Special Education Paraprofessional

Special Education Paraprofessional

Purpose Statement:
The job of SPED Paraprofessional is done for the purpose of providing support to the instructional program within assigned classroom with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of special needs students in the regular classroom or in a self-contained classroom; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior during non-classroom time; and providing information to appropriate school personnel.

Essential Functions:

• Adapts student work, under the direction of the assigned teacher, for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives.
• Administers first aid and medical assistance as instructed by a health care professional for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs.
• Assists medically fragile or physically disabled students for the purpose of maintaining students' personal hygiene.
• Attends meetings for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
• Communicates with stakeholders for the purpose of assisting in evaluating progress and/or implementing IEP objectives.
• Implements behavioral plans, designed by the IEP team, under the direction of the assigned teacher for the purpose of presenting and/or reinforcing learning concepts.
• Maintains classroom for the purpose of ensuring availability of items, providing written reference, and/or meeting mandated requirements.
• Monitors students within a variety of school environments for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
• Provides instruction to students, individually and in small groups, as directed by the classroom teacher for the purpose of reinforcing instructional objectives; implementing IEP plans; and ensuring students success in school.
• Reports observations and incidents for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.
• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Supports classroom teachers and other school personnel for the purpose of assisting them in the implementation of curriculum and teaching methodologies.

Other Functions:
Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

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