LTS Special Education Paraprofessional

Akin Road Elementary Support Role

Location:

Akin Road Elementary  school year 32 hours/week .26

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.

See attached job description for additional knowledge, skill and abilities required

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.

Application Procedure:
Applications will be accepted through Frontline with further coordination through Kelly Education for hire.