Special Education Assistant CCK​/CCA - Paraprofessional

Starting Date: Immediately

FLSA Status: Non Exempt

Creation/Revision Date: July 10, 2019

Summary: Under direct supervision, the incumbent provides assistance to teachers in a diverse classroom environment by providing materials and handouts to special education students, working with special needs students individually or in groups on special projects or assignments, demonstrating skills and techniques, communicating with parents regarding specific concerns, providing input to lesson plans and daily activities, photocopying materials and preparing classrooms for various activities.

In addition, the incumbent monitors students on the playground and in the cafeteria.

• Works with special education students individually or in groups on special projects or assignments such as academic, social, emotional, functional, language and behavior skills and activities of daily living. Demonstrates skills and techniques to aid in student learning. Monitors student behavior and enforces school and classroom standards and policies.
• Assists special needs students with feeding, toileting/diapering, physical activities, instructions and behavior management that remediates severe academic, emotional and behavioral difficulties into a positive environment. Assists with adaptive equipment.
• Maintains discipline by monitoring student behavior and taking the appropriate action, including determining when to give a warning and when a formal notice should be written. Prepares incident documents including disciplinary actions and documentation for unusual incidents.
• Monitors students and ensures safety on the playground and the cafeteria before school, during breakfast and lunch, and during recess. Reports any unusual incidents or injuries to school administration. Accompanies students from classrooms to other areas including the library, playground and cafeteria and to buses to ensure orderly behavior.
• Prepares classrooms for activities by setting up tables and chairs and handing out materials. Performs clean up after activities including picking up toys and trash, washing tables and chairs and rearranging furniture.
• Communicates with parents regarding progress and concerns including improvements in specific academic areas, truancy and behavioral problems. Interprets communications between teachers and parents when necessary.
• Copies and prepares educational materials.
• Assists teachers in planning and coordinating lesson plans by sharing ideas and providing feedback from the students.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High School diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) prior to being hired.
• Completion of 60 college credit hours, an associate’s degree from an accredited college or university, or successfully passed an Arizona State approved paraprofessional test.
• Must receive CPR certification within thirty days of hire date.

• Six months of experience working with children in a learning environment.

• Demonstrating child development theories.
• Knowing basic mathematical concepts.
• Using typical activities within a classroom environment.
• Working with children.
• Knowing special needs of students.
• Demonstrating appropriate techniques and procedures.
• Facilitating group activities in a learning environment.
• Reviewing completed work assignments.
• Preparing classroom for various activities.
• Reading and following lesson plans.
• Applying school rules, policies and procedures.
• Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, and others to exchange information.

The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee frequently requires standing, walking, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. The employee occasionally must climb or balance. The employee sometimes lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Washington Elementary School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or age in employment or in its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.

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