Special Education Paraprofessional - Centerbased

Job Title

Provide academic and behavior support to students with disabilities

Location:

Akin Road Elementary  school year 32 hours/week 2 positions available. Pay: $22 per hour

Job Summary:

Provide academic and behavior support to students with disabilities. Essential functions of the job may include but are not limited to the following:

• Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce motor, academic, social, self-care or communication skills under the direction of the teacher.
• Assisting the teacher(s) in devising strategies for reinforcing skills based on understanding of students needs, interests and abilities.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional need.
• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheelchairs, lifting, and positioning.
• Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, toileting needs and personal hygiene.
• Assist students while in mainstream classes.

Experience working with children, work experience in educational setting preferred. Minimum high school diploma or equivalent and AA degree or 60 semester college credits or pass the para pro test.

Full listing of benefits can be found in the Collective Bargaining agreement located at 24-26 Paraprofessional Contract Benefits include:
Sick and personal leave, health and dental eligible, and, 5 paid holidays.

Final date to receive applicationss:
Internal Candidates: open until filled External Candidates:
Open until filled Application Procedure:
Please apply online.