Center Point ES - Ex. Ed. Instructional Paraprofessional

Aspen Tech Labs - Birmingham, AL

Full-time

Birmingham, AL

About the position

The Exceptional Education Instructional Paraprofessional assists the special education services teacher in providing instructional and support services to students with disabilities. This role is crucial in reinforcing learning concepts, managing student behavior, and ensuring the physical and emotional well-being of students with special needs.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates support for the school system and its vision, goals, and priorities.
• Reinforces concepts from lessons with individual students or groups, checks accuracy of work, and presents additional assignments as directed by the teacher.
• Helps students to use books, computers, classroom materials, and other equipment.
• Assists the teacher in keeping records related to attendance, grades, test scores, or behavior as assigned.
• Transfers students in and out of holding or locomotive devices and on and off buses.
• Assists students with all aspects of toileting, which may include diapering and lifting on and off the toilet, changing tables, and mats.
• Assists with the management of self-care needs and movement of students with special needs as required.
• Obtains food from the cafeteria, serves food, and feeds students or helps them feed themselves as needed.
• Assists in managing student behavior, including crisis intervention when needed.
• Facilitates students' use of mobility equipment such as leg braces, walkers, mobile standers, and tricycles.
• Assists teachers on field trips by helping students with physical needs, maintaining discipline, and reinforcing learning situations.
• Assists bus drivers in maintaining discipline and responding to the physical needs of students.
• Provides assistance on special education buses as assigned by the principal or exceptional education staff.
• Assists teachers in directing activities and acts as play leader for assigned groups of students.
• Performs basic health, first aid, or basic nursing care for special education students as directed by a school nurse.
• Implements behavior management plans consistent with teacher instructions.
• Attends IEP meetings if requested.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding school/workplace matters in accordance with state and federal law.
• Demonstrates initiative in identifying potential opportunities for improvement in areas of responsibility.
• Maintains and submits required reports, records, and correspondence in a timely and accurate manner using technology or other means as directed.

Requirements

• Associate's degree or 48 semester hours from an accredited college or a passing score on the ACT WorkKeys Assessment.
• Ability to meet the suitability criteria for employment and/or certification/licensure under the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. 2002-457.
• Ability and willingness to work in a highly demanding, stressful environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency in oral and written communication with students, parents, and others.
• Effective interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on communication and collaboration with a wide variety of people and groups.
• Ability to carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Physical strength, agility, dexterity, acuity, and mobility to perform job responsibilities.
• Ability to use technology to communicate, manage data, and produce/submit required reports, correspondence, and/or financial information.
• Ability to follow instructions and accept constructive feedback.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, and assist with student toileting and specific hygiene needs.
• Ability to transfer students, feed students, and provide physical support and intervention when required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed to provide assistance for assigned students on special education buses.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with students with disabilities.
• Knowledge of special education laws and regulations.
• First aid and CPR certification.

Benefits

• As established by the Board and applicable state law.