Paraeducator - Exceptional Student Education Self Contained
About The Position
This position assists with a specific Exceptional Student Education (ESE) student's instructional and developmental program. The paraeducator provides clerical assistance, student supervision, behavior management, and related educational support throughout the school day under the general supervision of teachers and supervisors. Performance is evaluated through observations, conferences, critiques, records, and reports. The role includes assisting teachers with student records, teaching materials, and assignment grading; reinforcing instruction and tutoring individuals or small groups under teacher direction; and supervising students during meals, programs, classes, staffings, field trips, bus loading and unloading, and playground duty. With appropriate training, duties may include changing, diapering, or feeding students, performing non-invasive medical procedures, supporting behavioral monitoring or a Crisis Prevention Intervention team, and assisting students with daily living skills. The paraeducator helps maintain safe, caring, and enriching instructional environments and uses technology to support instruction and assigned tasks. The position requires working indoors and outdoors and frequent interaction with students, parents, school personnel, other contacts, and the public. Physical tasks may include sitting, standing, walking, moving about, lifting, carrying, positioning, pushing or pulling, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and running. Objects weighing up to 40 pounds may need to be handled frequently; objects weighing 100 pounds or more may need to be handled infrequently, with help as necessary.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited high school or complete a GED, and have at least 60 credit hours, an associate degree or higher from an accredited school, or a passing score on the Para Pro exam.
- Have a sincere interest in educating and working with exceptional children.
- Understand written and oral instructions; speak and write coherently; keep records and prepare simple reports; and work cooperatively and professionally with school personnel and parents.
- Coordinate work tasks, establish priorities, set goals, and meet deadlines.
- Be able to perform the physical duties described, including frequently lifting, carrying, moving, or positioning objects weighing up to 40 pounds and, infrequently, objects weighing 100 pounds or more with help as necessary.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual/biliterate ability.
Responsibilities
- Attend necessary meetings and appropriate in-service activities, and become acquainted with the philosophies, policies, procedures, equipment, and work site where assigned.
- Assist assigned teachers with maintaining student records, preparing and distributing teaching materials, and grading student assignments.
- Supervise students during meals, special programs and classes, staffings, field trips, bus loading and unloading, and playground duty.
- Reinforce instruction for individuals and small groups in various situations and programs, and tutor students under teacher direction and supervision.
- Help ensure classroom and other instructional areas provide for students' safety, care, and enrichment.
- Assist with classroom projects, student supervision, field trips, discipline reinforcement, and daily living skills.
- With appropriate training, change, diaper, or feed students; perform non-invasive medical procedures; assist with behavioral monitoring or the Crisis Prevention Intervention team; and support student assistive technology devices.
- Use technology to enhance instruction and complete assigned tasks.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
