AUTISM AIDE

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Job Description: This position involves working with students who may have serious behavior problems, uneven patterns of intellectual functioning, and difficulty in understanding and expressing emotions. The role also includes working with students who have disturbance in the capacity to relate appropriately to people, events and objects, communication, and social behavior. These students may have no real fear of danger to self or others and may resist change in routines. They may also be nonverbal or delayed in language, speech, or meaningful communication and require assistance with daily living needs. The job also requires administration of medication, lifting a minimum of 100 lbs. vertically, working with adaptive equipment, prosthetic devices, and augmentative communication devices. The position involves participation in specialized training, including CPR, First Aide, Passive Restraint, Behavior Management, etc. It also includes working with developmentally disabled students, medically fragile and/or orthopedically impaired students, providing direct supervision and attending to personal care needs, implementing health care and behavior plans, working in a team teaching setting under the supervision of certified professionals, and implementing intervention techniques, positioning, lifting and handling techniques designed by teacher and related services providers. The use of Physical Intervention and Support Techniques is also required. Job coach responsibilities with appropriate training as needed.

An Equal Opportunity Employer: No person in the United States shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. For more information, please contact Ryan Stafford, Title IX Coordinator, 105 Adair Street, Beckley, WV 25801, View phone number on click.appcast.io.