CHS Special Education Para Educator

Job Description

Starting Date:
Immediately

Pay: $23.96-$26.96 per hour based on prior experience

Terms of Employment: 6 HOURS P/DAY – 194 DAYS P/YEAR

Position:
Special Education 1:1 Para Educator – 6 HOURS/Day

Reports To:

Building Principal

• High school diploma or GED (upload copy of diploma or GED)
• Meet Washington State Para‑Professional Qualifications (associate’s degree, 72 quarter credits from an accredited college/university, or a passing score on the ETS test)

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Meet ESEA Para‑Professional Qualifications
• Minimum computer/technology skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to handle stress, anger, and conflict situations
• Enjoys working with students
• Sound decision‑making skills
• Responsible and punctual
• Complete CPI Crisis Prevention Intervention Training as scheduled
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Technology proficiency (Computer/Telephone/Fax)

• Follow district, local, state, and federal statutes relevant to a public school environment
  • School district policy and procedures
  • Building emergency procedures
  • Complete appropriate reports/documentation as applicable
• Maintain an appropriate and legal level of confidentiality of information regarding students, staff, and other individuals having business with and access to the school
  • Exhibit ethical behavior at all times
  • Follow confidentiality procedures
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized environment for students and staff
  • Preview daily plan
  • Confer on daily lesson plan with substitute teacher(s)
  • Provide plans for substitute if absent
  • Check wheelchairs, walkers, etc. for safety concerns
• Set‑up for daily and periodic activities
  • Prepare classroom supplies/materials
  • Supervise student(s)
• Preparation to assist the classroom teacher with instruction as assigned
  • Prepare, collect, and organize daily materials
  • Correct student assignments
  • Assist student with accommodations/modifications
  • Assist other teachers when time permits
  • Assist in taking inventory
  • Assist in disinfecting equipment
  • Create and update student files
• Provide assistance with all academic activities for the student, as assigned by the teacher
  • Assist and supervise student in specialists’ classrooms and activities as needed
  • Scribe and adapt instruction (daily assignments/tests)
  • Read orally to student(s)
  • Assist student during activities or with preparation of projects as appropriate
  • Assist other Special Ed. students in the absence of a one‑on‑one student
  • Assist student in preparation for classroom tests
  • Monitor/ administer student assessment
  • Assist small groups in academic instruction
  • Document daily student performance and progress
• Assist student in all self‑help activities
  • Assist student in transitional skills (start of day/non‑instructional time/adaptive equipment, etc.)
  • Assist and supervise student during field trips, assemblies, lunch, and other activities
  • Assist in changing clothes
  • Escort to and from the bus
  • Help with toileting and toilet training
  • Assist in all IEP goals
• Maintain positive communication among students, parents, and school staff
  • Identify students’ interests
  • Monitor for notes/homework or any parent‑to‑school communication
  • Confer with teachers, specialists, and parents relevant to student needs
  • Attend meetings when required
  • Implement strategies to achieve IEP goals
  • Assist with daily communication between home and school as directed by the teacher
• Assist with the instruction of personal hygiene
  • Educate students about personal hygiene
  • Remind students to wash hands
  • Wash student face and wipe noses when needed
  • Assist with changing of soiled clothes when necessary
• Monitor and provide positive discipline as necessary
  • Supervise student in cafeteria/playground/lunch/activities
  • Document student behavior as appropriate
  • Be consistent, fair and positive in all interactions
  • Follow the school‑wide discipline plan
  • Follow the behavior intervention plan
  • Follow CPI training guidelines
  • Be available to assist with discipline issues and problems
  • Attend to behavioral issues firmly, but positively
• Continue job performance enhancement through professional development
  • Participate in appropriate in‑service programs/educational opportunities
  • Read and study new or updated…