Para 1, ESE
About The Position
The Paraprofessional 1, Exceptional Student Education (ESE), assists school staff with the care and management of enrolled students while they are at school. Duties are performed under the direction of a teacher and supervised by the principal, who evaluates performance through observation, critiques, and/or records and reports. The role supports students with disabilities in instructional, personal care, supervision, communication, and community-based activities. District employees are expected to demonstrate regular and predictable attendance, support the district’s vision, mission, goals, and Strategic Plan, engage with civility, respect, and professionalism, and maintain the professional knowledge and skills needed to perform their duties. Responsibilities and tasks listed may change according to district needs.
Requirements
- Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance and meets attendance and punctuality guidelines.
- Supports the district’s vision, mission, goals, and Strategic Plan.
- Engages in civility, respect, and professionalism.
- Maintains the professional knowledge and skills necessary to perform the position’s essential duties and responsibilities.
- Follows instructions and management direction, responds to requests for service and assistance, and takes responsibility for own actions.
- Uses equipment and materials properly, observes safety and security procedures, and reports potentially unsafe conditions.
Responsibilities
- Adheres to the daily schedule and assignments.
- Assists the teacher with transported students getting on and off the bus safely at the school site.
- Assists students with personal hygiene needs, such as toileting, diapering, laundering, bathing, and dressing, as directed by the teacher.
- Lifts, carries, and positions students in the classroom, therapy, and other areas, as trained.
- Prepares meals, including blending or chopping food, and feeds students as needed and directed by the teacher.
- Assists students with first aid as needed.
- Performs duties related to students’ medical equipment and procedures, such as tube feeding and catheterizations, as trained.
- Provides for the care, well-being, and supervision of students with disabilities under the teacher’s direction.
- Positions students in and out of wheelchairs and other medical equipment, as trained.
- Reports necessary student information to teachers.
- Participates in in-service and professional development activities.
- Establishes and maintains positive, professional communication among students, staff, and parents, as applicable, under the instructor’s direction.
- Assists with implementing the classroom management system under the teacher’s direction.
- Assists with implementing and using sign language or augmented communication systems related to students’ communication needs under the teacher’s direction.
- Implements instructional activities such as reading aloud, small-group subject lessons, art, music, and cooking activities under the teacher’s direction.
- Performs light custodial duties related to safety and hygiene in the classroom and other environments accessed by students, under the teacher’s direction.
- Assists students with community-based instruction and training on and off campus under the teacher’s direction.
- Supervises student behavior using positive behavior supports and interventions in classrooms, lunchrooms, on school grounds, and at off-campus activities under the teacher’s direction.
- Participates in parent involvement activities, which may include conferences, under the teacher’s direction.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Demonstrates adaptability, cooperation, dependability, job knowledge, and attention to safety and security procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
