Special Education Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD Paraeducator - West Middle School 2067

CLASSIFICATION: CATEGORICAL SPECIAL EDUCATION

TITLE: SPECIAL EDUCATION AUSTIM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) PARAEDUCATOR

2 Vacancies

Location: West MiddleSchool

7 hours per day 5 days per week

Monday Friday following traditionalschool year calendar

$16.75/hourper current RPEA Master Agreement

$250 signing bonus for new RCS staff after completion of 90 calendar days

SALARY:$16.75/hour. The hourly wage will be paid from the Instructional Classification Schedule per the Rochester Paraeducator Association Master Agreement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High School Diploma
2. Experience with people/persons with disabilities and/or training in appropriate techniques for interacting with students with disabilities preferred.
3. Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and to interact appropriately and effectively with students parents and staff.
4. Excellent attendance record flexibility and competence for assigned responsibilities including ability to meet the physical and academic needs of students.

5. Regular reliable and punctual attendance required.

6. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Building or Program Administrator and receives daytoday direction from classroom teacher; program; resource teacher or Teacher Consultant.

CALENDAR: Follows standard school calendar

JOB GOAL: To provide support to the special education program by assisting students with special needs in compliance with program philosophy and goals for the individual student(s).

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. *Takes direction for timely program delivery from building staff members responsible for student learning plans including resource teacher program teacher teacher consultant ancillary staff and/or the general education classroom teacher.
2. *In accordance with the students learning program assists with orientation reading music art physical education and other curriculum tasks.
3. *Follows through with prescribed behavioral management programs.
4. *Assists with the development of instructional materials; demonstrates initiative and creativity with individual children and their program implementation when appropriate.
5. *Assists with physical mobility including assisting students getting off the bus to the building from the building and on the bus.
6. *Assists with physical mobility selfcare and personal hygiene and daily living activities such as toileting feeding catheterization tube feeding monitoring of medical support device etc.
7. *Participates in physical activities which may be part of the students program and/or activities which may be unique to the students educational program including but not limited to lunch recess art and/or physical education
8. *Reports successes and difficulties with student learning plans to the appropriate special educator in an informative timely and professional manner.
9. Assists the teacher with routine classroom operations such as distributing and putting away materials preparing bulletin boards writing lessons on the board preparing materials for classroom use correcting student work; maintains and procures instructional materials supplies and resource materials.
10. Supervises and assists students while they are involved in activities other than in the classroom.
11. Performs other duties as assigned by special educators or building principal as requested.

* Essential Job Functions

Revised 2/14/9 7/16/91 8/1/94 7/1/96 2/99 5/99 2/02 reformatted 6/2015 6.23

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested and qualified applicants must complete an online application through the Rochester Community Schools website at:

Notice of Nondiscrimination Rochester Community Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin creed or ancestry age sex marital status height weight familial status arrest record or physical and mental disabilities in accordance with the ElliotLarson Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) MCL 37.2206 Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (PWCRA) MCL 37.1206 Title II Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the Educational Amendment Act of 1972 the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 8U.S.C. Section 1324A Et. Seq. and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In addition individuals will not be excluded from or be denied the benefits of participation in any program or activity for which the Board of Education of the Rochester Community School District is responsible on the basis of such characteristics.

Rochester Community Schools has designated the following individuals as Compliance Coordinators at 52585 Dequindre Rd. Rochester MI 48307. Title II and Section 504 Students: Pasquale Cusumano Assistant Superintendent of Secondary and Adult Education; Equal Employment Opportunity/Section 504 for nonstudents: David Murphy Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources; Title IX Coordinator: David Murphy Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources.