Paraprofessional - Special Education - SS

Paraprofessional - Special Education - SS2 (3 Positions)

Location: Colene Hoose

Department: Building Personnel

Reports to: Principal/Assistant Principal

FLSA Class: Non-Exempt

FTE: 1.0

Summary: This position is responsible for working closely with students in a general education classroom with students with learning disabilities, autism, or mild behaviors on a regular basis in an effort to provide them with the support they need to gain full benefit from the District’s special education program.

• Discusses assigned duties with classroom teachers in order to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Prepares lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations as needed.
• Provides subject matter to students under the direction of teachers, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role‑playing methods.
• Establishes a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement.
• Serves as a resource person to the student personnel evaluation team when requested.
• Supervises students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, gymnasiums, or on field trips.
• Conducts demonstrations to teach skills such as sports, dancing, and handicrafts.
• Distributes teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students.
• Distributes tests and homework assignments, and collects them when completed.
• Enforces administration policies and rules governing students.
• Grades homework and tests, and computes and records results using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.
• Completes required reports in a timely manner.
• Teaches socially acceptable behavior using techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
• Works with students with multiple physical, mental, and developmental disabilities.
• Familiar with and uses adaptive equipment including communication equipment, wheel chairs, and adaptive feeding tools.
• Assists students with self‑care, hygiene, and feeding as necessary.
• May be required to perform tasks that students are not able to do, such as taking notes or holding books.
• May work with or handle resistive students.
• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Assists the classroom teacher in other tasks necessary for maintaining a professional and positive classroom environment, and performs other teacher aide duties as may be assigned by the classroom teacher, administration, or Board of Education.

• Must have a registered license with the Regional Office of Education #17 at the time of hire.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills to work with teachers, support personnel, administrators, and the general public.
• Enforces school regulations and policies in a professional manner.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships with fellow employees and pupils.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to push or pull up to 10 lbs.
• Must be detail oriented.

Must possess an educator license with stipulations endorsed for paraprofessional educator or professional educator license at the time of hire.

Fully board‑paid medical, dental, and vision available.

Per the  Teaching Assistant Salary Schedule, the starting pay range is $19.00 - $21.85 and is based upon experience.

Apply online at: www.unit
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INTERNAL APPLICANTS WANTING TO APPLY SHOULD USE THE INTERNAL APPLICATION