Living Skills Assistant - Self Contained - Lowell Elementary School 2025-2026
Living Skills Assistant - Self Contained - Lowell Elementary School 2025-2026
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Job Description
Living Skills Assistant SC
Mesa Public Schools is an awardwinning district and voted Best Place to Work in Mesa. With over 9000 employees we are the largest school district in Arizona. Families have sent generations of students through our schools as we are the premier educational choice in Arizona.
Base Rate:
$19.64
Performance Pay:
Available annually
New hire experience:
1% of the base hourly rate granted for each year of verified like experience (within ten years) beyond the requirement up to atenyear maximum
New hire education:
1% of the base hourly rate awarded for an AA or
higher degree if not required for the position
Class/Calendar:
B21 9.25 months
Hours:
Full Time (32.5 Hours)
FSLA:
NonExempt
Benefits:
Sick leave holidays matched retirement health and life insurance
OVERVIEW:
Under the direct supervision of the classroom teacher the assistant will work with students with unique medical needs that require a higher level of support and intervention. They will act as active members of the educational team in providing services to students.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to work with special needs students who may require specialized health care needs along with monitoring social and behavioral goals
- Ability to work well with students staff and parents good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage and respond in stressful situations
- Ability to operate standard office equipment including basic software applications (Word Excel etc.)
- Ability to organize and prioritizeand to followclassroom guidelines as put forth by classroom teacher
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Transfer and/or lift students to assist them in the performance of their daily activities
- Assist students to follow individual daily schedules
- Assiststudents with personal hygiene to provide for and/or develop students daily living activities and behavioral skills
- May be required to assist students who need support in addressing personal care needs due to a severe medical condition and/or physical limitations (i.e. toileting feeding dressing suctioning etc) to ensure their functioning in a school environment
- Accompany assist and monitor students as needed in all other areas of school program outside of classroom (i.e. mainstream classes community vocational transportation to and from home as appropriate etc.)
- Evaluate specific needs/problems of students using equipment and/or aids to meet special needs for supporting health social and behavioral goals
- Monitor individual and/or small student groups in classroom and/or on the playground to maintain asafe and positive learning environment
- Maintain classroom and student equipment to ensure a safe environment
- Perform general clerical tasks to support the teacher in the maintenance of student files and to provide classroom materials
- Regular and ontime attendance required
SUPERVISION:
Classroom Teacher
Site Administrator
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ORGANIZATION:The district does not discriminate on the basis of race color ethnicity national originreligion sex or gender sexual orientation disability age or marital status.
Employment Type
Full-Time
