Paraprofessional, SPED SSN

Job Title

Paraprofessional, SPED – Significant Support Needs (SSN) (Job )

Pay Program:
Support Staff
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Reports to:

Building Leader / Teacher as designated
Pay Range:
CH 7 $ 18.45 - $20.57
Work Year:
176 Days / 7 Hours

VISION : To Engage, Equip, and Empower Each and Every Student, Each and Every Day.

Operating under the general supervision of the assigned teacher and school leadership, this employee coordinates with the assigned school’s SPED team to provide a variety of emotional, behavioral, and instructional support to students with significant support needs. Employee acts as a teacher resource working directly with students to instruct and demonstrate appropriate behavior as well as reinforce the D51 Learning Model through preparing and assisting with core lessons, participating in students’ reading or math programs, and other curriculum-based instruction.

The SSN Paraprofessional is also often a point of contact for the staff and students entering the classroom environment and the employee must work cooperatively to facilitate these interactions. This position is an integral part of creating an environment that will facilitate successful learning for students with significant support needs as District 51 seeks to provide an equal opportunity for education to all students.

• Assisting assigned teacher with instructional and physical student support is a primary responsibility. This includes helping with the delivery of instructional activities according to the individual student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) and as assigned and developed by certified/licensed staff, helping to design and implement an appropriate learning environment while incorporating appropriate assistive technologies and multi-sensory materials. Instructional support involves helping students integrate into general education classrooms and requires communication with general education teachers regarding student needs.
  
  Imparting life skills such as self-hygiene and social/emotional skills are also part of the Paraprofessional’s responsibilities. The Paraprofessional will also supervise and facilitate sensory and movement rest periods between academic activities and may assist with mobility and the physical orientation of students.
• Assisting the teacher in implementing positive behavior plans and systems appropriate to the individual student. This includes displaying and promoting appropriate behaviors, helping students gain self-governance and stay engaged. When students display inappropriate or aggressive behaviors, the Paraprofessional may temporarily remove them from the environment and implement self-soothing or other behavior management techniques.
• Providing student oversight and supervision during out-of-classroom activities including arrivals, departures, outside breaks, passing periods, and other assigned activities. This requires continuous communication with other paraprofessionals and staff to track student movements and may include traveling with a student during transportation or participating in field trips.
• Serving students to provide personal hygienic needs and dispensing medication, meal preparation, feeding, or toileting/diapering. The Paraprofessional will maintain HIPPA confidentiality and personal dignity, employ universal precautions, and maintain a sanitary workplace.
• Collecting and reviewing progress on students’ work toward IEP goals/objectives with the SPED teacher and participating in team planning, trainings, and professional development as needed. The Paraprofessional may also act as a technical resource for other staff, providing support, information, or training on procedures to meet student needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum one-year experience working directly with students who have significant disabilities.
• Minimum two years of experience working with students; preference given for prior school district experience.
• Bilingual oral and written skills, English/Spanish, and American Sign Language proficiency desirable.
• Must successfully pass…