Behavioral Support Paraprofessional

JOB TITLE: BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT PARAPROFESSIONAL

JOB SUMMARY:This person will provide support to students with disabilities who exhibit significant physical aggression due to the severity of their a one or one or small group setting this person must be willing to work with students who may demonstrate physical aggression engage in frequent outbursts and who may be emotionally physically and/or mentally impaired.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assists the certified staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students their needs interests and abilities.
• Work with individual children or small groups of children to reinforce new skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Protect confidentiality of records and information gained as part of exercising professional duties and use discretion in sharing such information within legal confines.
• Provide verbal support prompting redirection and modeling to help the students access the curriculum and interact with certified staff members and learning activities.
• Work cooperatively with other paraprofessionals certified and licensed staff to facilitate positive interactions for the student with all staff and the ability to take instructions from a variety of school staff who are responsible for the students education.
• Adapts classroom activities assignments and/or materials under the direction of the classroom teacher and the special services program coordinator for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives.
• Monitors individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. rest rooms playgrounds hallways bus loading zones cafeteria assemblies field trips etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment
• Documents students daily activities (e.g. behavior completed assignments on/off task times etc.) for the purpose of completing daily logs and students hourly activities.
• Implements under the supervision of the Special Services Program Coordinator behavioral plans designed by the IEP team for students with behavior disorders or other special conditions for the purpose of presenting and/or reinforcing learning concepts and maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
• Create and hold professional development for incoming paraprofessionals.
• Effective communication with the special services program coordinator teacher building staff and parents.
• Assists in de-escalating challenging behaviors utilizing verbal de-escalation strategies to prevent further escalation.
• Daily data collection will be required.
• Additional professional development as determined by the district to encourage appropriate positive behavior interventions and implementation.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must have 48 hours of transcripted college credit; or must have passed or be able to pass the ParaPro Test
• Experience working with students in a school or clinical setting who demonstrate at-risk behaviors is preferred
• Must possess a valid drivers license and maintain a safe driving record; must have reliable transportation
• CPR Certification or willingness and ability to obtain
• CPI Certification or willingness and ability to obtain

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Must be able to regularly lift and/or restrain students in excess of 100 pounds.
• Exert up to fifty (50) pounds of force occasionally and/or up to twenty (20) pounds of force frequently and/or to ten (10) pounds of force constantly to move objects and provide redirection.
• Significantportion of each work day will be spent working with students who may demonstrate physical aggression engage in frequent outbursts and who may be emotionally physically and/or mentally impaired.
• Must be able to successfully complete CPI Training which includes being able to demonstrate the following skills:
• The following CPI Personal Safety Technique Exercises are modeled and must be replicated by participants:

1. Block to Strikes: hits kicks
2. Grab Releases (wrist grab hair pulls chokes bites)
3. Wrist Grab Release
4. Hair Pull Release
5. Neck Grab Release
6. Bite Release
7. Body Grab Release
8. Clothing Grab Release

• The following CPI Nonviolent Physical Crisis Intervention Exercises are modeled and must be replicated by participants:

1. Blocks
2. CPI Childrens Standing Hold
3. CPI Childrens Seated Hold
4. CPI Seated Hold
5. CPI Standing Hold

• May experience constant interruptions and changes to normal routines.
• Will be required to travel to more than one work site in a given work day.
• Must be able to see touch hear and speak: frequently required to stand walk sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• 178 Day Contract 7.5 hours per day
• Benefits for the employee include health insurance; contributions to the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System; $10000 Life Insurance policy; Vision Insurance; and paid time off.
• Subject to post-offer/pre-employment Functional Capacity Exam
• 1.29 Pay ratio

STATUS:Non-Exempt Classified

EVALUATION:This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee of this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with the provisions of the Boards policy of evaluation for certified personnel.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority