Special Education Paraprofessional

Salary: $16.00
Calendar: 178

Paraprofessionals must meetoneof the following qualifications:

• Have 2 years of college credits or
• Have a college degree or
• Pass theParaProPraxis Assessment with a score of 457 or higher or the Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative with a score of 75% or higher.

Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative dates are offered throughout the year for West Ada Paraprofessionals. If you do not meet the college credit/degree requirement or have not yet passed the Praxis you will be signed up for the Idaho Paraprofessional Assessment upon hire. The test must be passed within 90 days of your start date.

If you have questions regarding the Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative please contact Caitlin Bothke at or .

Please upload your transcript and/or Praxis scores.

PURPOSE
Assists special education teacher with students in the Resource Room Extended Resource Room Positive Behavior Intervention Program Early Childhood Special Education Program or Tuition Kindergarten program; performs related work as required.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
The primary function of an employee in this class is to provide assistance to specialeducation teachers in the Resource Room (RR) Extended Resource Room (ERR) Positive Behavior Intervention Program (PBI) Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) program or Tuition Kindergarten (T-K) program assisting in the implementation of students Individual Education Plans (IEPs). The Paraprofessional works with students with a variety of mild to severe physical emotional and learning disabilities and may work with an individual student or groups of students both in a separate classroom facility or facilitating inclusion into a regular classroom. The position is directly supervised by the assigned Special Education Teacher with overall supervision by the building Principal. The primary duties of the position are performed in a classroom environment and may include exposure to body fluids and some personal injury risk from student behaviors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Provides assistance tospecial education teachers in the special educationprogram;
• Assists teachers in implementing students Individual Education Plans (IEPs);
• Assists teachers by preparing lesson plans and preparing modifying and adapting materials and presentations used in theclassroom;
• Assists teachers in administering diagnostic skills and leveltesting;
• Assistsstudents with classroom and homework assignments tutoring or other supplementalinstruction;
• Assistsstudents with socialization personal hygiene medications and physical therapy nutritional and related personal tasks asneeded;
• Assistsstudents individually and/or in a group situation both in a separate classroom learning facility or by facilitating inclusion into regularclassrooms;
• Assists regular classroom teachers by preparing modifying and adapting classroom presentations and materials to assignedstudents;
• Assists teachers with classroom activities classroom management lesson plans grading papers clerical and record-keeping duties creating and updating reports and files and other documentation asdirected;
• Performs substitute teacher duties in the absence of theteacher;
• Assists teachers with clerical duties including but not limited to copying inputting records and data into a computer faxing text and document preparation and relatedduties;
• Assists in maintaining the classroom in a clean neat and orderly status prepares bulletin boards and displays and maintains classroom supplylevels;
• Assists with student supervision on field trips and related extracurricularactivities;
• Performs school grounds bus noon and other monitoring and safety duties as assigned
• Participates in appropriate training workshop and in-serviceprograms;
• Performs other related duties asrequired;
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with District policies procedures and safety practices

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• Basic educational procedures and objectives including classroom instruction and presentation preparation of teaching materials and aids behavior management andmodification testing and grading tutoring and student-teacher relations andinteractions;
• Basic special education methods and procedures for dealing with students with mild to severe physical emotional and/or learningdisabilities;
• Operation of classroom instructionalequipment;
• Operation of standard officeequipment;
• Operation of a personal computer and job-related software.

Ability to:

• Follow written and oral instructions and observe District policies andprocedures;
• Interpret and modify classroom instructions materials and presentations to the appropriate learning level of the assignedstudent;
• Prepare and provide basic classroom services for special needs students including but not limited to instruction tutoring student evaluation lesson plans curriculum implementation materials preparation and classroommanagement;
• Maintain a calm personal demeanor and remain focused in situations of highstress;
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously including handling interruptions andreturnto andcompletetasks in a timelymanner;
• Prepare and maintain required records files reports logs statistics anddocumentation;
• Operate classroom instructionalequipment;
• Perform basic office tasks including keyboarding copying andfiling;
• Perform time management and scheduling functions meet deadlines and set taskpriorities;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students teachers and staff members and other Districtpersonnel;
• Communicate effectively both orally and inwriting;
• Maintain student school and parentalconfidentiality;
• Demonstrate integrity ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required; college or other advanced education or training is preferred; and
• Classroom or other instructional experience is preferred; and
• Experience with special needs children is preferred; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training providing knowledge and abilities to perform the work.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL ABILITIES

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing with or without reasonable accommodation which permits the employee to discern verbal instructions communicate effectively in person and to hear sounds within the normal range ofconversation;
• Sufficient visual acuity with or without reasonable accommodation which permits the employee to comprehend written work instructions and comprehend prepare and review a variety of written and text documents andmaterials;
• Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation which permits the employee to physically interact with secondary-level students with a variety of disabilities and operate classroom instruction equipment and office equipment including a personalcomputer;
• Sufficient personal mobility agility strength and reflexes with or without reasonable accommodation which permits the employee to bend stoop kneel stand or sit for long periods of time lift a minimum of 25 pounds and physically interact with and control students including applying prescribed restraint techniques in a special education classroom environment.

EVALUATION
Yearly by supervisor

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
To be determined by calendar year.
Regular attendance is an essential function of this job.

• If you are chosen for this position your employment with theDistrictwould be at will. Employment at Will means that the employee or theDistrictmay terminate the employment relationship with or without cause and with or without notice at any time.
• As per Idaho Code 65-5-1/65-503: Eligible veterans are provided advantages in public employment in Idaho