Learning support aide vs direct care aide

Differences between learning support aide and direct care aide duties and responsibilities

Learning support aide example responsibilities.

• Provide and document first aid, CPR, blood pressure checks.
• Attend all trainings and CPR classes.
• Assist with activities of daily living (ADL).
• Care for clients from their residential homes, assist with this ADL activities.
• Continue to aide in the regular classroom with accommodations and adapting the curriculum as indicated in the child's IEP
• Communicate with supervising instructional staff and professional support personnel for the purpose of assisting in implementing IEP objectives.
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Direct care aide example responsibilities.

• Provide individuals appropriate assistance in completing ADL's, such as showering, toileting, transferring, dressing, and feeding.
• Assist mentally disable adults with ADL's such as showering, grooming, oral care, eating, dressing and toileting.
• Provide emotional and mental support to unstable patients and are experience in dealing with aggressive residents
• Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
• Advocate for disable children, help them thrive through completion of goals and one-on-one supervision SCIP, AMAP and CPR certify.
• Dispense and administer medication to patients according to AMAP policies and procedures.