Paraeducator - Non-Mainstream Special Education ILC

Para educator - Non-Mainstream Special Education ILC at Bethel School District

Position Hours And Pay

This position is for 6.5 hours per day at 178 days per year. It starts with 7 hours per day for 4 days in the first year and then 2 days each year following until certification is completed.

Position pay: PSE Salary Schedule Level 5 - $24.76

Important Information

Official Hire Date: Your hire date with the Bethel School District is based on School Board approval. This date depends on multiple factors and may change without notice. Please contact HR with any questions.

Required Training: Person hired for this position must complete Right Response Training within 3-5 months of hire. Renewal of Right Response certification must be completed annually prior to expiration date.

Fundamental Course of Studies and Para educator Certificate: Must successfully complete the Fundamental Course of Studies (FCS) and General Para educator Certificate of the state mandated Para educator Certificate Program per State requirements. Para educator Certificate Program is dependent on State funding.

Federal Minimum Employment Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age;
• Hold high school diploma or its equivalent; and one of the following:
  • Successfully passed the ETS Para Pro test or Pearson Paraprofessional assessment;
  • AA degree or higher;
  • Earned seventy‑two (72) quarter credits or forty‑eight (48) semester credits at an accredited institution of higher education;
  • Completion of registered apprenticeship program offered by the Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries;
  • Successful completion of The Master Teacher Inc. Para educator Online Training Program.

You may provide unofficial transcripts in your application but will be required to provide official ones upon hire. Not providing required documents could significantly delay your official hire. Please contact HR with questions.

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Description

This position’s responsibilities are to assist certificated staff with instructional and non‑instructional activities for non‑mainstreamed special education students, generally in a self‑contained classroom, and including instructing students individually or in small groups, assisting students with basic life skills, and supervising student behavior activities.

Job Summary & Essential Functions

Duties

• Instructs moderately to severely handicapped students individually or in small groups in a variety of learning activities to promote student understanding of materials presented; provides encouragement, reinforcement, and achievement of educational objectives and goals defined by certificated staff; assists in the administration of objective tests or other measurements.
• Communicates with certificated staff concerning individual student progress; adjusts methods to meet the needs of a wide variety of students; consults with certificated staff concerning remediation or enrichment activities.
• Assists certificated staff in maintaining records, logs, charts, assignments and other records for assessment of student progress.
• Attends to student physical and safety needs; monitors students for medical risks such as seizures and behaviors that may result in harm to themselves or others; corrects behaviors and maintains discipline according to established policies and procedures.
• Assists students with toileting, which may include catheterization and diapering; attends to the personal hygiene needs of students; assists students in washing hands and face, brushing teeth and hair, and taking showers.
• Assists students with interpersonal and personal skills mastery; helps feed students and teaches social aspects of eating with others.
• Assists students with basic living skills and pre‑vocational activities; works with students to develop communication skills and facilitates integration of students with age‑group peers to the extent possible.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication with students, staff and parents for student progress and safety, and community relations.
• Provides physical assistance to students, such as lifting…