Student Support Services Delegated Care Aide

Category: Student Support Services/ Delegated Care Aide (Spring Season starting 04/05/23) Location: Deerfield Park High School Reports to: Special Education Department Chair Special Education Coordinator, and Athletic Director Schedules: After School (3:15 pm to 5:30 pm) daily for practice, matches, and matches on the weekends (times will vary) Starting pay: $23.00/Hour SUMMARY: Deerfield High School is currently seeking an individual who enjoys working with individual students who has sensory and processing needs. The primary role of the Delegated Care Aide is to support the student with maintaining safety in the community. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises individual student and provides support. Essential Job Functions: Provide 1:1 supervision while the student is running in the community (either on foot or bike) Attend and supervise athletic practices and home and away matches. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: High School Diploma State Paraprofessional Approval (sixty (60) or more college hours or pass Paraprofessional Test) Must be able to lift at least 50 lbs Willingness to attend mandatory training for this position Able to work with students with medical needs Able to swim CPR trained or willing to be trained. Dependability in attendance and punctuality Able to operate tactfully under stress Flexibility to change in routines PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to assist students with limited physical mobility. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, bend, write, type, speak, and listen. In addition, the employee may occasionally be required to bend, twist, reach and climb. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, peripheral, and distant vision. The ability to work in an office environment, sitting, standing, light lifting, filing, operates office machines, and computers, communicating with staff and others. Occasional lifting, otherwise non-demanding office activities. The noise level in the work environment ranges from quiet/moderate to loud. The employee is frequently required to interact with the other staff. The employee is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students. The statements in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by (an) individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities related to the position. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity and School Board Policy and procedures. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.