Special Education Paraprofessional

Job Title

SpEd Paraprofessional

Sunset Elementary

A paraprofessional-Teaching Assistant will assist the classroom teacher in helping students learn and/or stay safe.

$17.68 - $27.40 per hour - Aide Classified Salary Schedule, dependent upon experience.

Minimum of 49 College Semester Hr. preferred or have passed the Work Keys Assessment Skills Test.

Data collection skills, ability to follow direction, flexibility, positivity, teamwork, and professionalism.

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.

• Assists in teaching students how to become independent and responsible at school
• Assists with specialized needs that may include behavior, learning, self-help skills and/or communication
• Ensures that students learn at their own level and have their specialized needs met
• Collects or gathers data
• Documents student progress
• Runs small learning groups
• Prepares or sets up activities and materials for the next rotation, period or day; helps students with self-care tasks
• Monitors students during class, transitions, lunch or breaks
• Provides instructional support individually or in small groups
• Provides one-on-one instruction
• Meet(s) with teachers
• Provides accommodations for students to have access to classroom instruction
• Helps implement behavior management plans
• Other duties as assigned

Student or Students as assigned and needed by teacher.

• PERA retirement
• Paid time off
• Short and long term disability
• Optional benefit elections
• Health insurance for employees working 30 or more hours per week

Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions; short correspondence; ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group settings to students, staff, parents and administrators.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent; draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; interpret a variety of written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; clear and concise written and oral communication.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk or hear, occasionally run, stoop, kneel, lift or move up to 50lbs, sometimes push items of 75lbs or more. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

The work environment is primarily indoors; noise levels are moderate to loud, which is acceptable for this environment.

In compliance with Title VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972;
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; and Colorado law, Moffat County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to, treatment, or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates.

English speaking ability is not a barrier to participation and admission to district programs. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents and employees. The compliance officer for Title IX is Megan Caughey, 600 Texas Ave, Craig, CO 81625, , megan.caughey.