Severe Para Educator - Highline Community Elementary School

JOB SUMMARY

Under the guidance of licensed special education staff, assist students with severe special education needs by helping individuals or small groups of students with curriculum, implementing programming, generalizing learned skills, and implementing behavior strategies. Assist licensed special education staff by preparing materials, monitoring students, and recording student achievement and progress. Provide technical physical care for students. Maintain a clean and hygienic work environment where appropriate.

When working in an online/remote environment, provide support to students by assisting them with access to remote learning, re‑teaching curriculum, implementing programming, setting up executive functioning strategies, generalizing learned skills, and completing assignments. Assignments include:
Autism, Behavior Development (BD), Early Childhood Education, Homebound (FAPE) Program, Integrated Learning Center (ILC), Serious Emotional Disability (SED), and Transition Programming.

The subsequent duties outline the fundamental operations of the position and exemplify the nature of the tasks carried out. They do not encompass a comprehensive inventory of the obligations and responsibilities fulfilled in this role. The approximation of frequencies and time allocation percentages are flexible and subject to the requirements of the organization.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist students with classroom activities, including adapting the curriculum to individual student needs. Assist with curriculum delivery to both individuals and small groups to ensure generalization of skills.
• Implement student accommodations, supports, modifications, procedures, and programming outlined in the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP). Maintain records of student progress and behavior in conjunction with licensed staff, which may include special reports, providing feedback, and reporting observations to the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team.
• Assist special education licensed staff in preparing materials, administering tests, attendance, etc. Assist with paperwork and documentation as needed. Assist with other classroom events, such as fire drills, as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

• Monitor students and reinforce appropriate behavior for individual student needs. Assist in verbal de‑escalation and non‑violent crisis interventions to reduce the risk of self‑harm and harm to others. Assist student development of social interactions or communication between students with special needs and general education peers.
• Provide technical physical care for students with special needs as assigned, which may include toileting, grooming, cleaning ventilation devices, feeding, care of gastrostomy tube (G‑tube), positioning, and improving range of motion (Autism Classroom or ILC). Following training and delegation by a registered school nurse, accurately follow student medication delivery orders.

• Monitor students and reinforce appropriate behavior for individual student needs. Assist in verbal de‑escalation and non‑violent crisis interventions to reduce the risk of self‑harm and harm to others. Assist student development of social interactions or communication between students with special needs and general education peers.

• Assist small groups of students or individuals with online classroom activities, during synchronous or asynchronous learning, including curriculum accommodations or modifications. Assist with curriculum delivery or practice to ensure generalization of skills. If working in DHH Program, develop student language, vocabulary, reading, and writing using sign language for students who need a signing para‑educator.
• Prepare assignments for students to complete at home and support students in completing assigned work.
• Maintain records of student progress and behavior in conjunction…