<p>Qualifications:</p> <p>EDUCATION: An earned Associates degree from an accredited institution, or at least 60 semester hours of earned college credit from an accredited institution.</p> <p>OR</p> <p>EDUCATION: Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved General Educational Development (GED) Testing Program.</p> <p>REQUIRED: Successful completion of the Teacher Assisting Curriculum at the designated technical college in the Broward County School District and achieve a passing score on the ParaPro Test, or other officially sanctioned standard tests to demonstrate the ability to assist in instructing reading/language arts, writing, and mathematics; or reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate.</p> <p>If additional hours of continuing education are mandated by program funding source, they must be obtained within the required time frame for continuing active employment in the position.</p> <p>PREFERENCES:</p> <p>EXPERIENCE: A minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience, within the last five (5) years, in working with children preferred.</p> <p>EDUCATION: Six (6) earned semester hours in the area of Human Growth and Development is preferred. Bilingual skills preferred.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <ol> <li>If assigned to a Pre-K/Pre-School Exceptional Student Education (ESE) classroom with (ESE) students, may provide assistance, as required, with activities of daily living which may include any or all of the following by: </li></ol> <p>a. assisting with personal hygiene and restroom functions, which may include</p> <p>diapering or catheterization.</p> <p>b. providing mobility assistance including lifting, positioning or transferring</p> <p>student.</p> <p>c. assisting with activities related to seizure control.</p> <p>d. assisting with feeding needs, which may include suctioning.</p> <p>e. assisting with adaptive equipment needs.</p> <p>f. providing behavioral assistance, which may include utilizing positive crisis</p> <p>management (PCM) skills.</p> <p>Hourly Rate:</p> <p>Calendar:</p> <p>Pay Grade:</p> <p>New Hires will be hired at the minimum of the assigned hourly range</p> <p>Pay Grade: GRADE 13</p> <p>Work Calendar: [188]</p> <p>Shift Differential (If Applicable) - /</p> <p>NOTE: New hires will be hired at the minimum of the assigned salary range</p> <p>To review the salary schedules, please visit the following link: Salary Schedules</p> <p>Please Note:</p> <p>All candidates offered a position at the School Board of Broward County are subject to a national pre-employment background check. Employment is contingent upon the completion and review of a successful background check.</p> <p>All Applications are Subject to Florida Public Records Law.</p> <p>Current Employees Sign In to Apply! Internal Employee Career Site</p>