Anticipated: Intensive Paraprofessional - Life Skills

Job Title

To work under the direction of a certificated staff member to support and assist in providing instructional programs and services to students with intensive academic, behavioral and/or emotional deficits in order to provide them with help and support needed to benefit from their Individualized Education Program (IEP) or individual action plans. Services may be provided in a special education class, regular education class or other instructional setting.

Essential Functions:

• Monitors student's progress, as deemed appropriate, during regular and special class performance and group work, prompting, assisting or redirecting, as directed by a teacher, during teacher instruction or independent work periods.
• Provides one-on-one or group review of material taught by certificated staff, as assigned.
• Assists with classroom management and implementation of individual students' positive behavior support plans.
• Assists certified staff in reinforcing special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.
• Assists students with self-care in accordance with their IEPs and as directed by teacher(s).
• Assists the student(s) in curriculum tasks, guiding, helping and reinforcing/rephrasing instruction and providing assistance during testing as provided for in the student's IEP and as directed by teacher(s).
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of the classroom teachers.
• Assembles materials needed by teacher(s) for daily instruction or student homework and makes any adaptations, as necessary per individual student needs (enlarge, modify number of problems, and/or adapt/modify work by color coding/enlarging in accordance with IEPs) as directed by teacher(s).
• Monitors and assists with student use of instructional equipment. Provides general maintenance of equipment including cleaning and disinfecting. Reports malfunctioning equipment to classroom teacher.
• Interacts, communicates and cooperates with staff, faculty, students and administration communication with parents as directed as well as serving as a resource person to confer with IEP team.
• Accompanies students on field trips and community based instruction activities, upon request of District Administration.
• Attends training as required for performance of the job. Completes and provides evidence of twenty (20) hours per school year of staff development activities related to his/her assignment.
• Provides accommodations as set out in each student's IEP and as directed by teacher(s).
• Monitors student's progress, as deemed appropriate, during regular or special class performance and group work, prompting, assisting or redirecting, as directed by a teacher, during teacher instruction or independent work periods.
• Assists with organizational needs on a daily basis including monitoring assignment book and gathering homework materials.
• Collects and reports data related to behavior support plans and health issues as directed by teacher(s)/school nurse.
• Serves as a liaison between general and special education classrooms. Collects data and keep daily communication information as directed to be reviewed by teacher(s) before being sent to parent(s).
• Participates in in-service training programs as requested.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

High school + Training program Paraprofessional Certification plus 20 hours additional training annually;
Associates Degree preferred

Work Experience:

1-2 years Successful previous experience with students with special needs in an educational setting Must have associates degree or higher or be willing to obtain Pennsylvania Paraprofessional certification within 3 months. Outside candidates must have clearances completed. EOE