Paraeducator - Closer
Rainbows United, Inc.
Location
Wichita, Kansas
Quick overview
The Paraeducator supports children with developmental disabilities in a pre-school setting through feeding, diapering, and activity participation. They assist the teacher in maintaining a nurturing environment and documenting children's daily strengths and needs.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a high school diploma and valid CPR and First Aid certifications. Experience working with children aged 2 to 5 or those with special needs is preferred.
Job description
Description JOB SUMMARY A Paraeducator serves typically developing children and children with developmental disabilities in a pre-school setting aged 2 years (24 months) to 5 years. The person in this role aids in the classroom with duties that include feeding, diapering, toileting, participating in activities/games and housekeeping duties. This is a part-time position.
Essential job functions (Responsibilities)
Assists the Teacher in providing a warm and nurturing environment in which the children can grow. Assesses the child's day to day strengths and needs through observation and maintains records as required. Provides input to classroom planning, both long term and short term. Maintains open communication with Teacher, parents, and other staff members. Complies with Agency and departmental safety policies and procedures. Performs other tasks as assigned. Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds in person. Ability to determine and identify items and children in the periphery, near, and far visual fields.
Qualifications
High School Diploma or equivalent. 1 year working with special needs children or children aged 2 to 5 years preferred. Valid CPR and First Aid certification required. Maintain a minimum of 16 Kansas Department Health and Environment (KDHE) approved training hours annually by attending staff trainings.
SKILLS
Ability to read and write the English language. Ability to perform work tasks within the physical demand requirements as outlined below.
Flsa classification: Non-Exempt
STATUS
- Monday through
- Friday, 3:00 to 6:00 PM
Work pace
- Self-paced, requiring the ability to think and act quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced, demanding work environment.
- WORK
- ENVIRONMENT: This position operates in a classroom setting both indoors and outdoors.
Physical demands
Sitting: 1 - 2 hours in an 8-hour work shift. Alternates to standing on a frequent basis.
Standing
- 4 - 6 hours in an 8-hour work shift.
- Alternates to sitting on a frequent basis
- Walking: 1/2 - 1 hour in an 8-hour work shift. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
- FREQUENCY: Never = 0% Rarely = 1 - 10% Occasionally = 11 - 33% Frequently = 34 - 66% Continuously = 67 + % _________________________________________________________________________________________________
LIFTING
WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS 1 - 10 lbs. Continuously Toys, chairs, files, etc. 11 - 20 lbs. Continuously Equipment, children, supplies 21 - 50 lbs. Frequently Equipment, children, supplies
Carrying
- WEIGHT FREQUENCY OBJECTS 1 - 10 lbs. Continuously Toys, chairs, files, etc. 11 - 20 lbs. Continuously Equipment, children, supplies 21 - 50 lbs.
- Frequently
- Equipment, children, supplies
- Pushing: Continuously- Required to push children in wheelchairs on a continuous basis.
Bending
- Continuously
- Squatting:
- Continuously
- Kneeling:
- Continuously
- Crawling:
- Continuously
- Climbing:
- Rarely - stairs (Frequently for multi-level facilities)
- Grasping:
- Continuously
- Reaching:
- Continuously
- Fine
- Manipulation: Continuously