Severe Para Educator - Village East 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 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 and maintain a clean and hygienic environment where appropriate.

When working in an online/remote environment, provide support by assisting students 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 constitute 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.

• 1. Assist students with classroom activities, including adapting the curriculum to individual student needs and delivering curriculum to individuals and small groups to ensure generalization of skills. Daily – 35%
• 2. 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, including special reports, feedback, and observations for the IEP team. Daily – 30%
• 3. Assist licensed special education 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. Daily – 5%
• 4. Perform other duties as assigned or requested. Daily – 5%

• 1. Monitor students and reinforce appropriate behavior. Assist in verbal de‑escalation and non‑violent crisis interventions to reduce the risk of self‑harm and harm to others. Assist students in developing social interactions or communication between students with special needs and general education peers. Daily – 15%
• 2. Provide technical physical care for students, which may include toileting, grooming, cleaning ventilation devices, feeding, care of gastrostomy tube (G‑tube), positioning, and range‑of‑motion improvement. Safely and accurately follow student medication delivery orders under trained nurse supervision. Daily – 10%

• 1. Monitor students and reinforce appropriate behavior. Assist in verbal de‑escalation and non‑violent crisis interventions. Assist students in developing social interactions or communication between students with special needs and general education peers. Daily – 25%

• 1. Assist small groups 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. Daily – 50%
• 2. Prepare assignments for students to complete at home and support completion of assigned work. Daily – 35%
• 3. Maintain records of student progress and behavior in conjunction with licensed staff, including special reports, feedback, and observations for the IEP team. Daily – 5%
• 4. Support students in troubleshooting technology issues. Daily – 5%
• 5. Perform other duties as assigned or requested. Daily – 5%