CLASSROOM ASSISTANT, MULTIPLE DISABILITIES SUPPORT (MDS), 2024-25

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POSITION TITLE

Classroom Assistant, Multiple Disabilities Support

Job Description Summary

The Classroom Assistant, Multiple Disabilities Support assists in carrying out a program consistent with the philosophy of the Program for Students with Exceptionalities and under the direction of the teacher and principal.

WORK MONTHS

10 Months

Essential Functions

• Assists in the physical movement and lifting of students onto or into pieces of adaptive equipment.
• Assists with the operation of the students' adaptive equipment.
• Helps students with toilet needs.
• Prepares for lunch period.
• Feeds students multiple times daily.
• Assists in transportation of the students by taking students out of the building every day and assisting all students accessing vehicles every day (getting on and getting off buses).
• Keeps records, when required.
• Works with bulletin boards.
• Assists on field trips.
• Assists in the preparation, maintenance, scheduling, and operation of audio-visual equipment and materials.
• Assists in keeping the students clean.
• Prepares rooms for receiving students and end of day clean up.
• Under teacher's direction, works with students on independent assignments.
• Assists students and teachers in various day to day classroom tasks.
• Participates in community-based instruction. 16. Works cooperatively with staff.
  
  

Education Required

• 48 College Credits OR High School Diploma and successful completion of a reading and math competency assessment
  
  

Certification/Licensure Required

N/A

Years Of Experience

Varies based on the needs of the department

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Must have experience, understanding, compassion, patience, and feel comfortable working with children with exceptionalities.
• Must be willing to attend to the personal care needs of children.
• Must be able to deal with emergency situations.
• Training in basic CPR is helpful. Competencies:
• Lifting students from age 5-21.
• Change diapers for male and female students again from 5-21 years of age multiple times a day.
• Follow a feeding protocol and individual feeding of students.
• Be able to move and push heavy wheels chairs (up to 500 lbs) around the building and outside.
• Pull students on adapted bikes around the building daily.
• Move students from one piece of equipment to another piece of equipment by lifting students.
• Work with students who are severely cognitively involved and medically fragile.
• Work with team member OT, PT, S/L, vision, hearing, and adapted PE.
• The ability and willingness to interact and communicate effectively with stakeholders including the Pioneer team, nurses and therapists.
• Enthusiastic about the fundamental goal of advancing student achievement in an urban public school district.
• Value, demonstrate, and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  
  

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

The working conditions and physical requirements described here are representative of, but not limited to, those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made.

• Working conditions for this position are determined by the supervisor of the position
  
  

APPLICANT ELIGIBILE CRITERIA N/A CITY OF PITTSBURGH RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

This position does not have a residency requirement.

Position : 105723

Type : INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location : PIONEER

Grade : CLASS ASST

Group : PFT PARAPR

Posting Start : 01/30/2025

Posting End : 12/31/9999

Details

MINIMUM PER PAY RATE: $1,499.68-$1,499.68

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