Hueytown HS - Ex. Ed. Instructional Paraprofessional Job Birmingham area,Alabama USA,Education / Teaching

Job Title – Exceptional Education Instructional Paraprofessional

Supervisor:
Principal

Job Goal:

To assist the special education services teacher in providing instructional and support services to students with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate’s degree or 48 semester hours from an accredited college or a passing score on the ACT Work Keys Assessment

Ability to meet the suitability criteria for employment and/or certification/licensure under the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. .

Ability and willingness to work in a highly demanding, stressful environment.

Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication with students, parents and others.

Effective interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on communication and collaboration with a wide variety of people and groups.

Ability to carry out verbal and written instructions.

Physical strength, agility, dexterity, acuity and mobility to perform job responsibilities.

Ability to use technology to communicate, to manage data, and to produce/submit required reports, correspondence, and/or financial information.

Ability to follow instructions and accept constructive feedback.

Ability to stand, walk, stoop, and assist with student toileting and specific hygiene needs.

Ability to transfer students, feed students, and provide physical support and intervention when required.

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Ability to work flexible hours as needed to provide assistance for assigned students on special education buses.

Ability to be punctual and in regular attendance.

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may require.

Performance Responsibilities and

Essential Functions:

Demonstrates support for the school system and its vision, goals and priorities.

Reinforces concepts from lessons with individual students or a group of students, checks accuracy of work and presents additional assignments as directed by the teacher.

Helps students to use books, computers, classroom materials and other equipment.

Assists teacher in keeping records related to attendance, grades, test scores or behavior as assigned.

Transfers students in and out of holding or locomotive devices and on and off buses.

Assists students with all aspects of toileting, which may include diapering, and lifting on and off the toilet, changing tables and mats.

Assists with the management of self-care needs and movement of students with special needs as required (positioning, lifting, transferring, physical intervention, toileting, diapering, and changing of clothing).

Obtains food from the cafeteria, serves food and feeds student or helps them feed themselves, as needed.

Assists in managing student behavior to include crisis intervention when needed (which may include restraining) and the implementation of the HELP (Human Empowerment Leadership Principles) training.

Facilitates students’ use of mobility equipment such as leg braces, walkers, mobile standers and tricycles.

Assists teachers on field trips by helping students with physical needs, maintaining discipline, and reinforcing learning situations.

Assists bus drivers in maintaining discipline and responding to the physical needs of students.

Provides assistance on special education buses as assigned by the building level principal, assistant principal or Central Office Exceptional Education staff.

Assists teachers in directing activities and acts as play leader for assigned groups of students.

Performs basic health, first aid, or basic nursing care for special education students as directed or authorized by a school nurse.

Implements behavior management plans consistent with teacher implementation instructions.

Adjusts or rephrases portions of texts and classroom instruction.

Attends IEP meetings, if requested.

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