Am I a personal health care worker or am I a para educator?

Here we go, My Job is changing befor my eyes and I do not remember signing up for this new change. Is it happening all over or is it just in our district. I started out with a strong desire to help students educationally. Now it seemes that I am being forced to more "personal care" issues. Toilet, diapers, cathing and the such. This is all in a main streemed High School setting. I have not had to do this yet, but the students are at the middle school and they are coming in the next few years. I am wondering why I am going to do a health care job at para pay. thanks for your thoughts

Am I a personal health care worker or am I a para educator?

Look at your Distirct employee handbook. The state you are in also has guidelines about "delegation of care". Find out what that is for yourself. You are your own best advocate. Training and supervision, that you are comfortable with, is the key to it all. Good luck.

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