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Spanish Interpreter/Translator

Spanish Interpreter/Translator

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Prairie Elementary is seeking a Spanish Interpreter/Translator.

Job Summary: Provide interpreting and translation services under the direction of the building principal. Facilitate communication between Spanish speaking students and families and English-speaking school staff. Serve as administrative support when needed.

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Spanish Interpreter/Translator – Job Description

Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of the Worthington School District to provide equal employment opportunity for all, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation, or age.

Title IX Notice- August 1, 2024

ISD 518 prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Title IX Coordinator. The notice of nondiscrimination is located on the district website’s Title IX page.

1.0 FTE Special Ed Resource Room Teacher #4398

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JOB ID: 4398 – 1.0 FTE Special Education Resource Room Teacher – Full-time position beginning ASAP.
Location: Spring Creek
Scheduled Hours/days: 8 hours/day M-F.

Pay Rate/Range: 55,441-$91,619 Base pay range DOQ
Deadline: Open Until Filled — EOE (10/15/2024) Employment is contingent upon the completion of a background check.

Responsibilities: Develops and provides specialized instruction to meet the academic, functional, and behavioral needs of students who require special education services in a middle school classroom for students with social/emotional/behavior needs. Services may be provided in special education and general education settings. Evaluate and assess student academic, functional, and behavioral progress; Function as IEP Manager to assigned students and complete all due process requirements. Direct the work of Educational Assistants, collaborate with other service providers and educators. Communicates with parents/guardians. 2024-2025 NEA Teacher Contract Highlights NEA-Agreement *55,441-$91,619 Base pay range DOQ *Work from-home option on scheduled teacher work days (7 days 2024-2025) *187 Duty days with ten annual leave days (Up to 5 personal days per year, total accumulation to 200 days, prorated based on start date *Up to 8 weeks of district-paid maternity leave (individual does not use personal accumulated leave)

Educational Assistant- Level IV Special Education- Multiple positions available

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Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provide support to elementary special education students.
  • Work under the direction of special educators to reinforce instructional strategies, provide behavior support, and assist with personal care in all school environments.
  • Work as a team member to implement IEP based instructional goals and adaptations including assistive technology.
  • Collect student data and third party billing record documentation.
  • Promote inclusion and self sufficiency of students in the school community.

Special Education Paraprofessional

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Hiawatha Valley Education District is seeking a talented Special Education Paraprofessional for the ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) SPECTRUM Program, which is located in Hokah, MN. This position is full-time during the 9-month School Year.

Location: Hokah, MN

EMPLOYMENT DATE: School Year 2024-2025

RATE OF PAY: $17.25-27.25 per hour based experience. Benefits package available.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High-school diploma or equivalent and meets Minnesota Certified ParaPro Assessment (provided by HVED), or Associates Degree or higher degree
  • Certified in Safety Care (training provided)
  • Experience working with students with behavioral needs
  • Experience and skills in instructional role, use of technology, and interpersonal communications
  • Ability to effectively communicate with students, staff, and/or parents verbally and in writing
  • Ability to work with a team and take direction from supervising teacher
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
  • Experience with Microsoft Office

    RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (but not limited to):

  • Assisting teachers in their teaching duties and other general responsibilities such as organizing teaching manuals, providing instructional support, rendering reinforcement activities, etc.
  • Performing clerical tasks such as maintaining student attendance records, filing student information and progress reports, making copies, creating bulletin boards, etc.
  • Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher (e.g. reinforcement of IEP goals and objectives, etc.) for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives and student participation
  • Administers tests, homework, make-up work, etc. for the purpose of supporting teachers in the classroom
  • Collaborates with supervising teacher(s) or other staff as assigned for the purpose of communicating information, resolving issues, and providing services in compliance with established guidelines
  • Monitors special education students (e.g. classroom, field trips, lunchroom, playground, during life enrichment activities, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment

FLSA: non-exempt

Hiawatha Valley Education District (HVED) provides special education services to 12 School Districts and 2 Charter Schools within five counties of southeast Minnesota: Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona. HVED also has a Setting IV Behavior Program that provides programming for students in grades K-12 with challenging behaviors currently receiving special education services. The Setting IV Behavior Program is located in Kellogg (SAIL). In addition, HVED provides programming for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (SPECTRUM). Our SPECTRUM program is located in Hokah. HVED offers an Alternative Learning Center located in Winona, MN. HVED is committed to providing the best services to staff, students, and member districts in southeast Minnesota. Come join our team to be a part of a great organization!

Health Services Coordinator

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Health Services Coordinator for South Washington County Schools provides leadership and coordination of health care for students who attend both private and public school within the district boundaries.  Provide leadership as the certified public and school health nurse, leading, collaborating, integrating, facilitating and evaluating school health services and programs to provide positive learning outcomes to preschool, school age, and youth through health promotion, disease prevention and health maintenance. To develop and sustain the liaison between the schools, home, and local, state and national health community. Primary responsibilities include training, delegation, monitoring and supervising health care procedures delivered by building nurses. This coordinator is a member of the special services administrative team.

PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS:

Coordinate School District Building Nurses, Health Assistants, Paraprofessionals, Clerical Staff, Family School Coordinators

  • Analyze workflow related to effectiveness and efficiency of assessment processes in the school health services program.
  • Coordinates and provides leadership over the operations and health services staff.
  • Coordinates and provides leadership over the operations and health services for Community Education and Out of School Time Services.
  • Recruit, interview and make hiring recommendations for school health services personnel.
  • Direct, monitor school health services staff including development and evaluation of staff improvement plans.
  • Advise and make recommendations to the Director of Special Services regarding Minnesota Nurse Practice Act.
  • Arrange for substitutes. Maintains and manages a substitute nurse pool.
  • Assists nurses in writing Individual Health Plans and/or Section 504 Plans with health services accommodations.
  • Maintains confidentiality of work-related issues and records
  • Member of the Mental Health Lead Team

Organize and Conduct Professional Development

  • Development and training of staff that provide health services, physical & mental health, and other staff that contribute to a student’s overall health status.
  • Development and delivery of orientation for new and substitute Health Services staff.
  • Develop and coordinate quality improvement activities.

Health Policy and Procedure Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

  • Assessment, planning and evaluation of the health services component of the coordinated school health program.
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate school health services policies and procedures to support student learning & delivery of care to students and the practice of nursing.
  • Assure policies and procedures adhere to state and federal legal and regulatory requirements, and ethical standards of nursing practice.
  • Implementation of communicable disease control in the schools, including monitoring, surveillance and participation in disease prevention and outbreak management.
  • Interpret health mandates, recommendations and trends to school personnel.
  • Advocates integration of district vision and policies into action plans.

Provide Consultative Service

  • Provide health related consultation as a member of the specialized education team.
  • Provide consultation and recommendations in the planning and development of accommodation plans for Section 504 eligible students.
  • Serve as health care consultant for school personnel, students and their parents/families.
  • Provide professional health care leadership to administrators and school staff.
  • Interpret health mandates, recommendations and trends to school personnel.
  • Consult and provide input into committees that share responsibility for wellness and health, i.e. health & safety committee, emergency preparedness committee, employee wellness committee, etc.

Community/Agency Liaison

  • Function as the liaison between the school and local health service agencies/providers.
  • Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with community health partners.
  • Serves on community leadership committees with Washington County as needed.

Health Counseling, Intervention, and Prevention

  • Coordinate the establishment of guidelines, procedures and training in First Aid/CPR for schools and staff.
  • Coordinate and monitor AED programs in the schools
  • Coordinate screening programs and immunization review/follow up for the schools.
  • Coordinate the establishment of guidelines, procedures, and training of blood borne pathogen/Hepatitis B vaccination/Post-Exposure Plan.
  • Coordinate district annual flu vaccination clinic for district staff and their families.

Budget Development and Maintenance

  • Recommends and manages the health services budget. Orders and purchases district health service supplies and equipment.
  • Monitor equipment needed and budget requests from individual buildings, including capital expense.
  • Develop and maintain vendor agreements for supplies and services.

Provide Coordination of Health Data/Technology Support

  • Develop, implement, and evaluate the system for the identification of students with special health care needs.
  • Establishes and monitors pupil health record systems.

Emergency Preparedness

  • Serves as a member of the district emergency management leadership team.
  • Provides recommendations on planning and development of crisis team agendas.
  • Assures policies and procedures for school safety planning.

Specialized Education Third Party Reimbursement

  • Coordinate third party reimbursement for health and mental health related services for all students.
  • Reviews state and federal regulations for third party reimbursement.
  • Participates in third party reimbursement networking meetings with area districts.
  • Assists with the implementation of time studies for SEDRA reporting.
  • Interprets Department of Human Services (DHS) guidelines for school based Personal Care Assistants (PCAs).
  • Oversees training and certification of PCAs.

Other duties as assigned

  • At times may be required to work outside normal business hours and work extended hours to accomplish requirements of this position

Special Education Agency Advocate

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Job Summary: 
Under direction of principal and director of special education, the Agency Advocate provides special education support for students in the area of behavior management in order to help them fulfill their potential for academic, emotional, and social growth through instruction in academic content standards and curriculum designed to meet each student’s individualized goals and objectives.  Applicant will have a four year post secondary related degree.

Responsibilities:
Essential functions of the job may include but are not limited to the following:

Fully understand and ensure the fidelity of the implementation of the developed behavioral plan for identified special education students.
Direct/redirect the work and responsibilities of educational assistants as it relates to implementation of the behavioral intervention plan.
Work with identified student(s) to reinforce motor, academic, social, self-care or communication skills under the direction of the teacher.
Assisting the teacher(s) in devising strategies for reinforcing skills based on understanding of student needs, interests and abilities.
Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to student’s special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
Assist student with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, and positioning.
Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, toileting needs and personal hygiene.
Assist student while in mainstream classes.
Help manage behavior of all students.  This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior using Crisis Prevention and Intervention strategies, as needed.
Guide students in working and playing appropriately.
Assist and supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the special education classroom.