Paraprofessional HHA or CNA

Paraprofessional HHA or CNA

We are seeking dedicated, compassionate people to work with children in NYC public schools. Paraprofessional (HHA) openings in all five boroughs!

Paraprofessional (HHA/CNA) - Openings in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island and The Bronx!

Job Summary for the Paraprofessional HHA or CNA:

• You will be provided with a full day FREE training in Nonviolent Crisis Prevention
• This training includes a physical intervention unit to provide hands on experience with physical restrictive holds as well as verbal tactics to deescalate your assigned student.

You will be working 1:1 with a student within a classroom to provide adult supervision.

Your student may have:

• A medical diagnosis that requires attentive supervision and additional adult intervention and/or
• Significant unsafe behaviors due to a behavior and/or emotional disability that requires the supervision of an adult to provide safe and nonviolent strategies to deescalate them.
• Unsafe behaviors may include aggression (verbally or physically) towards you and/or other staff and students such as cursing, biting, hair pulling, kicking, punching and/or pushing.
• May require supervision for medical conditions such a diabetes, seizures or require diapering and/or toileting assistance.

Qualifications for the Paraprofessional HHA or CNA:

• You may be expected collaborate with teachers and other supporting staff when needed on behalf of your assigned student regarding behavior plans.
• This is a full time job and it is important that you are committed to attending school to support your student. Hours range from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Extensive lateness and absences may result in termination from your position.
• Each school has a dress code that you expected to abide by.

Compensation for the Paraprofessional HHA or CNA:

• $18-$19/hr, commensurate with experience

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