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Certified Nursing Assistant {#certified-nursing-assistant dir="ltr"}

Woodland Elementary School {#woodland-elementary-school dir="ltr"}

*8 Hours Per Day* {#hours-per-day dir="ltr"}

2024-25

*Job Summary: * Under the supervision of the teacher, the CNA will support students by providing individualized care to meet specific health needs and help the student achieve their academic and independence goals. This role involves working closely with teachers, intervention specialists, and other school staff to track student care needs and progress.

*Essential Duties and Responsibilities:*

• Provide one-on-one or team care to students needing additional support.
• Observe and document student performance and progress.
• Maintain accurate records of student assessments, progress reports, and other data as required.
• Provide feedback to teachers and intervention specialists on student progress and areas needing further support.
• Remove and put on outer clothing for arrival, recess and dismissal times.
• Assists in lifting and positioning student, diapering, opening thermos/carton, lunch line, feeding, convenient seating at group activities, maintaining time schedules, etc.
• Supervise playground, offsite activities and an independent wheelchair/walker travel to assure safety.
• Assist with medical needs, which may include catheterizing removal and attaching of splints/casts/braces.
• Accompany student in the pool.
• Observe students for the purpose of charting behavior and offer assistance in the administration of behavior modification principles.
• Fill out, distribute and/or collect checklists.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Regular and consistent attendance.
• Must have knowledge of and comply with the policies and procedures contained in the Portage Public Schools Employee Handbook.
• Reinforce instruction by administering drill activities for individuals or small groups.
• Administer and score standardized and criterion referenced tests or teacher made tests. 
• Monitor student to develop independence in daily living skills.
• Assist in supervising during non-instructional periods such as snack time, study hall and/or lunch period, free time and/or recess, bathroom breaks, and preparation for gym, lunch, bus, etc.
• Transfer students to and from bus.
• Physically restrain students as needed
• Assist in implementing behavior management programs.

The above duties and responsibilities are intended to be representative of the nature of the work by this position.  The listing is not all-inclusive.

*Qualifications:*