Special Education Paraprofessional - Assignments

Responsibilities

• 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 devising 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 by the teacher.
• 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 the 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 can demonstrate 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

The Grosse Pointe Public Schools System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.