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Form of workJob Posting #: 14970
DATE POSTED: January 4, 2024
DEADLINE DATE FOR APPLICATION: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Sign SupportSpecialist/Countywide Supervisory Aide/Paraprofessional - Anticipated
- Elm Grove Elementary School
- 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 2023-2024 School Year
SALARY: Per Ohio County Schools Salary Schedule Based Upon Education Level
BENEFITS:
Optical Insurance Social Security
Dental Insurance Worker's Compensation
Medical Insurance Retirement
Life Insurance Unemployment Compensation
Liability Insurance Tax Shelter Annuity Program
Paid Sick Leave Sick Leave Bank
Paid Personal Leave Outside School Environment Days with pay 6
INTERESTED APPLICANTS MUST:
Apply online at https://www.applitrack.com/wvde/onlineapp/
Applicants not completing the application online will not be considered for the position. If you have any questions on the application process please contact Human Resources at 304-243-0321.
-Equal employment opportunity will be granted to all persons, regardless of race, religion, color, sex or national origin, and no discrimination based upon such factors will be made in salary, promotion, demotion, transfer, or termination of any employee.
-It is a policy of the Ohio County Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of sex in employment as required by title ix of the 1972 education amendments.
-It is a policy of Ohio County to provide equal opportunity for the disabled per federal regulation 504.
TITLE: Sign Support Specialist / Aide
REPORTS TO: School Principal, His/Her Designee or Other
Assigned Immediate Supervisor
JOB GOAL: To provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning
class environment in which students can take full
advantage of the instructional program and
available resource materials; To contribute to the
efficient operation of a school office so that it can
play its effective part in the education process;
and, To assist in providing safe transportation so
that students may enjoy the fullest possible
advantages from Ohio County Schools curricular
and extra-curricular programs; To supplement communication
through sign language support and reinforcement of academic concepts and lessons
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Familiar with sign language (not required to be fluent)
- Able to communicate basic/general thoughts through sign language
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Passing score on the West Virginia aide classification competency test.
- Completion of a successful background check.
- Basic word processing skills preferred.
- Be able to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
- Be able to prepare reports and perform required bookkeeping procedures.
- Possess computer skills to include competency in work processing, data management and spread sheets.
- Experience and training with toileting, catheterization, aspiration techniques and other special needs as needed.
- Any combination of training and experience which would lead to successful employment as an Aide in any one or all of the following areas: Teacher Aide, Clerical Aide, Special Education Aide, and/or Bus Aide.
- This job is classified as requiring a medium-heavy work capacity.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:
- Supplements communication through sign language support and reinforcement of academic concepts and lessons
- Participate in professional development to increase sign language knowledge and skills
- Adhere to all federal, state, and district laws and policies.
- Prepare student attendance reports.
- Provide and collect workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction.
- Collect and record collection of money.
- Read to students and participate in other forms of oral communications with students.
- Administer, score, and record such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
- Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
- Help student's master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
- Operate and care for classroom and office equipment including computers.
- Assist with lunch, snack and clean up routines.
- Assist with toileting and wash-up routines of both males and female students, which may include catheterization, associated lifting, aspiration techniques, and other special needs as required.
- Assist with dressing and undressing of both male and female students.
- Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students.
- Type a variety of materials such as letters, student records, reports and memos.
- Demonstrate the ability to remain and respond calmly and objectively to a variety of situations.
- Provide a variety of behavior management techniques in a crisis situation before resorting to passive restraint.
- Exhibit the physical attributes to passively restrain both male and female students over an extended period of time.
- Display the ability to physically control adolescent male and female students.
- Assist with maintaining a structured learning environment through appropriate organization of time, space arrangements, material organization.
- Implement established rules, instructions, preventive discipline, and other environmental stimuli to bring about significant changes in student functioning.
- Implement social, tangible, token activity, and other contingency environmental stimuli to manage behavior and bring about behavior changes.
- Follow lesson plans developed for instructional, social academic and emotional skills and objectives.
- Assist with modifying curriculum materials.
- Assist the teacher, other staff members or administration in working with students.
- Provide input into planning and scheduling.
- Participate in staff development training for the purpose of enhancing skills.
- Assist in keeping accurate and efficient records.
- Be cognizant of special education characteristics.
- Provide a positive role model for students.
- Apply humor, joy and enthusiasm under appropriate circumstances.
- Self-evaluate personal and job related characteristics on a regular basis and take corrective action if needed.
- File correspondence, invoices, cards or other records in prescribed manner, depending upon the practice of the school to which assigned.
- Maintain records and prepare reports as directed including bookkeeping procedures.
- Assist the secretary in various office duties as assigned.
- Keep prompt hours.
- Be courteous to callers at all times.
- Assist the bus driver in maintaining good student conduct on the bus.
- Assist young or disabled students in getting on and off the bus.
- Assure that students get on and off the bus in an orderly fashion.
- Provide written report of violations relative to discipline to the Principal of the School.
- Collect and turn over to the appropriate school secretary those personal items left on the bus by students.
- Report to assigned school, after completing bus run.
- Supervise the use of assistive devices (i.e. crutches, canes, walkers, braces, wheelchairs, seat belts).
- Assist with emergency management.
- Assist with evacuation procedures.
- Implement special IEP services.
- Communicate effectively and openly with teachers, administration, other staff members and students.
- Communicate and establish positive relationships with parents.
- Maintain complete and accurate records.
- Attend first aid classes as required to maintain certification.
- Maintain and/or upgrade skills.
- Maintain positive work habits.
- Perform duties efficiently and productively.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal, Immediate Supervisor, Assistant Superintendent or Superintendent.
Revised: January 3, 2024 Term of Employment: 200 days
