Paraprofessional CDL

Job Summary

Summary:

• Performs any combination of the following tasks in the classroom to assist teaching staff with the individualization of instruction.
• Transports students via bus.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs class activities under supervision of a certified teacher.
• Works with small groups to reinforce material initially introduced by teacher.
• Assists teacher in managing students upon arrival to class, during class and departure from class.
• Assists teacher in performance of routine responsibilities.
• Assists students in need of special attention.
• Assists students with non-instructional classroom activities, such as feeding, toileting, clothing routines, and personal hygiene needs.
• Helps supervise students during lunch periods, assemblies and field trips.
• Participates in planning and in-service activities as appropriate.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work.
• Assists in preparing class displays and bulletin boards.
• Maintains high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students.
• Participates in professional development activities
• Maintains hygiene in the classroom and ensures instructional materials and equipment are maintained in accordance with accepted practice.
• Other duties may be assigned as related to specific areas of disability.
• Transports students via bus.

Education & Experience:

• Minimum of two years post-secondary earned credit (48 hours) or associates degree or passing scores on Work Keys Level 3 assessment.
• Must hold a current and valid Alabama Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

Language

Skills:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

Mathematical

Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning ability:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk.
• The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must be able to drive a bus.