Insights Special Education Paraprofessional - Brennan Middle School

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Special Education Paraprofessional Insights

Brennan Middle School

The program provides a highly structured environment that uses the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis ABA to develop social behavioral communication and academic skills. Students receive individualized and small group instruction and staff supports.

Job Purpose:

Under the direct supervision of a certified staff member assists certified professional staff with students in the classroom to meet instructional goals and objectives.

Essential Job Functions

• Implements lessons and activities with the necessary accommodations and modifications required to meet the individual needs of students in the classroom as directed by the teacher.
• Implements interventions and deescalation strategies with students who display significant behavioral issues within the school setting.
• Collect and accurately record behavioral social academicand other data as required per students specific goals and programming.
• Consistently communicates and collaborates with staff to foster student success.
• Assist students with physical or social disabilities with activities of daily living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning activities.
• Implements positive behavior support plans and collects data on student progress.
• Assists students in noninstructional areas such as supervising the student lunch programs bus duty playground duty corridor selfcare such as toileting and other related noninstructional areas.
• Performs other job duties as required or directed by supervisors.

Additional Duties

Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Experience with ABA
• Experience with collecting data.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students employees and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students withdisabilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
• SafetyCareor comparable deesculation training preferred.
• Able to assist with all aspects of student selfcare including toileting.
• Implement crisis/emergency procedures according to protocol.

Qualifications Profile

• Highly Qualified; 2 years college credits or equivalent.
• Prior experience working withstudents with autism preferred.
• RBT or ABA experience preferred
• Safety care training preferred

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