Special Education Paraprofessional

Special Education Paraprofessional

Northern High School

Reports To: Building Principal

Pay Grade: Grade 3 Step 1 $16.19 per hour

Schedule: 5.9 hours per day / 29.5 hours per week /5 days per week/ School year position

Job Summary: Under the direct supervision of a classroom teacher and the guidelines stated in the students IEP provide a variety of support duties related to delivering a sound academic program and maintaining a healthy safe and supportive school environment for children with special needs. Special education paraprofessionals may be assigned oneonone assignments or small group assignments depending on the nature of the student(s) disability and the educational setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associates degree
• Experience working in an academic environment
• Experience working with school age youth
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Excellent organizational communication and recordkeeping skills

Essential Job Functions:

• Special education paraprofessional in the elementary Cognitively Impaired (CI) program
• Willingness to complete CPI training
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of students schools teachers and classrooms
• Assist the classroom teacher(s) with the delivery of instructional materials. paraprofessionals may: adapt curriculum and provide parallel activities; assist with communication; assist students with academic work; read listen to and record student responses; supervise academic testing; correct student work; and related activities
• Provide physical assistance for the student(s) as necessary including: assisting with wheelchairs walkers and other support devices; assisting with computers; turning pages of texts; dressing toileting and hygiene assistance; assistance with health care devices; loading students on and off buses; and related activities
• Monitor and avoid unnecessary environmental cues that may distract and disturb the student(s); using calming techniques; assisting the teacher with developing behavioral intervention program(s) for the student(s); removing the student from the room when necessary; safely restraining the student when necessary; and related activities
• May participate in a variety of meetings related to the student(s)
• May escort or accompany student(s) while traveling in the school may supervise student(s) during lunch and recess periods. May assist student(s) with field trips community based outings and the like. May provide assistance in vocational job site settings
• Attending staff meetings as requested
• Attending professional learning as requested
• Consistent and reliable attendance
• Perform other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to stand walk sit use hands to finger handle or feel reach with hands and arms climb or balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl talk hear (in a quiet or noisy environment). The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision and ability to adjust/focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate. Work may be performed indoors and/or outdoors. The employee is directly responsible for the safety wellbeing and work output of students.

Mental Functions:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to compare analyze communicate both orally and in writing copy coordinate instruct compute synthesize evaluate use interpersonal skills compile and negotiate.

Evaluation:
In accordance with the Administrative Support Staff Agreement

Terms of Employment:

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.

The Forest Hills Public SchoolDistrictdoes not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin religion age sex (including pregnancy gender identity or sexual orientation) marital status disability genetic information or any other legally prohibited basis in its employment decisions or the provision of services.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority