SPED Paraprofessional- Level 1- Resource Room

Job Description

Position: Level 1 SPED Paraprofessional – Resource Room

Location: Emmons Lake Elementary, Caledonia, Michigan

Reports To: Building Principal

Compensation: $15.78 per hour (or more depending on experience), 27.5 hours per week / 183 days per year

Start Date: 26-27 School Year

Benefits: Paid sick days, paid personal days, paid holidays.

• Works with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff
• Assists certified staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning based on individual students' needs, interests, and abilities
• Monitors and supervises curriculum‑based testing and makeup work as assigned
• Performs clerical, classroom maintenance, and instructional duties as assigned
• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of student information in the school environment
• Plans instructional techniques and prepares lesson materials based on student assessments
• Administers assessment tests and interprets results to identify student needs
• Records and reports assessment data to teachers and administrators; completes required forms and paperwork
• Instructs and reinforces math and reading strategies
• Tutors students in one‑on‑one or small group settings in all curriculum areas
• Meets with teachers to discuss goals and progress, and additional interventions
• Attends professional development, training programs, and conferences to stay current in the field
• Provides personal/hygiene care for students as needed
• Performs recess duties
• Other duties as assigned by the principal

• Education:
  
  High school diploma required; an associate's degree desired but not required
• Experience:
  
  Experience working with elementary students in a classroom setting is desirable

• Knowledge of, and ability to assist in, instructing reading, writing, and mathematics
• Ability to write simple correspondence and routine reports
• Effective communication with students, administrators, and staff
• Application of common sense and problem‑solving in standardized situations
• Dealing with problems involving several concrete variables

Regularly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, talk, and hear. Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must occasionally lift or move up to 30 pounds. Requires close vision and ability to adjust focus while reading and using a computer. Reasonable accommodations can be made for disabilities.

The noise level is usually moderate to loud. This description represents typical demands and is not intended to be exhaustive. Reasonable accommodations may be provided.

Caledonia Community Schools does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category (collectively, “Protected Classes”), in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.

• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required

• Nathan Walters, Principal
• Emmons Lake Elementary
• Phone: 616‑528‑8100
• Email: waltersn