Special Education Paraprofessional - Assignments

Job Summary

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in developing special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Guides independent study enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work as assigned.
• Assists in carrying out behavior management plans and keeps necessary records (morning checks of students, health, academics, behavior, etc.).
• Assists with large group activities.
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Assists students in mainstreamed classes.
• Responsible for students in an emergency situation.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Principal or supervising teacher(s).
• Physically able to lift 50 pounds.

• An Associate’s Degree or higher or ETS Proficiency Certification. Must have met a rigorous standard of quality and be able to demonstrate, through a formal State or local academic assessment, knowledge of the ability to assist in instruction, as appropriate.
• Experience working with students with disabilities.

Classification S, $16.24–$19.60 per hour. Full‑time, school‑year position.