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Education Support Professional (1)

27 days ago

Omaha

Job DescriptionSalary: $18.00 - $19.75 per/hour Education Support Professional (1) Position Status: Non-Exempt Pay Structure: Salary Range ($18.00-$19.75 per hour) About 360 Community Services: At 360 Community Services, our Level III Education Program creates a safe, supportive, and engaging environment for students with special needs, from kindergarten through young adult transition. We partner with school districts, families, and community agencies to empower students to achieve their academic, social, and personal goals. Our innovative staff use creative strategies to foster self-management, leadership, and life skills, ensuring every student experiences individualized success in a fun and tailored learning environment. General Summary: Under the direction of the Director of Special Education, the Education Support Professional (I) will work with students with behavioral or developmental disabilities needs by providing education, medical assisted, and behavioral supports in the classroom. At 360 Community Services, staff assume the professional responsibility of providing supervision of students in a safe, supportive and positive classroom climate that develops in each student the skills, attitudes, and knowledge to ensure individualized programs are being followed and process towards IEP goals are met. The Educational Support Professional (I) is responsible for providing compassionate care and support to students with behavioral and developmental disabilities. Responsibilities include assisting individuals with personal hygiene, feeding, administering medications, transporting to/from community outings, and maintaining detailed documentation of all care activities throughout the shift. Principle Duties and Responsibilities: • Collaborates with the Special Education team to implement assignments, activities, and modified curricula aligned with IEP goals, • Ensures all students are treated with respect and dignity, recognizing individual needs and encourages independence--Additionally, develops a rapport with students and cultivate a safe and supportive relationship, • Follows daily schedules and school procedures, delivering student programming as directed, • Monitors and support student behavior, intervening as needed and working with individuals or small groups (e.g., the duration, the intensity, and the damage, factors that may alleviate or aggravate the behavior), • Maintains the safety and security of the students through line-of-right supervision, • Implements approved de-escalation and physical intervention techniques when necessary, • Assists students with functional academics (e.g., counting money, reading signs), daily living, and vocational skills, • Assists students with and work to strengthen the many daily living needs including but not limited to nutrition, hygiene, exercise, communication, and socialization skills, • Maintains accurate documentation of student progress, activities, behavior plans, and incident reports, • Builds positive relationships with students, staff, and external partners in a professional manner, • Oversees arrivals and departures of students and documents attendance times in the student electronic record, • Transports students to community outings or field trips using a company van or personal vehicle. Ensures the safe loading/unloading and timely delivery of students to their outings/appointments as well as our established policies and procedures. Drives Company vehicle in a safe and courteous manner in compliance with all traffic laws, safety guidelines, current federal, state and local standards and regulations. Ensures all seat belts and wheelchairs are fastened prior to moving vehicle., • Participates in required professional development and continuing education, • Performs additional duties as assigned by the Special Education Director Qualifications: • Education: High school diploma or GED required; college degree in Education, Psychology, or Social Sciences preferred, • Experience: The ideal candidate will have at least three years of hands-on experience working with children or adults who have intellectual disabilities, or other severe/profound developmental disabilities, • Management of stressful situations responsibly and effectively, • Maintenance and documentation of records of students accidents/incidents as required, • Input and assistance in planning and evaluating programs and students goals, • Certifications (training provided if needed):, • CPR/First Aid, • Safe Crisis Management (SCM), • Requirements:, • Minimum age of 20 years, • Valid drivers license and current vehicle insurance (upon request), • Ability to pass State and Federal background checks, along with the National Sex Offender Registry, • Skills and Abilities:, • Strong interpersonal skills and passionate about helping those in need, • Relates positive image to students, their families, support people, and the community, • Employee must be able to read and write proficiently, • Employee must be able to successfully complete all required training in the required time allotted, • Abilities to be flexible in changing environment, • Utilize verbal de-escalation skills during crisis intervention, • Physical Requirements:, • Utilizes approved behavior management techniques including use of de-escalation & physical restraints when de-escalation and/or physical intervention is necessary for crisis management, • Employee must be physically capable of transferring, assisting with transfers, assisting with lifting student who require physical assistance, • May be exposed to infectious/communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens and/or distraught individuals, • Employee must be able to reach and bend as they assist clients with physical activities, • Frequently required to stand and walk, • Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects, • Working Conditions, • Both indoors and outdoors with varying temperatures, • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Why Join 360 Community Services? • Meaningful Impact: Make a difference in the lives of students with special needs, helping them achieve their full potential., • Supportive Environment: Work alongside a passionate team committed to student success and professional growth., • Competitive Benefits:, • Flexible Schedule: MondayFriday, 7:30 AM3:30 PM, • Summers/Nonschool dates Off: Option for non-school days or summer employment through our Adult DD Day Center (with approval), • Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and a Floating Holiday, • Affordable Insurance (After 60 day waiting period):, • Inexpensive employee-only coverage (health, dental, vision, short/long-term disability), • $25,000 employee life insurance policy, • Retirement & Savings: 401k and company profit sharing, • Generous PTO:, • 78 hours/year (first 2 years), • Up to 208 hours/year (after 8 years), • Professional Development: Access to research-based behavior modification training to enhance your skills Contact Information: Alyssa Biskup, Director of Special Education 5720 S 77th St., Ralston, NE 68127 (402) 800-3787

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