Special Education Paraprofessional Position - Highland Park Elementary

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL - HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sheridan County School District is looking for a positive, professional, and motivated Paraprofessional to join the Highland Park School team. This is a full time position working Monday - Friday, 7 hours per day. Time off matches the school calendar including Christmas, Spring and Summer breaks. Paid time off includes 2-4 personal days and 10 sick leave days annually.

STARTING HOURLY RATE: $18.97 - $21.97 depending on experience ($1.00 increase for BA/BS)

BENEFITS: This position is eligible for Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, Medical and Dependent Care Flex Share Plans, Aflac, and an Employee Pension through Wyoming Retirement System. An overview of benefit offerings can be reviewed here .

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Good command of the English language.
• Ability to work well with students and staff.
• Working knowledge and competence in reading, math, English, and related academic subjects.
• Typing and computer skills preferred.
• Highly qualified (associate's degree OR pass the Para Pro exam) - This is for Title-1 Paraprofessional positions ONLY!

REPORTS TO: Building principal and/or classroom teacher

JOB GOAL: To assist the teaching staff in supporting the learning programs for students with disabilities in their designated educational environment.

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material, specially designed instruction, or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Assists with such large group activities as needed by the special education teacher and teacher.
• Supports academic instruction, including reading, writing, math,and participates in other forms of verbal, non-verbal, and visual communication with students.
• Monitors progress and provides documentation to the special education teacher, also assists with testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information concerning school matters.
• Work directly under the supervision of a special education teacher.
• Supports students with self-help/self-care needs if necessary.
• Other duties as assigned based on the student's needs.

• Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) - Annual Training
• Other training as determined necessary based on specific disabilities of students served.

• Lower body strength to stand and walk throughout the work day.
• Upper body strength ability to lift students for positioning in wheelchairs, side lyers, or floor mats. (Back support provided if needed.)

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Employment relationship with the District is at will and of indefinite duration. Salary and fringe benefits to be set by the Board of Trustees.

Job Category:
Classified
Exemption Status:
Non-exempt
Days/year: 177
Hours/day: 7
Insurance Eligibility:
Eligible
Contract position:
No

• School district experience (full time) = One (1) year of job-related experience equals one (1) step on the wage schedule, up to step seven (7)
• School district experience (substitute) & non-school district experience = three (3) years of job-related experience equals one (1) step on the wage schedule, up to step seven (7)

* placement beyond step seven (7) requires approval from the Superintendent

Upon board approval, eligible staff move one (1) step on the wage schedule annually, except in those years when the Board of Trustees sets a wage freeze due to budget constraints.

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's Policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.

Sheridan County School District No. 2 does not discriminate on the basis of economic status, intellectual ability, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, age, disability, or religion in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in, its educational programs or activities. Inquiries concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and ADA may be referred to Sheridan County School District No.

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this…