The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) has three openings for Licensed Practical Nurse/Instructional Assistants.
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At the present time, one Licensed Practical Nurse vacancy exists within the Student Services division of the Chester County Intermediate Unit, located either at Schuylkill Elementary in Phoenixville, PA. This candidate will work with preschool age students ages 3-5 with multiple disabilities.
Qualifications:
- Valid LPN license required.
- Experience working with special needs children preferred.
- Current police, child abuse and FBI Fingerprint clearances required (must be dated within one year of hire date).
Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Perform nursing duties as licensed to include, but not limited to:
- Ride bus to and from school with student
- Administer tube feedings
- Implement seizure precautions and treatments
- Provide Tracheostomy Care and if needed, replacement of tracheostomy tube
- Help/lift students in/out of equipment
- Change diapers and assist in toileting routines
- Provide assistances in feeding students
- Provide first aid and emergency care for accidental injuries and illnesses.
- Administering medications as prescribed by a doctor
- Implement nursing care plans as prescribed
2. Assist Teacher:
- Preparing instructional materials
- Maintaining discipline and other behavior management functions
- Arranging the learning environment
- Assembling, adjusting, and maintaining equipment and technology used in the instructional program
- Administering educational assessments
- Performing other duties as assigned
3. Assist Students:
- Working with individual students or small groups on activities assigned by the teacher
- Assisting, within constraints of specific program regulations, in the supervision of students during non-instructional times throughout the day such as lunchtime, entering or exiting the building, etc.
Schedule:
Monday - Thursday, 7.5 hours per day; 175 days per year. (PT - .95 FTE)
Salary:
Support Hay Band 11: $23.00 - $28.75/hr, OR $30,187.50 - $37,734.38/year
*Placement on scale commesurate to years of experience in a relvevant position*
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Chester County Intermediate Unit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Chester County Intermediate Unit ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Chester County Intermediate Unit has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making application for any opening should contact the Department of Human Resources at 484-237-5085.