K-12 Special Education Paraprofessional

K-12 Special Education Paraprofessional

Crossett School District District Wide - Crossett, Arkansas Open in Google Maps

Job : 4883765

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 09, 2024 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

POSITION TITLE: Special Education Paraprofessional

FLSA: Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO: Principal and Classroom Teacher

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 180 Day employment with benefits as specified in employee contract.

• Associates degree, 60 college credit hours, or passing score on Para Pro Praxis exam
• Ability to work with students with disabilities.

• Provide individual or small group instruction.
• Assist in implementing behavior management activities.
• Perform clerical duties which may include collection and recording of data, preparing classroom materials, and entering data into a computer program.
• Assist with feeding, toileting, daily living skills, and physical activities, such as lifting and transferring students to and from wheelchairs.
• Attend conferences, as deemed appropriate/necessary.
• Attend appropriate training sessions. If applicable, annually obtain specified number of professional development hours.
• Use, with proper training, assistive technology devices.
• Accompany student to general education classroom, cafeteria, playground, restroom, and or other locations on the school campus.
• Participate in community based instruction activities.
• Conduct student programming assessments and/or screenings, per instrument administration guidelines/evaluator qualifications.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders, bending, squatting.

Position Type: Full-Time