Para Special Education High Incidence (2025-2026 School Year)

Wichita Public Schools•Wichita, KS

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of an administrator and direction of a certificated/licensed staff, this position assists the teacher in the education of students. This includes instructional assistance, organization, record keeping, and management of student behavior, classroom safety, and communication with students, support staff, and parents. Students may have cognitive disabilities, communication disabilities, and social, behavioral, and/or emotional disabilities. Students served are in need of academic and/or adaptive behavior skills instruction. This position works 0.75 FTE (30 hours/week).

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
Paras working in a Title School must have a minimum of 48 accredited college credits verifiable with a transcript or pass a state approved assessment
Ability to communicate both verbally and written in order to communicate with others inside and outside of the organization for the purpose of giving and obtaining information
Ability to communicate effectively with a Supervisor when their discretion is needed
Ability to perform as an effective team player
Ability to plan, organize, make decisions and prioritize work to meet the daily demands of the building
Exhibit a professional manner and a positive attitude
Use good judgment to make decisions on recurring assignments
Display a significant degree of professionalism and confidentiality
Ability to conform to proper standards of professional dress and appearance
Knowledge of company's mission, purpose, goals and the role of every employee in achieving each of them

Nice To Haves

Some positions may require knowledge of various sign language modalities, Braille, NCI (Nonviolent Crisis Intervention) or other special skills
Some positions require in service, training or course work in first aide, symptoms of child abuse, and/or symptoms and signs of illness
Demonstrated proficiency in developing and delivering training to meet the targeted needs of the identified audience

Responsibilities

Supervises students in class setting as directed by the teacher
Assists in managing classroom routines and procedures
Assists in interventions to redirect behavior, assesses crisis situations and intervenes to defuse situations, documents any occurrences, provides feedback to develop positive self-esteem of student
Assists the teacher by supervising school activities on or off campus during the course of the instructional day
Assists in the implementing of student behavior plan
Assists students to and from assigned areas within the building to facilitate integration efforts
Assists the teacher in the physical setup of the classroom for group instruction, projects, and activities
Assists in the integration of technology into the classroom
Participates in effective teaming skills, collaboration, conflict resolution and communication
Provides individual and/or group instruction which may include regular education students in academic areas after initial instruction by teacher
Is assigned to a regular classroom program where special education students are assigned
Provides feedback to students and teachers
Assists students through the use of questioning and discussion techniques
Assists with student engagement with the curriculum
Assists students with self-advocacy
Assists students in using technology
Exhibits oral and written communication that is clear and expressive
Assists with child development and language acquisition
Assists students with the integration into regular education classroom
Assists the teacher with the designing of instruction and follow through
Assists the teacher in the development and implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Demonstrates knowledge of district resources
Assists the teacher with planning and implementation of any type of community based instruction
Maintains high level of confidentiality of information regarding students and staff information and issues
Models appropriate behavior for students
Develops and maintains a professional rapport with classroom teacher and other staff
Demonstrates sensitivity to the needs of students, staff, and parents
Communicates with students, parents, instructional and support staff by letter, phone, e-mail, fax or personal contact as directed by the administrator or classroom teacher
Observes and charts student behavior and assist in discipline of student as instructed by the teacher.
Demonstrates the ability to prioritize and organize
Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness
Attends and participates in staff meetings, PLCs and parent conferences as required
Acquires a minimum of 20 hours of in-service annually. After 3 years a minimum of 10 in-service hours is required.
Assists students to and from buses and assisting the drivers until departure time
Assists in the transportation of students
Accepts the responsibility for travel between buildings and assignments when necessary
Assists in caring for student's medical needs when under the direct supervision of the school nurse or other appropriate professional
Assists students with basic needs including but not limited to self-care, hygiene, feeding, (may include tube feeding), toileting, diapering, dressing and physical transfers
Assists with additional duties as assigned by supervisor.