Paraprofessional ; Resource Room Pinewood Elementary School

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This position is responsible for providing assistance to students under the supervision of certificated staff in Behavior Intervention Programs and other learning environments where behavior program-placed students are integrated.

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Every Student Succeeds Act requirements (official college transcript with evidence of 72.0 college-level quarter credit hour OR official college transcript with evidence of Associate’s or higher degree OR Parapro Assessment with score of 461 or higher)
• Paraprofessional Assessment Information Below:
  • Northwest Educational Service District 189
  • https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).?s=Paraprofessional+assessment
  • Mountlake Testing Center
• Completion of fourteen (14) hours of Fundamental Course of Study training during the first school year of employment
• Completion of an additional 70 hours of professional development, within three years, to obtain the General Para educator Certificate
• Ability to stoop, crouch, crawl, bend, kneel, and stand for long periods of time
• Position could require diapering, toileting, and feeding of special needs students
• Ability to assist in student de-escalation and physical intervention when needed
• Ability and willingness to work with students who bite, kick, hit, and can be verbally aggressive
• Ability to lift objects weighing up to 40 pounds and assist with Emergency Response Protocols regarding student restraint
• 1st Aid & Adult/Child CPR training (completed within 30 days from date of hire and to be maintained for the duration of this job)
• Right Response training to be maintained for the duration of this job (completed within 30 days from date of hire and to be maintained for the duration of this job)
• Course verification of basic behavioral knowledge regarding Applied Behavioral Analysis and Behavior Intervention Plans (e.g. ESD 171 offerings, The Evergreen State College E-learning site, or other recognized agency/institution approved by Special Education Department)
• Knowledge and course verification of student de-escalation and safe methods of physical intervention during crises (e.g. CPI, Life Space Crisis Intervention, or other recognized agency/institution approved by Special Education Department)
• Experience and/or training with cultural, ethnic, and language diversity preferred
• Successful Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation Fingerprint Clearance
• Proof of Immunization (if born 1/1/57 or later)
• I-9 Employment Eligibility in compliance with the Immigrations Reform and Control Act
• Completion of all district-required training thirty (30) calendar days from hire date

This list of essential job functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Depending upon individual assignment, the employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties:

• Assist Behavior Program students in one-to-one, small group, and integrated settings in all instructional areas including academics, socialization, adaptive behavior, and behavioral growth.
• Assist students in dealing with conflict, expressing themselves in appropriate ways, and improving their behavior with an emphasis on successful reintegration.
• Assist teachers in the preparation and delivery of materials specific to student’s individual learning needs.
• Assist students with gross and fine motor strengthening…