TLHS Paraprofessional for Essential Skills

Paraprofessional for Essential Skills

Twin Lakes School Corporation

Performance Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains a positive rapport with students, staff and families.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret teacher and related staff directions and follow through with instruction.
• Ability to work with individuals or small groups to reinforce learning of functional academic materials and/or behavioral skills initially introduced by the teacher in self-contained and/or inclusive school setting.
• Ability to assist with supervision of self-help skills, daily living and pre-vocational skills including recess, lunch, toileting, hygiene, travel in and out of building and community outings.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions and accurately communicate information in a timely manner with supervising teacher, staff and administration.
• Ability to be a positive role model and consistently follow through with positive behavior supports in all educational settings.
• Participates in research-based training including functional academic reinforcement and crisis intervention training as requested.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of licensed teachers and directs family communication to appropriate licensed personnel.
• Willingness to be a team member that is flexible, open to ongoing professional development and can positively accept change on behalf of student or program improvement.
• Additional duties may be assigned based on specific student or classroom need.

Qualifications:

• Completed two years of college 60 hrs.
• Hold a two year degree
• Pass state Parapro Exam
• Demonstrate a genuine concern for the learning of children
• Excellent Communication and Team Skills
• Strong Organizational Skills