One-to-One DLC Special Education Paraprofessional @ Apple Valley Elementary

Job Description

Starting the  School Year

The job of the One-to-One DLC Special Education Paraprofessional is to assist in the supervision and instruction of students, monitor students in a variety of settings (classroom, playground, cafeteria, library, bus loading, field trips, etc.) and provide general support to the assigned certificated teacher(s).

Directly Responsible to: Classroom teacher and building principal

Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications

• 2 year post-secondary degree or more
• 72 quarter credits at a post-secondary school
• Passed ETS Paraprofessional Assessment

Essential Functions

• Assist students individually or in small groups in a variety of learning activities assigned by the teacher for the purpose of presenting and/or reinforcing learning concepts and reaching their academic goals and potential.
• Follows a structured teaching and learning plan.
• Carries out direct instruction tutoring.
• Assists students in their understanding of whole group instruction.
• Guides independent work.
• Provides students with practice on identified skill areas.
• Incorporates IEP requirements within students’ daily lesson plans as directed by the teacher.
• Maintains records and charts indicating students’ progress.
• Informs classroom teacher of students’ progress.
• Maintains classroom equipment, work areas, student files/records (e.g. adapting instructional materials, cleaning work area, taking attendance, checking homework, grading papers, audio‑visual equipment, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items and/or providing reliable information.
• Assists teacher in monitoring student behavior and disciplines students as authorized.
• Monitors individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, cafeteria, library, halls, to/from bus, field trips, in‑house detention, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Teaches and reinforces appropriate behavior with students.
• Restrains students from harming themselves or others.
• Performs record‑keeping and clerical functions (copying, laminating, correcting papers, phone calls, scheduling activities, etc.) for the purpose of supporting the teacher and/or providing necessary records/materials.
• May be required to provide detailed one‑to‑one assistance with changing, diapering, personal hygiene, etc.
• May be required to assist students with feeding and administer tube feeding.
• Mainstreams students in general education settings as requested.
• Serves as the chief source of information and help to substitute teachers with assigned students.
• Attends meetings and trainings as requested.
• Fulfills other related duties as assigned. This may include riding the school bus before and/or after school.
• Certified in Right Response De‑Escalation/Restraint or similar program.
• Drive district vehicle with students to and from community‑based learning settings.

Other Functions

• Maintains a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality.
• Utilizes reasonable and professional judgment.
• Observes and utilizes professional medical/safety precautions to include positioning children in a safe and secure manner in adaptive equipment and transferring orthopedically disabled children to and from different equipment including toilets.
• Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.
• Favorable if bilingual.

Working Relationships

Communicates regularly with students, parents/guardians, and teaching staff. Required to deal with a wide range of student behaviors, physical and emotional disabilities; may occasionally deal with distraught or difficult students.

Working Conditions

Daily work performed in classroom setting; may be required to work outdoors in inclement weather, participate in daily physical education classes, take several brisk walks per day, lift, move, and position students and equipment, supervise playground and bus loading/unloading, attend to students’ personal hygiene, may be exposed to biting, spitting, and hitting behavior, may need to take precautions to avoid exposure to bodily fluids and cleaning compounds, required to work in non‑routine positions for extended…