Part-Time Special Education Paraprofessional
Listed on 2026-10-04
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Education / Teaching
Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Special Education Assistant, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities
Position Title: Part-time Special Education Paraprofessional (20 hours)
Reports To: Teacher/Process Coordinator/Director of Special Education
Summary: Assist the teacher in providing each student with a program that will enable the student to reach his/her fullest potential.
Job Responsibilities:
1. The length of the day and calendar shall be determined by the district.
2. Become familiar with the teaching procedures used by the teacher, the teacher’s schedule of activities, the continuity of academic progression, and the material and equipment available.
3. Assist the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing materials or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
4. Provides escort and assistance to children as necessary throughout a variety of school and community settings.
5. Checks students’ work, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.
6. Assists the students assigned to him/her in such physical tasks as putting on and taking off outerwear, moving from room to room, using the restroom, etc.
7. Operate teaching aides, i.e. VCR, DVD Player, computer, individual assistive technology.
8. Alerts the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
9. Assists with clerical responsibilities of the classroom teacher and Special Education Teacher (including goal data).
10. Participate in workshops, in-service training, IEP meetings, etc.
11. Assist with lunch, snack, clean-up, wash up, and toilet routines.
12. Assist with health-related procedures such as, but not limited to, feeding, tube feeding, lifting, positioning, carrying, toileting, clean intermittent catheterization and suctioning when trained.
13. Assists teachers in dealing with students who have challenging behaviors.
14. Participates and implements Safe Crisis Management (when trained).
15. Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
16. Assists the teacher in maintaining an environment that is conducive to learning.
17. Monitor the classroom when there are IEP meetings and staffings.
18. Observes, records and follows the management plan established by the teacher.
19. Assists in managing students in the classroom, cafeteria, on the playground, and all related activities as directed.
20. Assists in preparing teaching materials during the school day as directed by the teacher.
21. Within the classroom setting, the assistant reports to the classroom teacher/case manager in matters involving the students’ programs and related activities
22. Perform any additional duties as assigned by the administration.
Qualifications:
Education and/or
Experience:
are required to obtain 60 college credit hours
or
have passed thePara Pro Assessment (before September 23, 2013)
or
the Paraprofessional Assessment(September 23, 2013 or after)
or
completed the
20HR Substitute Certificate Course in order to work under the direct supervision of an appropriately certified teacher to provide instructional assistance.
Essential Functions:
(To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following essential functions satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.)
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write…
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