RECRUITING & INTERVIEWING FOR ANTICIPATED VACANCIES - Personal Attendant
Job | Posted 3 months ago
Description
We are currently recruiting and interviewing for anticipated Personal Attendant positions for the upcoming school year. Interested applicants should visit the Lorain City Schools website at: www.lorainschools.org/apply to complete and submit an employment application.
Job Details: A Personal Attendant is assigned to work one-on-one with a student(s) to meet the needs of their IEP. Student(s) and/or building(s) assignment may change at any time based on the changing needs of student(s).
Workdays: Monday - Friday; 6.50 work hours per day (with a 30-minute unpaid lunch period); 186 workdays per school year; start and end time varies based upon assigned position and school building (number of work days for the 2020/21 school year will be pro-rated to date-of-hire)
Rate-of-Pay for 2020/21 School Year: $13.20 per hour (PLUS $1.00/hr for BA degree OR $2.00/hr total for MA degree)
Benefits Include:
Required Qualifications:
Additional Employment Requirements:
Union: Ohio Association of Public School Employees Chapter 120 (OAPSE 120)
Job Details: A Personal Attendant is assigned to work one-on-one with a student(s) to meet the needs of their IEP. Student(s) and/or building(s) assignment may change at any time based on the changing needs of student(s).
Workdays: Monday - Friday; 6.50 work hours per day (with a 30-minute unpaid lunch period); 186 workdays per school year; start and end time varies based upon assigned position and school building (number of work days for the 2020/21 school year will be pro-rated to date-of-hire)
Rate-of-Pay for 2020/21 School Year: $13.20 per hour (PLUS $1.00/hr for BA degree OR $2.00/hr total for MA degree)
Benefits Include:
- longevity pay – eligible for longevity pay of fifty cents ($ .50) per hour after five (5) years-of-service completed with LCS
- paid holidays – eligible to receive pay for eight (8) specified holidays that fall within the paraprofessional’s work year
- paid sick days – accrued at rate of one and a quarter (1.25) days per month, total of fifteen (15) days per school year
- paid personal leave – eligible for up to three (3) days per school year (new employees are eligible after 90 days of employment)
- additional paid personal leave – may be eligible for additional paid personal leave each school year based upon total sick leave balance
- medical insurance – eligible to elect single or family medical insurance, which includes: medical, dental, vision, and prescription medications (cost varies per coverage-level elected)
- life insurance – a term life insurance policy for $15,000 (district covers cost)
- supplemental and/or dependent life insurance – eligible to elect additional, supplemental life insurance or dependent life insurance (cost varies per coverage-level elected)
- enrollment into the School Employees Retirement System (SERS)
Required Qualifications:
- Educational Aide Permit: must have or be able to obtain an Educational Aid Permit through the Ohio Department of Education (cost of $25 paid for by the employee each school year)
Additional Employment Requirements:
- all school employees must be able to successfully pass a BCI and FBI criminal background check (prior to employment; cost of $47.25 paid for by the employee)
- all school employees must be able to successfully pass a drug test (prior to employment; district covers cost)
Union: Ohio Association of Public School Employees Chapter 120 (OAPSE 120)
Insights
Compare with State
Amount per Student
$18,762
State Average: $13,686
% ELL Students
8%
State Average: 3%
Student Teacher Ratio
15.87
State Average: 16.87
% IEP Students
23%
State Average: 15%
FTE
897
State Average: 294