School Home Health Aide (HHA) - 2024/2025 School Year!
Job Description:
Horizon Healthcare Staffing is currently searching for school Home Health Aides (HHA) to work in a Suffolk County, NY school. School HHAs provide one to one support services to students under the general supervision of a certified teacher.
Job Details:
- 1:1 assignment in the school
- Paraprofessional - school health aide / HHA
- Monday through Friday
- 820am-230pm
Responsibilities:
The role of the school-based paraprofessional is to assist with the daily care of one student with emotional, cognitive, physical handicaps, autism or other special needs. Their responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following tasks:
- Reinforcing behavior through the use of positive behavior support
- Teaching daily living skills such as independent feeding, dressing, toileting
- Guiding and assisting student in small group instruction settings with class routines and in transitioning from one activity to the next
- Teaching student, under direction of teacher in the following areas: recreation, motor, vocational, socialization and communication
- Collecting data documenting student behavior for instructional purposes
- Providing language assistance for bilingual students
School Paraprofessional Job Requirements:
- Previous experience in childcare
- High School Diploma or Equivalency
- HHA Certification required
- Good organizational skills
- Good writing skills
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.00 per hour
Benefits:
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
Work setting:
License/Certification:
- HHA Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person