Title: Educational Aide

Reports To: ED Director

General Description: The paraprofessional's major role is to assist the teacher in the delivery of effective educational experiences to children.

Qualifications:

1. Demonstrates a sincere desire to aid all students.
2. Shall meet appropriate certification/licensing requirements as governed by Ohio law for paraprofessionals.
3. Shall meet requirements of law and be governed by Ohio Law.
4. Good health, moral character, attendance and work experience.
5. Physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform this essential job functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, kneel, crouch, or crawl; lift up to 50lbs.  Specific vision abilities required of this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
6. Valid driver's license.
7. Shall meet requirements for employment governed by federal and sate laws i.e., BCII check (FBI check, if individual has not lived in Ohio for more than 5 years), TB test, Physician exam and statement, if required.
8. Expectations include ability to read, analyze, and interpret; to write reports, correspondence; and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations, clients, customers and the general public.
9. Expectations also include ability to define problems, collect data, establish fact, and draw valid conclusions.
10. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule formats.

Essential Functions:

1. Assists in supervision of students within and outside the center, to and from the classroom and/or on field trips (i.e. getting on and off school busses, within school buildings, on playground, and other areas as needed).
2. Assist in the preparation, delivery and clean-up of meals, drinks and snacks.
3. Responsible for the maintenance of cleaners and disinfectant supplies and materials.
4.  Clean, perform minor repair and disinfect classroom surfaces, educational materials, equipment and supplies.
5. Assist in toilet training and with the toileting needs of students (i.e. toileting, diapering, handwashing, toilet training).
6. Assist in providing education experiences/activities as directed by the teacher.
7. Assist in implementation of social-behavior programs.
8. Assist in management of the classroom.
9. Perform a variety of clerical duties as requested by the teacher.
10. Compiles and maintains inventory records.
11. Responds to students in a kind, fair, and interested manner.
12. Administers daily health scan of each student and first aide services as needed to students.
13. Aids students with getting in and out of wearing apparel and footwear.
14. Maintains confidentiality of student, parent and/or staff information.

Submit resumes to scasto@laca.org and/or tparkison@laca.org.