Special Education Paraprofessional- Doyle High

Special Education Paraprofessional

Title: Special Education Paraprofessional

Evaluator: Principal or Designee

Position

Description:

Assist in the delivery of special education services under the supervision of a special education teacher or other professionals who has the responsibility for the delivery of services to exceptional children.

• Must assist the teacher with instructional and non-instructional assignments under the supervision of the teacher.
• Must confer with the teacher in regard to decisions relative to the student's assignments and to problems of a disciplinary nature.
• Must assist on field trips as assigned.
• Must assist students in performing activities that have been initiated by the teacher.
• Must assist in preparing and distributing materials for students with disabilities.
• Must assist in reinforcement of learning in small groups or large groups.
• Must assist in health maintenance which may include the administration of routine and/or emergency health procedures as instructed by the school nurse. (This may include tracheotomy care, tube feeding, catheterization, oral suctioning, ostomy bag care/changes, monitoring blood sugar, administering emergency care, diapering, administering medication as trained, etc.)
• Must assist in the transportation of students (arrival, departure, and movement throughout the day). This includes assisting in the transfer, positioning, and lifting of students.
• Must assist in the transfer, positioning, and lifting of students throughout the school day.
• Must assist with feeding and dressing skills and facilitate student's personal hygiene and health care.
• Must maintain the hygienic classroom following universal precautions.
• Must assist in developing and maintaining a positive learning environment for all students.
• Must maintain the confidentiality of records and student information both on campus and in the community.
• Must assist in the implementation of assistive technology to include sensory, low and high tech devices, computer assisted instruction, etc.
• Must reinforce school-wide positive behavior support; assist with implementation, monitoring, and documentation of behavior intervention plans; and implement techniques of de-escalation and physical restraint when appropriate.
• Must attend mandatory training sessions as directed by the school principal and/or parish supervisors which may include the following:
• Confidentiality
• Medical information
• Discipline
• Transportation procedures
• Specific training required for meeting the medical needs of students
• Must perform physical demands requiring frequent lifting, carrying, transferring, or pushing of objects or wheelchairs weighing at least 50 lbs. Physical demands may also include walking, standing, kneeling, stooping, balancing, crouching, reaching, grasping, head and neck movement, and movement across mid-line.
• Must possess motor coordination, manual dexterity, finger dexterity, alertness, precision, speaking ability, auditory discrimination, and tactile discrimination.
• Must supervise students at community-based training sites when required.
• Must perform other duties as assigned by the teacher, principal, or supervisor.

• Para may be required to move from one program area to another within the day.
• Para may be moved to another school site during the year based on the student needs of the district.

Position: Full time 7.5 hrs/day (start/end time depends on school site)

Duration: 9 months a year with designated days off for holidays/in-service, etc

Frequency: Duration of breaks:
As needed-this is a site decision based upon availability of Faculty relief/coverage

Compensation
:
Salaried (monthly) See Salary Schedule approved by LPPS Board

Overtime
:
Not available

Benefits
: include medical/retirement

Vacation
: none

Division: Special Education

Supervisor: Principal or Designee at assigned school site

Age/Language
:
Must be at least twenty years of age and speak/understand English.

HS or GED and must have accomplished at least one of the following:

• Pass the Educational Testing Service Para-Pro Assessment (#0755) passing score (450); or
• Completed two…