Life Skills Paraprofessional - 6.5 hrs​/day

Life Skills Paraprofessional - 6.5 hrs/day

Middlebury Community Schools, Northridge High School, Middlebury, Indiana.

Job Goals: Serve as a member of the trans- disciplinary team, working under the supervision/director of classroom teachers or related service personnel to assist students in personal, social and instructional needs to provide them with a smooth functioning class environment, which allows them to take full advantage of the instructional program and the available resource materials.

• Assisting and caring for the personal needs of students.
• Implementing activities/skill practice developed by the teacher from the IEP.
• Provide instruction in school and community settings.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information regarding the student.
• Collect and summarize student progress data as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Provide and arrange for transportation to community- based sites.
• Provide general supervision to students under the teacher’s direction.
• Monitor student’s social/vocational abilities through written documentation and observation.
• Participate, as appropriate, in IEP conferences.
• Display flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of the students.
• Provide support/training for job situations.
• Know and implement emergency procedures.

• Provide hand-over-hand instruction.
• Perform 1–2 person lifts and/or transfers according to training specifics by ECSEC physical therapists.
• Lift 50 pounds (possibly lifting with another adult up to 150 pounds).
• Sign simple words and phrases.
• Use physical restraint when needed (per training procedures).
• Be of assistance to students for personal needs such as dressing, diapering, feeding and toileting.
• Assist students with the use of alternative modes of communication.
• Assist students with physical and occupational therapy exercises.
• Participate in Crisis Prevention Intervention Physical Restraint training.

• The role of the paraprofessional to the therapists and teachers
• Characteristics of the exceptionalities of the identified students
• Confidentiality
• Implementing instructional activities
• R.E./current local changes (ex., collaboration, inclusion)
• Student motivation, behavior modification
• Communication and time management

Education and/or

Experience:

Paras hired after January 8, 2006, must have:

• Completed two (2) years or more years of study at an institution of higher education; or
• Obtained an associate’s (or higher) degree; or
• Passed the Para Pro Test

Physical Demands: Regularly required to sit and talk or hear; use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms; may have to lift up to 50 pounds frequently (possibly lifting with another adult up to 150 pounds); specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.

Annual performance evaluation.

187 days per year. Salary and benefits as per Classified Policy.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $16.68 Per Hour

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