Paraprofessional Job Overland Park area,Kansas USA,Education / Teaching

All paraprofessionals are at-will employees of USD #368 throught East Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative (ECKSEC) and will work and operate in USD #367 buildings under #367 administration.

TITLE:

ParaprofessionalJOB STATUS:
Non-exempt

REPORTS TO:

Assigned Teacher/Principal/Director of Special Education

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

NoneTERM OF EMPLOYMENT:
At-will

OBJECTIVE:
To assist, support, and work closely with teachers, administrators, and other team members in the supervision, care and instruction of special needs students in the regular classroom, interrelated resource rooms or in a self-contained classroom. This would include implementing instructional plans, monitoring student behavior, providing information to appropriate school personnel, and performing classroom clerical tasks.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Regular and predictive attendance in accordance with assigned work schedule;

Deals with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and good judgment;

Assist in facilitating the personal, social, and intellectual development of students;

Assist in establishing a positive learning environment, and respond to the individual educational needs of students;

Ensure all activities conform to district guidelines;

Assist, as needed, with critical daily activities, such as classroom transition times, mealtimes, and toileting for the purpose of allowing students to function in the school environment;

Communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community;

Meet the Kansas requirement for annual inservice hours, complete documentation, and submit to the Coop office by required deadline;

Attend meetings and in-service presentations (e.g. CPR, education strategies, specific disability education, etc.) for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions to meet established annual State requirements;

React to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, meeting deadlines as assigned;

Utilize appropriate language, interactions and positive discipline;

Model positive behavior;

Ability to work to implement the vision and mission of the District;

Continuously monitor children to ensure safety at all times, and report child abuse and neglect; and

Performs other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS:

Capable of physically assisting students with specials needs as required (positioning, lifting, transferring, restraining, etc.)

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds;

Ability to sit and stand for long periods of time;

Ability to work in a noisy environment;

Ability to bend, stoop, kneel and reach on a regular basis.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Ability to work well with children with disabilities;

Ability to follow verbal and written instructions;

Ability to operate all classroom equipment appropriately, as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

High school diploma or equivalent;

Basic knowledge of technology and ability to apply knowledge to assigned area of responsibilities; and

Desire to assist students with special needs in a learning environment;

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Required to work in a variety of school settings and must be willing to adjust work strategies to accommodate school limitations.