Paraprofessional (Special Education)

Colfax Elementary School District is located just 5 minutes off Interstate 80 along the Bear River in the Sierra Nevada foothills just below the Tahoe National Forest. Our one-school campus serves students in grades TK-8 with about two classes per grade level. We are small enough that we know each others names but large enough to have excellent educational and enrichment opportunities for our students. At Colfax Elementary we are committed to providing our children with superior academic instruction that aligns with 21st Century learning skills to build problem-solving collaboration critical thinking and a global perspective. Our families our staff and the community partner to provide instructional programs that challenge motivate and equip our students to be leaders in our world. At CESD we are a team of creative and dynamic people who value one another as family and are connected by a shared belief in the success of our children.

Under the direction of an assigned administrator assist with special education students and assist a certificated teacher in reinforcing instruction to individual or small groups of Mild to Severe special education students and assist a certified teacher in reinforcing instruction to Special Day Class (SDC) Learning Center Resource Inclusion or other non-severe special education students in a variety of settings. Assist in providing learning activities and meeting the special needs of assigned special education students in areas related to feeding toileting positioning hygiene motor skill sensory and physical therapy functions; under the supervision of the school nurse monitor health conditions and provide first in the implementation and instructional materials of individual education plans; assist in providing behavioral support and implementing behavior support and intervention plans assist with individual assignments. To perform a variety of related duties to maintain a safe and positive learning environment in support of PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) both inside and outside of the classroom. To support students within a Special Day Class (SDC) Learning Center/Resource Specialist Inclusion and/or PBIS Co-Teaching Program Model. This position requires a high degree of positive contact with students in Special Education and on IEPs as well as certificated staff and under the direction of a certificated teacher.