SPED Paraprofessional 1 on 1

Ignite your desire to be the best!

Imagine an energy so positive so powerful it ignites your desire to be the best inspires you to bring out the best in others and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.

At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way in a way that ignites our desire to be the best illuminates our educators best talents lights up the minds of our students and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education cultivating bright curious minds achieving awardwinning results upholding our values and engaging positively with our students parents and communities.

POSITION OVERVIEW

To assist special education teacher(s) and other certificated personnel by performing a variety of instructional support duties to an individual in a classroom or resource environment encompassing a range of disabilities. Paraprofessionals will work closely with teachers administrators and other team members to provide students with educational benefits while collecting data and monitoring the students progress.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbents performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents immediate supervisor or manager.

• Works with individual students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.

• As assigned supports students in the general education classroom and/or the pullout room as needed

• Assists in data collection related to student performance in academic and behavioral domains.

• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students their needs interests abilities and/or MAP scores.

• Distributes and collects workbooks papers and other materials for instruction.

• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills assemblies play periods lunch periods and field trips.

• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.

• Participates in inservice training programs as assigned as needed

• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.

• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.

• Reinforce student education plans when necessary 504 IEP etc.

• May assist staff and students in use of educational computer programs.

• Data Collection as additional documentation used as additional to support progress.

• Performs other related duties as required by the supervisor.

• Assists in organizing learning environments; prepares and sets up instructional materials and equipment for classroom activities; maintains instructional material and equipment.

• Assists students with personal hygiene functions and behavior functions per their specific plan. (Specific to SPED Para position only)

• Acts as a mandated reporter for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the students.

• Monitors students daily schedule and behavior plan for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.

• Attends any problem solving/IEP meeting and provides input as to the students progress for the purpose of maintaining a whole student approach to his/her education. (Specific to SPED Para position only)

• Performs other related duties as required by the supervisor.

• Periodically assist in the dropoff and pickup of children through Driveline possibly during inclement weather. How Driveline Operates at LTS (video)

REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma/GED required

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to positively interact with all students.

• Create a safe learning environment that is conducive to learning.

• Ability to identify individual student needs.

• Good communication skills with students coworkers administration and parents.

• Ability to collaborate with school staff.

• Ability to maintain a professional appearance.

• Ability to plan and manage multiple tasks in a timely manner.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Must possess strong communication and organizational skills.

• Must demonstrate initiative and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

BACKGROUND CHECKS

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check

• Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Duties are performed typically in school and/or office settings throughout the division. May include frequent walking standing stooping lifting up to approximately 25 pounds and occasional lifting of equipment and/or materials weighing up to approximately 40 pounds may be required.

• Must have the ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone; and the ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.

Enjoy the benefits of being the best

Education is not a spectator sport so we encourage you work hard learn have fun and always do your best. If you raise your hand to accept the challenge of changing lives through education and give your very best to contribute to our students success youll experience:

A. our colorful school spirit

B. a fulfilling career

C. a culture of connection

D. our spirit of tradition

E. the benefits of being the best.

Hint: If asked in your interview how we ignite your desire to be the best the answer is All of the above

Enjoy industryleading pay rewards referral bonuses and paid timeoff. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority even for parttime roles. Invest in your future with retirement plans Arizona has 401(k) plans with 6 employer matching Nevada participates in the Nevada State Retirement PERS and Texas participate in the Texas retirement TRS. Enhance your growth with promotion opportunities training mentoring and tuition reimbursement. Thrive in a welcoming supportive and inclusive environment where we celebrate the diversity of our team and our communities and uphold our values to treat others with fairness equality and respect as an equal opportunity employer.

Come be an educator with LTS

Every team member from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share skills to teach inspiration to offer and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best which is why we are proud to call all our employees educators.

Our smart talented diverse educators across Arizona Nevada and Texas are working together to change lives through education and make our charter schools the best placeto learn grow and work. Come be an educator at Legacy Traditional Schools and experience a positive collective energy so powerful it ignites your desire to be the best! Ignite your career. Apply Today!