PK Paraprofessional - Part Time (GES)

Time Position10 months / school year with 187 days per yearMonday Friday: 7.25 hours per dayClick here for Employee BenefitsPOSITION TITLE: PreSchool Paraprofessional ConVal Preschool for All ProgramSUPERVISOR: Building PrincipalREPORTS TO: Preschool Classroom TeacherQUALIFICATIONS:High School Diploma or equivalentPrefer experience working with students who have varied strengths/abilities/ certification is desired but not interpersonal cooperative approach to problem to work collaboratively with team of basic skills of operating systems of computers and assistive organizational : The Paraprofessional will assist support and work under the direction and close supervision of teachers administrators and other team members in providing educational benefit for students. The Paraprofessional will implement NOT DEVELOP lesson plans provided by Special Education Teacher/Case Manager Classroom Teacher Speech Language Therapist Occupational Therapist Physical Therapist Psychologist and ConsultantsSole responsibility for the supervision of students should not be assigned to Paraprofessionals. Paraprofessionals should work under the close supervision of a member or members of the instructional or administrative staff at all AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Reads understands and implements Individual Education Program (IEP) goals and objectives as directed by Special Education Teacher/Case Manager Classroom Teacher Speech Language Therapist Occupational Therapist Physical Therapist Psychologist and ConsultantsFacilitates participation of students in accessing the general curriculumGathers collects and records data on data sheets related to IEP goals; shares information observations and insights with team membersSupports and implements the schools values and practices regarding instructional strategies expectations for peer behavior peer interaction and inclusionInform Special Education Case Manager Classroom Teacher and other district staff of student progressAttends participates and integrates information learned in weekly Paraprofessional meetings Special Education team meetings/conferences into classroom as strict confidentiality regarding all student educational materials as directed by Special Education Teacher/Case Manager Classroom Teacher Occupational Therapist Speech Language Therapist Physical therapist a Psychologist and substitute paraprofessional Medicaid paperwork (Waypoint billing)Attend workshops and trainings as needed. (7.25 hours of work per day)Carry over of learned behaviors and skill including the use of assistive technology throughout the daily schedule as recommended by the Special Education/Case Manager Classroom Teacher and related service with students as assigned by administrator. Solve practical and clinical problems using learned techniques and skills and within the scope of the current school districts independent judgments within the scope of respective job in using PC computers and software including Windows Microsoft Excel and Microsoft a variety of professional and educational journals and of punctuation formatting spelling and grammatical skills and be able to apply these skills to reporting functions if with people (staff supervisors general public students parents and elected officials).Adaptable to performing under minimal stress in the event of an emergency or school responsibilities as appropriate and/or any other assistance to students directly related to the position as assigned by Special Education Teacher Classroom Teacher and REQUIREMENTS FOR:LIFE SKILLS:Participates in Crotched Mountain swim programAssist students with daily living skills such as: feeding needs and self care needs (toileting lifting positioning diaper bathe)Monitor students during community based instruction on and off campus sites under the direction of an instructional staff member (as prescribed in IEP)Riding bus and assisting with loading and unloading students at home and school as neededWill participate and successfully complete district provided specific trainingsEMOTIONAL/BEHAVIORAL:Knowledge of characteristics of behavioral disorders and appropriate interventions (CP LSCI)Will participate and successfully complete district provided specific trainingsAGIFT:Certification in Orton Gillingham SPIRE or other reading instruction methodologyImplement reading program lesson plansWill participate and successfully complete district provided specific trainingsAUTISM:1. Knowledge of characteristics of Autism Spectrum.2. Will participate and successfully complete district provided specific MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED:Frequently stooping bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back kneeling bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or crouching bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and crawling moving about on hands and knees or hands and reaching extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any standing particularly for sustained periods of walking moving about on foot to accomplish tasks particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to pushing using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward downward or pulling using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw haul or tug objects in a sustained lifting raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from positiontoposition. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back fingering picking pinching typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in grasping applying pressure to an object with the fingers and talking expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately loudly or hearing perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make the discriminations in work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time the job is rated for light worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the . The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in ty

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