Paraprofessional - RISE

Paraprofessional Position

Full time paraprofessional- RISE unit WCHS 7 hr/day 188 day work calendar Eligible for benefits. All Paraprofessionals must have or obtain an educational aide permit with ESEA Endorsement. Rise Program Overview: A program to serve students with significant social-emotional and behavioral needs. The program will focus on strengthening pro-social behavior skills and strategies to manage emotions. Students may still participate in the general education setting for parts of the day when appropriate, as determined by the IEP team.

Rise Program Features:
Students are supported by program staff with ongoing professional development in the area of positive behavior principles, trauma informed strategies, and crisis prevention and intervention. Students have access to direct social-emotional skill instruction, consistent schedules and routines, clear behavioral expectations with frequent feedback and access to calming areas. Students may access mental health services with parent/guardian permission. Services are provided using a team approach.

Job Title: Paraprofessional

Reports To: Special Education Department

FLSA Status: Classified

Approved Date: 11/15/2021

To provide services to special intervention/regular education teachers and students in keeping with instructional policy at West Clermont School District. The paraprofessional in special education works under the supervision of a professional service provider to directly or indirectly assist and support in the provision of services to students with disabilities. The roles and assignments are not defined by a particular student, location, or program, but rather by students' needs as determined by the IEP.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Ability to work cooperatively to promote positive behavior supports in the school setting
• Has knowledge and/or experience with children
• Does assist students with moving around the building, all school settings, recess, and field trips
• Does act as a job and independence coach
• Does clean equipment and work areas
• Does assist student with toileting and/or accommodations of toileting, may include catheterization
• Does assist student in training, or support personal hygiene self care and/or feeding
• Carries out instructional strategies under the direction of teacher
• Does redirect and manage behavioral support plans
• Does support communication and social skills
• Does collect and record data as directed
• Does perform clerical duties as directed by supervising teacher
• Does attend to other duties as assigned
• Must be dependable, trustworthy and capable of maintaining confidentiality.
• Participates in required professional development and applies new learning to the job

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. One must satisfy all job-related medical and physical ability standards. One must satisfy all job related attendance requirements.

One must satisfy all job related training requirements and have the ability to utilize equipment to perform the job. One must be able to move around considerably but also to remain in a fixed location for a period of time. One must be suited for situations that require adherence to rules and procedures. One must be suited for situations that require the ability to plan ahead, yet remain flexible enough to adapt to new situations or react to emergencies.

Salary and work year to be established by the Board of Education. As a condition of employment, you will engage in a district provided Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification training and take the certification test within the allotted training period. Successful obtainment of the RBT certification will be a condition of your continued employment within the district.

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with performance responsibilities of this job description and the appropriate objectives of the administrative evaluation process.

Valid certificate/ license as issued by the Ohio Department of Education;
Certificate, Licenses and/or registrations as applicable to position duties and…