Full-time Short-term Substitute: Health Care Assistant

About the role

Status: Part-time   Schedule: 7.50 Hours/Day (7:30 am-3:00 pm), Monday-Friday 89 Days/Year   Minimum Hourly Salary: $28.05   PURPOSE OF POSITION:  Health Care Assistants (HCA) are responsible for meeting the medical needs of students enrolled in IU operated special education and alternative education classes/programs.   KNOWLEDGE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:  Education Required:       High School diploma    Certification Required:    Licensed LPN, current CPR, AED and 1ST Aid    Other Qualifications:       Willingness to work as part of an educational team and to become familiar with the unique student needs and rights and regulations governing special education placement.                                             Willingness to provide a safe environment for the students we serve and the ability to adapt to unexpected, changing situations.    ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:   The strength and ability to assist in lifting and supporting students of ages ranging from pre-school to twenty-one and their assistive appliances. Considerable bending, stooping, twisting, kneeling and squatting must be tolerated as well as the ability to assist in physical interventions (such as physical restraints) when necessary Ability to maneuver student/adults into a safe position for administering First Aid or CPR