Special Education Paraeducator Aide HQ CLS

PARA EDUCATOR AIDE III

Highly Qualified Status (HQ):
The individual selected for this position must be Highly Qualified. Candidates must possess a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent and meet at least one of the following:

• Completed at least 48 semester hours of credit at an accredited college or university.
• Obtained an associate’s degree or higher degree from an accredited college or university.
• Passed the Para Pro Assessment administered by Educational Testing Services (ETS) with a score of at least 460.

Under supervision, works in a special education classroom assisting teaching staff in a variety of instructional activities. The aide assists teachers in special education classrooms and provides individual or group assistance depending on student or class’s functional living and academic skills and/or behavioral support needed. Incumbents may also provide attendant services to students with various intellectual and/or physical disabilities and perform related work as required.

The Teacher Aide III works in a special education classroom assisting the teacher and/or a special education student within the general and/or special education classroom, in specialized programs such as CLS (Comprehensive Life Skills), EC (Early Childhood), MA (Multi‑Age), SIP (Social Intervention Programs), Strategies (Autism Spectrum Disorders), Social Resource, and Resource classrooms, as well as one‑on‑one assistance. Additionally, a Teacher Aide III working at a Title I school must be highly qualified.

Teacher aides may be assigned to a variety of special education programs or individual students who require adult support based on their IEPs.

Duties include:

• Assist students with intellectual, physical, or behavioral disabilities in boarding and de‑branching buses before and after school.
• Help students reach proper locations in school and accompany them into general education classrooms.
• Provide attendant services (diapering, toileting, washing faces, etc.) to students as needed.
• Support instruction in proper health and hygiene habits.
• Perform delegated procedures such as clean intermittent catheterization and provide emergency and first aid care as necessary.
• Move students weighing 50–80 pounds daily and repetitively while following safety procedures.
• Prepare and help feed students as needed.
• Support instruction in functional life skills and modify general education classroom assignments occasionally.
• Follow behavior plans outlined in student IEPs and apply positive behavior management techniques.
• Assist with lesson assignments, reinforce learning concepts, and maintain discipline and order in playgrounds, lunchrooms, libraries, and classrooms.
• Accompany students on field trips.
• Arrange and adjust wheelchairs, oxygen hoses, and other equipment as needed.
• Communicate with special education teachers regarding concerns and observations.
• Assist in maintaining bulletin boards and, if trained, prepare children with medication.
• Operate classroom equipment and assist with students’ assistive technology devices.
• Record student progress toward goals and develop instructional materials, graphs, and charts.
• Modify the general education curriculum as necessary.
• Participate in district training programs, receive training, and implement non‑violent behavioral intervention procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding student information and records.

CLS focuses on building a foundation for life success while maintaining an academically rich environment that promotes student success. The program assists students with cognitive disabilities to access alternative curriculum aligned with Nevada State Standards and utilizes a variety of modalities, techniques, and goals aligned with IEP objectives.

Education/

Experience:

Any education and experience that provides the required knowledge and skills is qualifying. Typical ways to obtain the knowledge and skills include:

• Experience that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities.