Substitute Aide/LPNs
Job Description
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POSITION 26S102 TITLE: Substitute Aide/LPNs
LOCATIONS: Countywide/Itinerant
EMPLOYMENT TERM: As needed. Typically eight hours per day, but flexible as needed by bus run or student needs and school starting time. 2026-2027 school year.
BID PERIOD: May 8 - 15, 2026 (4 pm).
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Meet children at designated bus stops/schools and help them to school/bus
2. Collect and turn over to the school and/or transportation secretary those items left on the bus by the students
3. Alert teachers/building administrators to any problems or special information about children's problems
4. Work with and assist students designated to be special education or special needs students
5. Perform tasks as required by the teacher i.e., making copies
6. Perform or assist children to perform those functions, which they are incapable of doing i.e., feeding, toileting, lifting, dressing
7. Assist those children who need help at the school entrance in the morning/evening and take them into the classroom/entrance/bus and help those students prepare for school
8. Under supervision of the teacher, work with small groups of students to reinforce material introduced by the teacher.
9. Distribute and collect workbooks, paper, and other instructional materials
10. Read to students, listen to them read, and participate in other forms of oral communication with students
11. Assist students to master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher
12. Assist with lunch, snack and other routine clean up
13. Develop bulletin boards and instructional materials
14. Assist students with media center and/or library activities
15. Work with individual students under the direction of a teacher
16. Make reports, record data, administer tests, etc., as directed by a teacher
17. Perform care procedures for impaired students. These may include suctioning, nasogastric tube feeding, catheterization, and dietetic testing
18. Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students
19. Implement the specialized health care plan as directed by the school nurse
20. Maintain a student log of activities as identified in the specialized health care plan
21. Demonstrate the ability to remain and respond calmly and objectively to a variety of situations
22. Provide a variety of behavior management techniques in a crisis situation before resorting to passive restraint
23. Assist with maintaining a structured learning environment through appropriate organization of time, space arrangements, and material organization
24. Implement established rules, instructions, preventative discipline and other environmental stimuli to bring about significant changes in student functioning
25. Follow lesson plans developed for instructional, social, academic and emotional skills and objectives.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. High school diploma or GED
2. Pass the approved WV Service Personnel Test for Aide
3. Completed an LPN program that is state-board approved and passed the LPN licensing examination and are licensed by the State of WV as an LPN
4. Must be able to pass the six-hour initial bus safety training for aides, and stay current with yearly refresher trainings.
5. Current CPR training
6. Be able to communicate with adults, follow instructions, accept supervision and be compatible to working with children
7. Be capable of lifting and maneuvering wheelchairs up/down ramps
8. Be able to handle and care for wheelchairs, braces, crutches, etc., and be able to administer medication to students while in their custody, only when the following conditions are met:
a. Written directions from the attending physician that includes the requirements specifying frequency and methods of administration, and a description of anticipated reactions of the student to the medication
b. Written parental consent
c. The medication is taken from properly labeled medicine containers to ensure positive identification of the student and medication to be given
d. The medication is locked in a safe place
9. Possess training and experience which would lead to successful employment as an aide in the aide category as required for a specific position
10. Supervisory skills that would allow one to act as a supervisory aide if the need arose
11. Meet the health requirements as set for by WV Code and local policy
12. MUST BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY LIFT AND TOILET CHILDREN 50-150 POUNDS AND OVER
SALARY: Salary based on experience and education level per MCS BOE salary schedule located at https://boe.mars.k12.wv.us/o/mcs/page/salary-schedules plus competitive benefits package equal to approximately 35% of direct compensation. Pay grade F
TO WHOM RESPONSIBLE: Principal of school, Director of Special Programs
DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED:
As required by Federal laws and regulations, the Marshall County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, disability or national origin in employment or in its educational programs and activities.
Inquiries may be referred to: David Soltesz, Title IX Coordinator, Marshall County Board of Education, PO Box 578 , Moundsville, WV 26041, 304-843-4400; to Shelby Haines, Section 504 Coordinator, Marshall County Board of Education, PO Box 578, Moundsville, WV 26041, 304-843-4400; to the State Elimination of Sex Discrimination Project Coordinator, 304-558-7864, to the State Section 504 Coordinator, 304-558-2696, West Virginia Department of Education, Charleston, WV 25305; or to the U.S. Department of Education's Director of the Office for Civil Rights, 215-656-8541.
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT AFTER REPORTING TO THE NEW POSITION:
I received a copy of this job description and had the opportunity to discuss it with my immediate supervisor. I understand it is my responsibility to perform satisfactorily the duties and responsibilities described above.
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