Paraeducator - Non-Mainstream Special Education - Structured Program

Para educator - Non-Mainstream Special Education - Structured Program

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This position is for 7 hours per day for 4 days for the first year and 2 days each year following until certification is completed.

This position is for 6.5 hours per day at 178 days per year.

PSE Salary Schedule Lev5 – $24.76

Your hire date with the Bethel School District is based on School Board approval. This date depends on multiple factors and may change without notice. Please contact HR with any questions.

Must complete Right Response Training and receive qualifications within 3-5 months. Renewal of Right Response certification must be completed annualy prior to expiration date.

Person hired for this position must complete the online Autism Spectrum Disorder course within 3 months of hire.

Must successfully complete the Fundamental Course of Studies (FCS) and General Para educator Certificate of the state mandated Para educator Certificate Program per State requirements. Para educator Certificate Program is dependent upon State funding.

Must be 18 years of age; and hold high school diploma or its equivalent; and one of the following:

• Successfully passed the ETS Para Pro test or Pearson Paraprofessional assessment
• AA degree or higher
• Earned seventy-two (72) quarter credits or forty-eight (48) semester credits at an accredited institution of higher education
• Completion of registered apprenticeship program offered by the Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries
• Successful completion of The Master Teacher Inc. Para educator Online Training Program

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Not providing required documents could significantly delay your official hire. Please contact HR with questions.

This position’s responsibilities are to assist certificated staff with instructional and non-instructional activities for non-mainstreamed special education students, generally in a self-contained classroom, and including instructing students individually or in small groups, assisting students with basic life skills, and supervising student behavior activities. Activities may include personal care, toilet teaching, feeding and communication development in addition to academic or pre-academic instruction.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Depending upon individual assignment, the Para educator - Non-Mainstream Special Education may perform all or a combination of the following duties:

• Instructs moderately to severely handicapped students individually or in small groups in a variety of learning activities to promote student understanding of materials presented. Provides encouragement, reinforcement and achievement of educational objectives and goals defined by certificated staff. Assists in the administration of objective tests or other measurements.
• Communicates with certificated staff concerning individual student progress; adjusts methods to meet the needs of a wide variety of students; consults with certificated staff concerning remediation or enrichment activities.
• Assists certificated staff in maintaining records, logs, charts, assignments and other records for assessment of student progress.
• Attends to student physical and safety needs; monitors students for medical risks such as seizures and behaviors that may result in harm to themselves or others. Corrects behaviors and maintains discipline according to established policies and procedures.
• Assists students with toileting, which may include catheterization and diapering; attends to the personal hygiene needs of students. Assists students in washing hands and face, brushing teeth and hair, and taking showers.
• Assists students with interpersonal and personal skills mastery; helps feed students and teaches social aspects of eating with others.
• Assists students with basic living skills and pre-vocational activities. Works with…