Paraeducator/LVN

1. Perform specialized health care procedures in accordance with established standards of practice, including, but not limited to, catheterization, gastrostomy tube feedings, ostomy care, tracheostomy care, suctioning, blood glucose monitoring, oxygen administration and oxygen saturation management, ventilator, and other medical procedures.  
2. Under direction of certificated personnel, provides individualized instruction by matching instruction to needs of each student.
3. Assesses students in collaboration with the credentialed school nurse for acute and chronic health problems.
4. Assists with supervision of classroom, outdoor playground, and field trip activities to direct students into safe activities and relationships.
5. Works with students individually or in small groups to tutor, reinforce, or follow-up learning activities.
6. Implements assigned sections of student behavior management plans, which may involve use of approved behavior modification, physical management techniques, or other skills or knowledge to establish and maintain appropriate behavior.
7. May pick up breakfasts/lunches from the school lunchroom and or prepare lunch trays. Under direction of certificated personnel, assists in individual/group feeding program, including specialized feeding.
8. May participate as a member of the appropriate team or committee to assist staff with developing and implementing individual or site crisis management plans.
9. Accompanies or assists students to/from school bus or other transportation and in moving to/from activities on school site or campus; rides with students on bus which transports students to/from school, as appropriate, and may provide needed health care or specialized health care procedures during transport.
10. Accompanies and assists certificated personnel during the transporting and instruction of student in off-campus or community-based settings.
11. Gives guidance and provides an example for students in various areas such as academic learning, communication, vocational skills, social and leisure skills, physical development/ fitness, and personal hygiene.
12. Confers on a regular basis with teacher in regard to planning and scheduling activities, instructional goals and objectives, student progress, and pertinent health or behavior problems.
13. Assists teacher in establishing and maintaining a clean, safe, and pleasant classroom and learning environment; assists teacher with implementation of students' Individualized Education Program (IEP) through instruction in a variety of activities, such as nature study, singing, dancing, and sports;
14. Administers first aid, including administering emergency medications, including but not limited to, epinephrine autoinjectors and anti-seizure medication/Diastat; establish and maintain daily documentation of specialized physical health care services and procedures which may include administration of medication.
15. Operates a variety of medical equipment, including but not limited to, electronic thermometer, stethoscope, pulse oximeter, suction machine, ventilator, catheterization and gastrostomy feeding equipment, nebulizer, and other medical equipment.
16. Updates and maintains medical records; initiates and completes reports and records, such as accident and incident reports.
17. Maintains confidentiality of student records in accordance with legal requirements and policies.
18. Attends inservice and staff meetings as required.
19. Assists lifting of students in/out of wheelchairs, braces and other orthopedic equipment.
20. Assists students with various forms of personal hygiene care such as toileting and diapering; assists students in dressing, undressing, bathing, grooming, eating and feeding.
21. Administers medication to students by mouth, G-tube, rectally, or subcutaneous/intramuscular injections, in accordance with standards of practice.
22. Performs routine clerical tasks; operates duplicating machines; assembles material for classroom projects; prepares material and masters; answers telephone; may perform incidental typing tasks.
23. Perform related duties as assigned.

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Any combination of training and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: 

• Completion of two years of higher education study (48 units), OR
• Possession of an Associate's or higher level degree, OR
• Successful completion of our academic assessment that demonstrates knowledge of, and the ability to, assist in teaching reading, writing, and mathematics or mathematics readiness. 

Additional Requirement:  Some positions require itinerant personnel and may require a valid driver's license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites.

TO BE CONSIDERED, YOUR APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF:

• A valid (unexpired) license as a Vocational Nurse in California or proof of renewal.  License must remain current if employed.
• A valid First Aid and CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) Certification.

If you are attempting to satisfy the academic proficiency requirement, official college transcripts must be attached to the application to validate the degree awarded or completion of 48 college units.  If official transcripts are not attached to the application, you will be required to take and pass the academic assessment in addition to the job-specific examination for this position. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Application Filing
Applications for this position will be accepted online only during the specified recruitment period.  All communication regarding this recruitment will be sent electronically by email. 

Work Schedule:
This position typically works 6.5 hours per day and observes the student calendar.  Positions can be established with fewer hours, and without health and welfare benefits as determined by the needs of the District. 

Examination
The examination may consist of a qualifying written multiple-choice, performance, and oral exam. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications will be required to take the exam and notified via email communication of the scheduled date, time, and location.  A valid picture identification is required prior to admittance.
 

Test Taking Tips (example guide only)

After the exam procedure concludes for this recruitment, an eligibility list will be established to fill future vacancies.  When eligibility lists include open and promotional lists of qualified persons through competitive examination, the promotional list will be used first, unless otherwise stated on this bulletin. 

Salary and Benefits
The salary rate for a new employee is at the first step of the appropriate five-step salary schedule for this position.  The probationary period is 130 work days (not counting sick, industrial accident).   Upon becoming permanent, a one-step salary advance shall be granted with future annual advances up to the fifth step of the salary schedule. 

Health and welfare benefits for persons whose primary work assignment requires them to work sixty (60) hours or more per two-week pay period, are earned in accordance with the District's insurance program.  Click here to view the benefit plan matrix.   

Holidays and Leaves
Seventeen (17) paid holidays that fall within the work year, pursuant to the District's Collective Bargaining Agreement with California Schools Employees Association Chapter 296 (CSEA).  
 
Sick leave shall be granted in the proportion of daily hours worked.  Vacation is earned at the prescribed rate as part of compensation, and does not become vested until after completion of the initial probationary period.

Working Conditions:
Work is performed mostly indoors in a temperature-controlled environment. Exposure to temperature swings in outdoor environments when walking between locations at work site or to and from vehicle; potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens; exposure to typical noise from students, staff, and standard office equipment/machines.

Physical DemandsEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
In accordance with Federal civil rights law, civil rights regulations and policies, the Palmdale School District, its offices, and employees, are prohibited from discriminating based on age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, immigration status, marital status, nationality, parental status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, political beliefs, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity.  
 
For further information regarding Palmdale School District's non-discrimination, sexual harassment and Title IX policies and/or Coordinator contact information, please click the following link:  https://www.palmdalesd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=4326699&type=d&pREC_ID=2532815
 
For further information regarding Palmdale School District’s Personnel Sexual Harassment Board Policy, BP 4119.11, please click the following link: https://4.files.edl.io/c982/03/14/24/221235-151840c2-594e-486f-ad29-e288bcb5b8a8.pdf  

Salary : $27 - $32