Elementary ERR Paraprofessional .5333

West Ada School District•MERIDIAN, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists special education teachers with students in various programs including the Resource Room, Extended Resource Room, Positive Behavior Intervention Program, Early Childhood Special Education Program, or Tuition Kindergarten program. The primary function is to support special education teachers in implementing 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 individual students or groups, either in a separate classroom 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. Duties are performed in a classroom environment and may involve exposure to body fluids and risks of personal injury from student behaviors.

Requirements

Have 2 years of college credits, or
Have a college degree, or
Pass the ParaPro Praxis Assessment with a score of 457 or higher, or the Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative with a score of 75% or higher.
High school diploma or GED equivalent required.

Nice To Haves

College or other advanced education or training is preferred.
Classroom or other instructional experience is preferred.
Experience with special needs children is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides assistance to special education teachers in the special education program.
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 the classroom.
Assists teachers in administering diagnostic, skills, and level testing.
Assists students with classroom and homework assignments, tutoring, or other supplemental instruction.
Assists students with socialization, personal hygiene, medications and physical therapy, nutritional, and related personal tasks as needed.
Assists students individually and/or in a group situation, both in a separate classroom learning facility or by facilitating inclusion into regular classrooms.
Assists regular classroom teachers by preparing, modifying, and adapting classroom presentations and materials to assigned students.
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, as directed.
Performs substitute teacher duties in the absence of the teacher.
Assists teachers with clerical duties including, but not limited to, copying, inputting records and data into a computer, faxing, text and document preparation, and related duties.
Assists in maintaining the classroom in a clean, neat, and orderly status, prepares bulletin boards and displays, and maintains classroom supply levels.
Assists with student supervision on field trips and related extracurricular activities.
Performs school grounds, bus, noon, and other monitoring and safety duties, as assigned.
Participates in appropriate training, workshop, and in-service programs.
Performs other related duties as required.
Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with District policies, procedures and safety practices.