Paraeducator, Currently at West Bristol

Position Title

City-Wide 1:1 Para educator, currently at West Bristol

West Bristol School

Special Education Teacher

Assist in small group and individual pupil instruction.

• Assist students with instruction under the direction of the special education teacher.
• Assist teacher in maintaining discipline.
• Assist teacher with instructional activities.
• Escort students from room to room.
• Help students with toileting.
• Work with both special education and regular students.
• Assist teaching staff in the implementation of IEP.
• Supervise students while they are at recess and lunch.
• Assist students with classroom assignments.
• Copy materials for instructional purposes.
• Assist teacher in filing material and preparing all necessary paperwork.
• Alert teachers to problems that may be observed.

Education: High School Diploma or General Education Degree; or two years of college credit; or an associate's (or higher) degree; or successful completion of a paraprofessional assessment (Parapro Assessment) covering mathematics, reading, and writing.

Language

Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; ability to write simple correspondence; ability to present information one-on-one or in small groups.

Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers; multiply and divide with tens and hundreds; apply operations using units of American money, weight, volume, and distance.

Computer

Skills:

Basic knowledge and experience with job‑related computer hardware and software applications.

Reasoning Ability: Apply common sense to carry out detailed written or oral instructions; handle problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other

Skills:

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community; perform duties in accordance with district requirements and Board of Education policies.

Must sit, talk, and hear regularly; stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl regularly; push or move items up to fifty (50) pounds; occasionally lift or move up to fifty (50) pounds with assistance. Vision requirements: close, distance, and peripheral vision.

Typical classroom noise level; work throughout the school building, on school grounds, and occasionally off campus. Responsible for the safety and well‑being of students in charge.

Salary: per contractual agreement.

Work hours:

6.5 hours per day (8:00 am – 3:00 pm).

Information contained in this posting description is provided for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and is not an exhaustive list of duties. Additional duties may be assigned.