Special Education Paraprofessional

Starting Date: Immediately

This position is in a self-contained special education classroom.

Teacher Aide

Pay Grade: Classified

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

JOB GOALS

To perform non-instructional duties under teacher supervision in meeting the needs of students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides support for the teacher by helping with clerical work and classroom activities;
• Assists in the development and implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP);
• Provides individual attention to students in need of extra assistance with personal care, hygiene, meals, and drinks, and assists students with the integration into regular classroom;
• Implements behavior intervention policies to ensure classroom safety for students and faculty;
• Maintains and respects student and school personnel information; and
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned by administration.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate's Degree, or
• Two years of college (48 credit hours, minimum), or
• Receive a passing score for the ETS Paraprofessional assessment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 25 lbs., with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required include stooping and/or kneeling, reaching, talking, hearing, and seeing.

TEMPERAMENT

• Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
• Adaptability to dealing with people beyond giving and receiving instruction.
• Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.

• Intelligence:
  Ability to “catch on” and understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgements.
• Verbal:
  Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them.
• Numerical:
  Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
• Data Perception:
  Ability to understand and interpret information which may be presented in the form of graphs, charts, or tables.

WORK CONDITIONS

Normal working environment.

Teacher Assistant

Pay Grade: Classified

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

JOB GOALS

To provide instructional services to students under the general supervision of a licensed or certified teacher.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students;
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes;
• Distributes and collects workbooks, paper, and other materials for instruction;
• Assists with the supervision of students during drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips;
• Supervises testing, corrects papers, checks homework as assigned by the teacher;
• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials;
• Assumes responsibility for knowing and following the safety rules and proper procedures associated with the responsibilities of the job;
• Assists the teacher in assimilating materials for class displays;
• Promotes physical development with daily activities that require physical movement;
• Maintains and respects student and school personnel information; and
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned by administration.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor Degree in Education or related field.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 25 lbs., with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects…