Secondary Special Education Paraprofessional

Blue River Valley Schools

Job Title:

Secondary Special Education Paraprofessional

Job Goal:
To assist the teachers achieve teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist Special Education students in both the general education and special education settings, as directed by the student's IEP and Teacher of Record.
• Serve as a liaison between the Teacher of Record and General Education Teacher to ensure the student’s IEP is being implemented across settings.
• Work as a one‑on‑one assistant for a student, assisting with the student's academic and physical needs.
• Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on their perceived understanding of individual students, their needs, and abilities.
• Help students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Alert the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Strive to maintain and improve professional competence by completing required training hours and courses.
• Assist teachers/special education department as needed.

Qualifications:

• Meet all requirements to be considered a Highly Qualified Para Professional, including a minimum of 2 years’ college credit or passing score on the Praxis Para Pro Exam.
• Pass the required Expanded Criminal History Check and Expanded CPS Check.

Type:
Non‑Certified, 180‑days

Salary:
Starting at $13.20 per hour