Park Elementary - Special Education Severe Behavior Technician - TA

Nebo School District is located in south Utah County, services nearly 45,000 students in grades PreK-12, and employs over 4300 people.

• engage students as active participants in school and in the community;
• empower students to acquire and develop knowledge, skills, and talents;
• collaborate to promote safety, student involvement and achievement; and
• prepare students to succeed in school and life.

Special Education Severe Behavior Unit Technician. Lane 3, $19.52 per hour, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days per week, 177 days per year. Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.

If hired for this position, you must be highly qualified under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). To be considered highly qualified, applicants may take the Title I Paraprofessionals Test (available through Nebo School District), or have 2 years of college (48 semester hours), or an Associate Degree is required. Proof of degree or transcript must be attached to the application online.

Placement on the salary schedule will be reviewed by a supervisor and finalized through the Human Resources and Payroll Departments. Candidates already employed with Nebo School District, applying for a new position with a lane increase, may decrease in overall steps in the new position if offered, accepted, and not in the same job category.

Job-related experience is not required.

Targeted, job-related education with study in job-related area.

CPR/First Aid Certificate

The job of Instructional Technician - Severe Behavior is done for the purpose/s of assisting in the supervision, care, and instruction of students with significant disabilities under the supervision of a certificated teacher; observing and documenting student progress; implementing educational and specific behavioral plans; documenting students' daily activities; modeling appropriate behaviors and interactions with students and staff; and assisting students by adapting, modifying, or providing for special health care needs.

This job reports to the SpEd Unit Teacher

• Adapts classroom activities, assignments, and/or materials as directed for the purpose of providing an opportunity for all special education students performing at different levels and/or with different functional limitations to participate in instructional programs.
• Administers first aid, daily living care, and medical and non-medical assistance (e.g. diapering, tube feeding, colostomy bags, medication, etc.) for the purpose of providing appropriate care and/or developing children's daily living activities and behavioral skills.
• Collaborates with teachers for the purpose of fulfilling students' IEP goals.
• Implements behavioral plans designed by the IEP team for the purpose of assisting in meeting special education students' needs and providing a consistent learning environment.
• Implements academic instruction for individuals or small groups (e.g. cooking, math, reading, spelling, music, etc.) for the purpose of meeting learning goals, as described by an IEP and/or district benchmarks.
• Maintains instructional materials and/or student records (e.g. adapting instructional materials, checking papers, attendance, audio-visual equipment, setting up art/science projects, data collection, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the availability of items and/or providing reliable information.
• Monitors special education student(s) (e.g. lunch, school bus loading zones, playground, classroom, field trips, assemblies, kitchen, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment as well as covering for a teacher when he/she is called out of the room for other meetings.
• Participates in meetings and in-service presentations (e.g. first aid, CPR, emergency procedures, behavioral intervention training, etc.) for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

• SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing…