Position: Adventure Connection Summer Inclusion Paraeducator – Multiple Vacancies
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, hours vary both AM and PM shifts
Location: Castle, Cowern or Oakdale Elementary
Start Date: June 04, 2021
Summary:
The School Age Child Care Summer Inclusion Needs Staff (SINS) will assist in the implementation of school age child care programming for children in grades K – 5 by providing supervised activities that address the physical, social, mental, and emotional needs of participants. This includes helping children with special needs to positively adapt to the Out-of-School Time (OST) environment.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in the development and implementation of appropriate activities and environment for school age children.
- Assist with providing necessary adaptations and accommodations as directed by the Site Manager or Special Needs Facilitator.
- Promote a safe, appropriate, and productive environment for children with special needs and ensure that the children’s needs are met by performing duties such as, but not limited to, to the following: Redirecting inappropriate behaviors
- Feeding, dressing, and repositioning participants
- Assist with toileting as necessary and as required by IEP
- Escorting participants between program areas
- Assisting participants in interacting appropriately with other children and adults
- Supervising participants on a 1:1 basis away from the group
- Supervising participants on community outings, including during bus loading and unloading
- Communicate and maintain good working relationships with school personnel, the OST Site Manager, staff, parents, students, and the public
- Set up the OST space including pushing/pulling cabinets with toys and activities and ensuring that these materials are accessible to participants
- Supervise, lead, and participate in arts and crafts, games, gym/outdoor activities, and field trips
- Work with other children as appropriate when participants with special needs to not require immediate support
- Assist in maintaining program records. This includes the monitoring, documentation, and reinforcement of children’s behavior through the implementation of specific behavior management plans as needed.
- Prepare and serve snacks
- Complete light clean-up including wiping down tables and sweeping/mopping small areas
- Understand and follow all District and OST policies and guidelines
- Participate in staff meetings and trainings as required
- Open and close OST facilities as required
- Other related duties as assigned