Severe Para Educator - Dakota Valley Elementary School

Job Title: Severe Needs Para Educator
FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Classification Group: Paraeducators
Supervising Position: School Principal or designee
Pay Plan: Educational Support Personnel
Pay Range: Range 07

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.

• Assist students with classroom activities, including adapting the curriculum to individual student needs.
• 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.
• Assist special education licensed staff in preparing materials, administering tests, attendance, etc.
• Assist with other classroom events, such as fire drills, as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

• Daily – Assist students with classroom activities, including adapting the curriculum to individual student needs, and assist with curriculum delivery to both individuals and small groups to ensure generalization of skills (35%).
• Daily – Implement student accommodations, supports, and programming outlined in the IEP; maintain records of student progress and behavior (30%).
• Daily – Assist special education licensed staff in preparing materials, administering tests, attendance, and other paperwork (5%).
• Daily – Perform other duties as assigned or requested (5%).

• Daily – Monitor students and reinforce appropriate behavior; assist in verbal de‑escalation and non‑violent crisis interventions to reduce 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 (15%).
• Daily – Provide technical physical care for students with special needs as assigned, including toileting, grooming, feeding, care of gastrostomy tube (G‑tube), positioning, and improving range of motion; follow medication delivery orders after training (10%).

• Daily – Monitor students and reinforce appropriate behavior; assist in verbal de‑escalation and non‑violent crisis interventions; assist student development of social interactions or communication between students with special needs and general education peers (25%).

• Daily – Assist small groups of students or individuals with online classroom activities, including curriculum accommodations or modifications; ensure generalization of skills (50%).
• Daily – Prepare assignments for students to complete at home and support students in completing assigned work (35%).
• Daily – Maintain records of student progress and behavior in conjunction with the licensed staff (5%).
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