Full-time Paraprofessional/Educational Aide (Portage County) 

Capstone Academy is an Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio (ESCNEO) program located in a residential facility in Portage County, serving PK-12 students with profound-intensive intellectual and physical disabilities as well as medically complex conditions.

Capstone Academy is seeking a qualified candidate for a full-time Paraprofessional position for the 2024-2025 school year. Candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Must be willing to get an aide's license through the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce and pass a paraprofessional test after employment. 

Main duties may include:? 

• Perform a variety of schoolwide activities that support instructional programming. 

• Assist students with personal care (e.g., toileting). 

• Perform clerical work related to classroom activities. Maintain records as directed. 

• Help keep program areas orderly (e.g., cleans spills, sanitize equipment). 

• Assist in the supervision of students throughout the day. 

• Participate in all required training deemed appropriate for the position. 

• Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information. 

• Ability to work respectfully with a culturally diverse population of students. 

• Risk of exposure to blood-borne pathogens, bodily fluids, and/or communicable diseases. 

• Ability to balance, bend, crouch, kneel, reach, and stand. 

• Ability to lift, carry, and move work-related supplies and/or equipment up to 50 lbs. 

• Perform other specific job-related duties as directed.