Paraprofessional Level 2 - 32.5 Hours Per Week - Special Education

Position:Level 2 Paraprofessional - Special Education - Resource Room

Location: Kraft Meadows Intermediate School

Reports To:Building Principal

Compensation:$15.78 per hour: 32.5 hours per week/183 Days per year

Benefits:District-paid individual health dental and vision insurance. Paid sick personal and holidays.

Position Summary

The special education (SE) paraprofessional assists the teacher in meeting the instructional needs of students with learning disabilities and implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) including self-help behavior management and instructional programs.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of a certified teacher:

• Works with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff.
• Assists the certified staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on an understanding of individual students their needs interests and abilities.
• Monitors work and supervise curriculum-based testing and makeup work as assigned by the certified staff.
• Performs clerical classroom maintenance and instructional duties as assigned by the certified staff.
• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment and community.
• Plans instruction techniques and methodologies and prepares lesson materials based on assessments of individual students and their needs.
• Administers assessment tests and interprets results to identify student needs
• Records and reports assessment data to teachers and school administrators; completes required forms reports and other paperwork.
• Instructs and reinforces core subject learning strategies.
• Tutors students in one-on-one or small group settings in all curriculum areas.
• Meets with teachers to discuss students goals progress and academic interventions.
• Provide Personal Carewhich includes toiletting feeding and medication administration as needed.
• Additional duties as assigned

Employment Qualifications

• EDUCATION: This position requires the attainment of a high school diploma or equivalent. College coursework is desired but not required. Knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading writing and mathematics.
• EXPERIENCE: Previous experience working with special needs students is preferred but not required.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. Assists in the transfer of students to and from wheelchairs lifting or positioning. Lift up to 50 pounds.

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 the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The position may require supervising students during inclement outdoor weather.

Non-Discrimination

Caledonia Community Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity) disability age religion height weight marital or family status military status ancestry genetic information or any other legally protected category (collectively Protected Classes) in its programs and activities including employment opportunities

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority