Special Education Parapro​/Adapted

Special Education Paraprofessional – 183 Day Calendar

Position:
Special Education Paraprofessional at White Oak Elementary School.

Salary: $14.57 an hour.

To provide competent support and assistance to the classroom teacher(s) in the full implementation of the instructional programs of the school.

• Provides competent support and assistance to classroom teachers in the full implementation of the instructional programs of the school.
• Meets and instructs assigned groups and individuals at the locations and times designated by the teacher.
• Presents materials required in the teaching assignment within the content limitations of the system curriculum guides and under the direction of the teacher; helps implement programs that meet the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Assists in creating a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students; prepares for groups and/or individuals assigned and provides input to teachers for assessing student accomplishments.
• Protects students, equipment, materials, and facilities by taking all necessary and reasonable precautions.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct; helps the teacher enforce reasonable rules of classroom behavior and maintains order in a fair and just manner.
• Provides feedback to learners about their academic progress and behavior.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• Reproduces, organizes, distributes, and collects instructional materials for implementation of instructional programs.
• Complies with any reasonable oral or written directive of the teacher, principals, or other appropriate administration or supervisor.
• Maintains strict confidentiality of all student information.
• Provides support to students in a variety of settings; assists with the collection of data and in compiling and organizing data for review by the teacher.
• Assists students with personal hygiene, toileting, health and safety issues, and grooming as required.
• Performs health procedures (such as medication administration, tube feeding, clean intermittent bladder catheterization) as assigned, after completing required training.
• Participates successfully in training programs designed to increase skill and proficiency related to job assignment and procedures used with students with disabilities.
• Assists with specialized feeding requirements.
• Assists with the implementation of positive behavioral support/interventions; follows safety procedures when lifting students and in operating wheelchairs and other equipment.
• Demonstrates the ability to perform special duties required for meeting the unique needs of specific student populations, such as lifting physically disabled students.

• Qualify for a Paraprofessional Certificate by either holding an Associate Degree or higher, 90 college quarter hours/60 semester hours, or passing the assessment test for paraprofessionals (GACE).

• The ability to organize, direct, and control small and large groups of children in a variety of activities and settings.
• The ability to adjust to changing conditions and situations.

• Experience in working with and directing the activities of children, preferably in education.

The Coweta County Board of Education reserves the right to accept equivalent qualifications as the Board may deem appropriate and acceptable.

The Coweta County School System does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, national origin, or disability in its educational programs, activities or employment practices.