• Therapeutic Aides must have completed or be willing to complete 40 hours of training that includes

• Behavior management strategies

• Methods of preventing or decreasing maladaptive behaviors

• Must have a certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)

• Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand Standard English and carry

out directions and instructions by the student’s teacher and/or principal. Bi-lingual aides may be requested.

• Must demonstrate emotional and mental maturity as well as display an interest and a sympathetic attitude toward working with children.
• Must be able to provide satisfactory work references and two satisfactory personal references. A satisfactory job related experience can be substituted for work references.
• Must pass a Criminal Background Check by Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS)
• Must not have either been discharged by BCPS due to unsatisfactory performance; or must not be contractual employees whose dismissal was previously requested by BCPS

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Hand dexterity ability (ability to operate mobile device, telephone, computer);
• ability to lift up to 60 pounds;
• ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time;
• some walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling; reaching, handling, pushing, and pulling;
• ability to travel to various locations on a near daily basis