Paraeducator Moderate/Severe
About The Position
Under the supervision of an administrator and the general direction of a classroom teacher, the Paraeducator Moderate/Severe assists students with severe disabilities in meeting their physical and emotional needs throughout the instructional day. The role includes helping with record keeping and providing instructional support to develop life skills and support physical care activities. Work may be performed without the teacher present, but the teacher retains responsibility for instruction and supervision. Paraeducators work in special education settings with students who have behavioral, emotional, physical, language or communication, or learning disabilities. The position may involve substantial intervention with students who exhibit disruptive, aggressive, depressive, or self-injurious behaviors. This is a virtual position supporting students with IEPs, and applicants should be competent in using technology.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- An associate degree, 48 units beyond high school, or successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test in reading and math, as specified in the announcement.
- Willingness to complete training courses or in-service training that may be required after employment.
- Competence in using technology.
- Upon conditional offer, complete DOJ and FBI criminal background checks.
- Upon conditional offer, provide a TB test completed within the last 60 days.
- Upon conditional offer, complete district-mandated training, including Mandated Reporter and Sexual Harassment training.
- Obtain and maintain a First Aid/CPR certificate through in-person training only.
- Complete a pre-employment physical evaluation through the District.
- Ability, with or without aids, to lift up to 50 pounds, lift nonambulatory students, move adaptive equipment, and restrain and control a student weighing up to 200 pounds with assistance.
- Ability to demonstrate gross motor activities; climb in and out of cars, vans, and buses; walk and run with students; use stairs; and maneuver students into and out of vehicles, wheelchairs, and toilets.
- Sufficient vision to read printed material, hearing to hear normal and telephone conversations, and speech to be understood at normal conversational volume, with or without aids.
- Manual dexterity to write and use a telephone and other business or office machines.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching, and to understand and follow oral and written directions.
Nice To Haves
- Courses or in-service training in psychology, behavior modification, or related fields.
- Experience caring for children with learning disabilities and/or emotional disturbances.
- Training in crisis intervention.
Responsibilities
- Assist students with severe disabilities in meeting physical and emotional needs throughout the instructional day.
- Assist the classroom teacher with record keeping.
- Provide instructional support to help students develop life skills and participate in physical care activities.
- Provide intervention and support for students with behavioral, emotional, physical, language or communication, or learning disabilities.
- Support students with IEPs in a virtual setting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
