Paraeducator and Transition Services Coach - PART-TIME

Significant Support Needs Para educator

Employment Type:

Part-Time, Hourly

Hours:

Typically 16 hours per week; 8 hours/day, 2-days per school week, exact schedule to be determined upon hire, Tuesday-Friday school week Salary range:
Lane C, Step 3 - 50% (Para educator - SSN) Transition Services Coach: minimum $20.47/hour
* salary dependent on experience Benefits:
This position is not eligible for district-sponsored health insurance. We offer a competitive hourly wage.

Assisting assigned teachers with instructional and physical student support is a primary responsibility of this position. Delivery of instructional activities according to the individual student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) and as assigned and developed by certified/licensed staff, which may include helping with the design and implementation of an appropriate learning environment while incorporating appropriate assistive technologies and multi-sensory materials. Instructional support helping students integrate into general education classrooms and requires some communication with general education teachers regarding student needs.

Imparting life skills such as self-hygiene and social/emotional skills are also a part of the Para's responsibilities. Supervise and facilitate sensory and movement rest periods in between academic activities, and which facilitate increased student engagement. Assisting the teacher in implementing positive behavior plans and systems appropriate to the individual student is a responsibility of this position. Providing student oversight and supervision during out-of-classroom activities including arrivals and departures, outside breaks, passing periods, and other activities as assigned by the supervising teacher is a daily responsibility of this position.

Communication with other paraprofessionals and staff to keep track of student movements, schedules, and locations. Based on the needs of the student, a Paraprofessional may be requested to travel with a student during transportation to and from school/home. Serving students to provide personal hygienic needs is a primary responsibility of this position. Services are provided according to the individual needs of each student and there is an expectation to maintain the student's HIPPA confidentiality and personal dignity in providing for these needs.

Responsibilities This may include dispensing of medications, meal preparation, feeding or toileting/diapering. Collecting and reviewing progress on students' work toward Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals/objectives are completed with SPED teachers on a regular basis with adjustments made to ensure IEP compliance and students' needs are being met.

Successfully pass the Work Keys test (through the Workforce Center) for Reading Information, Mathematics and Business Writing. (unless candidate holds an Associates Degree or higher) Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable. Experience working with children or youth Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism Qualifications Preferred but not

Required:

Hold an Associate's Degree or higher Experience working with students with disabilities Knowledge of behavior support strategies Experience in a school or classroom setting

School Principal, Assistant Principal, Classroom Teachers and Director of Student Services

Employment Type:

Part-Time, Hourly

Hours:

Typically 16 hours per week; 8 hours/day, 2-days per school week, exact schedule to be determined upon hire, Tuesday-Friday school week Salary range:
Lane F, Step 1 - 50% (Transition Services Coach) Benefits:
This position is not eligible for district-sponsored health insurance. We offer a competitive hourly wage.

Coordinate vocational tasks at job training sites. Provide job coaching and follow-up support. Assist employers with supporting student's rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Model and instruct effective vocational, interpersonal, consumer, mobility, domestic, and safety skills. Train students in positive living skills by analyzing tasks, providing appropriate cues and opportunities for problem-solving, providing consistent behavior management intervention, and planning for "fading" supervision of student activity.

Provide mobility training so that the student can access public facilities and public transportation. Modeling and instructing on effective occupational, interpersonal, consumer, mobility, domestic, and safety skills Implementing vocational placements: providing job coaching and transportation Assisting students with alternative communication systems and/or adaptive equipment/technology Monitoring and evaluating students' health and personal needs by collecting data Performing clerical duties and acting as a liaison between vocational…