Paraeducator, ESN FTE

Para educator

BASIC FUNCTION: The job of Para educator – Special Education is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional program within assigned classroom with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of special needs students in the regular classroom or in a self contained classroom; assisting in implementing plans for instruction in individual or groups; provide support to student behavior during non‑classroom time;

may provide support to students with health and medical needs; and providing information to appropriate school personnel.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher and/or therapist for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives.

• Administers and scores classroom assignments, tests, homework assignments, make‑up work, etc. for the purpose of supporting teachers in the instructional process.

• Communicates with teachers, support staff and school administrators for the purpose of monitoring student progress, providing relevant feedback and information, reviewing students’ performance and discussing students’ needs.

• Confers with teachers as requested for the purpose of assisting in evaluating special education student progress and/or implementing IEP objectives.

• Assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments in basic academic and/or specialized subject areas (e.g. read stories, listen to students read, provide writing assistance, reinforce math lessons, provide spelling practice, facilitate delayed fine motor skills activities, visit library) for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards.

• Maintains instructional materials and/or manual and electronic files/records for the purpose of ensuring availability of items; providing written reference; and/or meeting mandated requirements.

• Monitors students as needed during assigned periods within a variety of school environments (e.g. rest rooms, playgrounds, hallways, bus loading zones, cafeteria, and parking lots) for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.

• Prepares instructional materials and/or classroom equipment (e.g. decorates bulletin boards, gathers appropriate resources, laminates graphic and written materials, gathers scissors and pencils, copies worksheets, records student behaviors on progress charts) for the purpose of setting up materials for activities in classroom/instructional areas.

• Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, inappropriate social behavior, hitting, violations of rules, safety conditions) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate teacher and/or administrator.

• Responds to emergency situations (e.g. injured student, fights, and inappropriate social behaviors) for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns.

• Supervises students in a variety of situations, observing behavior of students for the purpose of ensuring that the students do nothing to injure themselves or others and noting behavioral problems.

• Supports classroom teachers for the purpose of assisting them in the implementation of curriculum and teaching methodologies within assigned areas of instruction.

• Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

• Attends meetings and in‑service presentations (e.g. first aid, CPR, emergency procedures) for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AS REQUIRED AND ASSIGNED: An additional 5% shall be added to employee’s compensation for performing the duties outlined below and shall be compensated as per relevant Memorandum of Understandings and the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

• Paraeducators assigned to Counseling Enriched Special Day Classes (SDC), LASS SDC’s, Moderate/Severe SDC’s, and Adult Transition SDC’s.

• Provides first aid and non‑medical assistance (e.g. changing diapers and clothes, positioning students on…