• Have serious behavior problems
• Have uneven patterns of intellectual functioning
• May have difficulty in understanding and expressing emotions
• Have disturbance in the capacity to relate appropriately to people, events and objects, communication, and social behavior
• Have no real fear of danger to self or others
• Have difficulty generalizing, following directions, sequencing, and staying on task outside their area of interest
• Resist change in routines
• Be nonverbal or delayed in language, speech, or meaningful communication
• Require assistance with the daily living needs of these children include toileting, special skills for feeding with extended time, assistance in mobility, placing student in a prone stander, frequent position changes throughout the day
• Exhibit low levels of cognitive functioning and problem solving
• Need academic assistance in specific educational programs

• Administration of medication to Special Education and Regular Education Students in accordance with West Virginia Code §18-5-22 and County Policy
• Lifting a minimum of 100 lbs. vertically
• Working with adaptive equipment, prosthetic devices, and augmentative communication devices
• Participation in and implementation of specialized training, including CPR, First Aide, Passive Restraint, Behavior Management, etc.
• Working with developmentally disabled students, medically fragile and/or orthopedically impaired students
• Providing direct supervision and attending to personal care needs
• Implementation of health care and behavior plans
• Working in a team teaching setting under the supervision of certified professionals
• Implementation of intervention techniques, positioning, lifting and handling techniques designed by teacher and related services providers
• The use of Physical Intervention and Support Techniques
• Job coach responsibilities with appropriate training as needed

The order of consideration for Aide/ ECCAT positions will be applicants holding an ECCAT - Paraprofessional Certificate, then ECCAT - Permanent Authorization, and then ECCAT - Temporary Authorization. If no applicant holds one of these, Aides willing to pursue proper authorization will be considered