NUI Intensive SPED Paraprofessional SY

North Slope Borough School District • Nuiqsut, AK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Special Education Paraprofessionals will work with Special Education Teachers to provide students with special needs with a free and appropriate public education. Special Education Paraprofessionals work with students who have met the eligibility criteria for intensive level funding as set forth by the Department of Education and Early Development. This “intensive” level of funding is determined annually. Because the Special Education Paraprofessional position is tied directly to specific students, funding for the position may be discontinued when students leave the school or the District. When an intensive-level disability student moves to another school within our District, the special education paraprofessional may be reassigned to follow the student. The Special Education Paraprofessional may also be assigned to another school with intensive needs students or reclassified and assigned to another position if a position is available. If no positions are available for which the Special Education Paraprofessional is qualified, then the Special Education Paraprofessional may be laid off.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or an equivalent general education degree is required.
• Earned an Associate’s Degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; or
• Completed a minimum of two years, equivalent to 48 semester hours, of study at a regionally accredited institution of higher education; or
• Successfully passed the Paraprofessional Assessment Test (PAT).
• Effectively communicate (speak, read, and write) in English.
• Clearly present information and respond to questions from supervisors, staff, students, and the public in an understandable manner.
• Read and interpret procedures, policies, and regulations, including safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Write routine reports and correspondence.
• Perform basic arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Apply these operations to units involving U.S. currency, weight, volume, and distance measurements.
• Resolve practical problems and handle a variety of non-standard situations.
• Interpret various types of instructions provided in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule formats.
• Work with children with disabilities.
• Ability to present a lesson.
• Experience working with office machines.
• Capable of lifting up to 70 pounds.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently must stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and communicate verbally and listen.
• Occasionally, the employee may be required to climb or balance.
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds regularly.
• Specific visual abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Inupiaq-speaking and cultural experience preferred.
• If the degree was earned from a foreign university, the applicant must obtain a foreign transcript evaluation. Please contact the Human Resources Department for further details.

Responsibilities

• Assist intensive level multiple disability students during the school day.
• Assist assigned students in physical tasks and personal hygiene, including feeding and toileting.
• Assist teachers in instructional supportive services.
• Instruct small-groups.
• Tutor a student one-on-one.
• Assist in classroom management.
• Conduct parent involvement activities.
• Provide instructional support in the library, media center, and computer lab as needed.
• Supervision of students on morning and afternoon buses, in the gym, hallways, etc as assigned.
• Communicate effectively with students, staff, agencies, and community members.
• Assist the student with studies, tutor the student, and monitor student progress.
• Prepare instructional material and supplies for the use by student.
• Accompany the student to whom assigned when trips are necessary.
• Report accidents, assault destruction of property, and abusive behavior immediately.
• Operate all classroom and office equipment.
• Adhere to all District policies and regulations.
• Perform such other tasks and assume other responsibilities as the supervisor may assign.

Benefits

• Six hours of special education training annually.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED