Personal Care Assistant - Modified Soccer

ITHACA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Position Title: Personal Care Assistant - Modified Soccer

Seeking a detail-oriented individual to support a student with diabetes during extracurricular school activities. This position provides essential assistance to diabetic students while working within established guidelines for unlicensed school personnel. Care tasks performed by trained diabetes personnel may include glucose monitoring, glucagon administration, ketone testing, and basic carbohydrate counting. In addition to learning how to perform general diabetes care tasks, trained personnel will receive student-specific training and be supervised by the school nurse.

Athletic Participation Support

• Support students in self-administering insulin through verbal guidance and verification Assist with carbohydrate counting calculations and confirm mathematical accuracy
• Verify insulin measurements selected by students for self-administration
• Provide appropriate food or juice for low blood glucose episodes according to student's care plan
• Perform blood glucose monitoring when needed
• Maintain close communication with school nurse and follow established protocols
• Document all diabetes-related care activities as required

Location(s): Athletics

Anticipated Work Days: 9/15/2025-10/31/2025

Posting Dates: 8/21/2025 - Until Filled

Number of Vacancies: 1

Hours per Week: 15

Required Qualifications:

• The Ithaca City School District is committed to eliminating race, class, and disability as predictors of academic performance, co-curricular participation, and discipline. Qualified candidates will demonstrate a basic awareness of these commitments and a strong willingness to support these efforts.
• Ability to follow protocols and emergency care plans
• Mathematical skills for carbohydrate counting verification
• Good communication skills and attention to detail
• Commitment to maintaining student privacy and confidentiality
• Availability for extracurricular event schedule

Note: The role does not include direct insulin administration or insulin pump programming, which must be performed by the student or a licensed medical professional.

Salary Range: $17.17/hr. in accordance with ESP Collective Bargaining Agreement

The Ithaca City School District does not unlawfully discriminate in employment on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military status, veteran status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or other federal/state protected status.