School Health Care Aide presso Urbana School District #116

Urbana School District #116

TITLE:  School Health Care Aide/ Teaching Assistant

LOCATION:Thomas Paine

SUPERVISOR:  District Nurse, Building Administrator(s)

JOB SUMMARY:  The School Health Care Aide provides educational and medical support to students under the direct supervision of the special education teacher and district nurse and the broad supervision of the building principal.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Provide assistance to students to help develop their independence.
• Assist in carrying out lessons to students as arranged by the teacher, including working with students on an individual or small group basis.
• Adapt and accommodate students’ academic programming in general education classes as developed by the special education teacher.
• Follow each student’s individual behavioral plan as well as the classroom behavior management plan.
• Provide for special needs of individual students, including lifting, hygiene, and restroom assistance if necessary.
• Promote and model responsible, respectful, and safe behaviors as well as meaningful interactions with and between students.
• Record and compile data monitoring academic and behavior programming.
• Record and maintain all necessary medical documentation as directed by the district nurse.
• Participate in staff team/collaboration meetings as assigned.
• Report any unusual student behaviors to the teacher or administrator.
• Maintain strict standards of student and family confidentiality.
• Receive necessary medical training specific to individual students.
• Assist students in learning to manage any appropriate medical needs.
• Support the development of individual medical plans for students in collaboration with district and building administrators and students’ families.
• Communicate with parents/families regarding the student's health status and communicate with the classroom teacher about all other educational needs.
• Perform all other duties and tasks assigned by the special education teacher as they relate to individual students or the classroom.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION

• Must meet all requirements for the position as designated by the ISBE; Paraprofessional Certificate or 60 hours of college credit are required AND/OR
• Relevant medical training and experiences to legally  support the specific medical needs of students

EXPERIENCE

• Two years of school-based experience is preferred

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:  

• Highly organized 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills 
• Excellent problem-solver 
• Should be able to work with students with a history of behavior or learning problems. Proven to work under pressure and can prioritize multiple tasks

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• Student Contact Days and other days stipulated on the work calendar in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.  
• Salary and Benefit information can be found on the Human Resources webpage.  There are many opportunities for employees to earn additional compensation (stipends, differentials, extra duty pay, etc.) during the regular school year and in the summer.
• This is a position within the collective bargaining unit and is not an administrative position.
• This is a non-exempt position

EVALUATION: This will be completed by the principal with input from the special education teacher.

Start Date: ASAP 

REVISED:  August 2023