Special Education Paraprofessional/Program Assistant

General Responsibilities/Job Description

1. Assist consumers with arrival and dismissal, toileting, lunchtime and community outings as appropriate or requested. Assist in classroom and/or with individual consumer as requested.
2. Work with supervisory staff to plan curriculum and activities appropriate for individual needs and skills of consumers.
3. Using appropriate behavior management techniques, assist and cooperate in implementing successful and individualized consumer plans.
4. Facilitate the program schedule/routine.
5. Use appropriate lifting techniques to assist consumers with toileting and transitions as needed.
6. Attend required in-service/training sessions.
7. Work cooperatively to maintain facility housekeeping tasks.  Help keep activity areas picked up and clean, charting as appropriate.
8. Work cooperatively on maintaining orderliness, sanitization and cleanliness of equipment and materials.
9. Assist with grooming needs of the consumers including tooth brushing and hand washing, feeding/lunchtime clean up, etc. always promoting the independence of the consumer.
10. Able to lift consumers using a two-man lift and also able to lift at least 50 pounds.
11. Direct Care staff at Rainbow Center may have occasional “down time” over the holidays and in summer. Rainbow Options does not have “down time”.
12. As a volunteer and employee, appropriate dress needs to reflect knowledge of professional discretion (i.e. “shorter shorts are not acceptable).  Walking shorts, defined as not over 3 inches above the knee, is usually acceptable.  Modest tops/dresses (no skimpy and/or tight tanks etc.) are desired.  Besides the public relations factor, working with impressionable young adults requires that modesty in dress be considered.
13. The Mandt System of Managing People, which is held throughout each year, is required for Rainbow Center/Rainbow Options direct care staff.  Those who fail to successfully complete the course may be penalized as deemed appropriate by management.
14. Carefully review the Staff Handbook and Rainbow Center/Options policy manual adhering to all policies and procedures outlined therein.
15. Other duties as assigned.