Special Education Paraprofessional - RISE Program Job Sterling Heights area,Michigan USA,Education / Teaching

Position Title:Special Education Paraprofessional for the Reaching Independence and/or Strengthening Emotional skills (RISE) resource program

Location:Challenger Elementary

Hours:32.5 hours/week

Reports To:Principal

Status:10 month position

SUMMARY

A Special Education Paraprofessional connected to the RISE program provides academic, social and emotional/ behavioral support to students with special education needs in order to enhance their success. This support could occur individually or with small groups of students in both special education and general education classrooms. Most of the students in the RISE program have an eligibility of ASD and/or need a small group environment to learn essential skills to become independent learners at school.

A paraprofessional supporting the RISE resource program will be supported by experienced special education teachers. It is the expectation that the paraprofessionals will implement the evidence based practices as provided and modeled by those teachers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Support student achievement within the general/special education classroom.
Assist in the monitoring and implementation of behavior intervention plans and/or visual schedules.
Monitor student performance to ensure assignments are being completed correctly and in a timely manner.
Maintain a positive working relationship with parents and staff within the school building.
Adapting/modifying classroom materials, per teacher direction, accessible to students with special needs.
May assist with individual student needs such as navigating the hallways and toileting.
Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment and the community.
Participates in in-service training programs as approved.
Regularly, predictable attendance.
Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily and have the requisite knowledge, skill and/or ability referenced below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma (or equivalent); and must meet one of the following requirements:

Requirement must be completed PRIOR to appying for this position.

Complete at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (equal to 60 semester hours); or
Obtain an Associate’s Degree (or higher); or
Meet a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment:

Knowledge of, and the ability to assist in, instructing reading, writing and mathematics or

Knowledge of, and the ability to assist in, instructing reading readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate.

The State Board of Education has approved the following formal assessments by which a paraprofessional may choose to demonstrate this knowledge:

ETS Para Pro Assessment. A passing score of 460 is required. OR

Michigan Test for Teacher Certification - Basic Skills (MTTC) []. A passing score on the Basic Skills Test MTTC is required. OR

SAT (taken on or after March 5, 2016) - Scores on the following sections are required:

Evidence-based Reading & Writing - 480
Mathematics - 530 OR
ACT (taken between January 1, 1989 and October 1, 2017) - Scores on the following sections are required:

Reading - 22
Combined English/Writing - 22
Mathematics - 22 OR
Michigan Merit Examination (MME) (taken between January 1, 2007 and January 31, 2015) - Scores on the following sections are required:

Reading - 1108
Writing - 1129
Mathematics - 1116 OR
Work Keys (taken before June 1, 2017) - Scores on the following sections are required:

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