The following vacancy exists in Goshen Community Schools for the202425school year:
Goshen High School
Special Education Paraprofessional
POSITION PURPOSE: Assists the teacher/consultant in meeting the instructional personal and social needs related to students with disabilities individual education plans and regular classroom curriculum as needed by performing the following duties:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each of the essential functions satisfactorily.
- Assists in caring for the personal needs of students.
- Implements activities developed by the teacher from the IEP.
- Provides instruction as directed by the teacher.
- Collects and summarize student progress data as directed by the classroom teacher.
- Provides general supervision to students under teachers direction.
- Monitors students abilities through written documentation and observation.
- Communicates programmatic information to the teacher.
- Participates as appropriate in IEP conferences.
- Displays flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of the students.
- Provides support/ training for job situations.
- Knows how to implement emergency procedures.
- Keeps inventory records current and tracks location of materials that have been checked out.
- Schedules case conferences and notifies appropriate individuals at the request of the supervising teacher.
- Adapts classroom materials (enlarge record braille tactile books).
- Facilitates communication process between regular education teachers and the teacher/Consultant for the specific disability areas.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Possess a high school diploma or equivalent
- One of the following is required:
- Have 48 hours of college credit or higher
- Child Development Associate (CDA) credential
- ParaPro Assessment with a score of 460 or higher
- Be willing to complete 10 modules in the online training platform Paraeducator within 2 months of employment at GCS (free training resources provided)
- Six months to a year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to prepare written reports and correspondence
- Ability to plan and organize good work habits
- Other qualifications that the school district may require
HOURS: School year; 180 days per year; 30 hours per week; 8:30am3:00pm
SALARY:$18.00$18.20 rate is dependent upon education and/or experience. (Schedule #211
BENEFITS:Eligibility is based upon hours worked and can be reviewed during your interview.Benefit information can be found online at PROCESS:In order to be considered all applicants must have completed their online application at CURRENT GCS EMPLOYEES CLICK HERE
Please attach the following to your application:
- Letter of interest
- Uptodate resume
For questions regarding this position please contact:
Cathy DeMeyer
GHS Pricnipal
401 E401 Lincolnway E
Goshen IN 46526
The Goshen Community Schools Board of School Trustees is an equal opportunity employer. Selection of the applicant will be made without reference to race color creed sex age handicap or national origin.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATIONS IS:Until Filled
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority