Paraprofessional - Behavior

Oak Hill•Hartford, CT

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direct supervision of the Special Education Teacher, the Paraprofessional – Behavior assists in the implementation of students’ Individual Education Plans (IEP), providing academic and vocational instruction and support for individual students inside and outside of the classroom. This role focuses on the behavioral aspects of students’ educational process that impact their progress, quality of life, and self-direction. The individual must be able to work effectively with the education team to provide positive behavioral supports to and for students to maintain a positive learning community by promoting student engagement, independence, and interdependence, aligning with the Connecticut Common Core of Teaching (CCT) Rubric.

Requirements

Must have a V-endorsement.
Ability to work effectively with the education team.
Ability to provide positive behavioral supports.
Ability to promote student engagement, independence, and interdependence.
Ability to align with Connecticut Common Core of Teaching (CCT) Rubric.
Ability to assist in the implementation of students’ Individual Education Plans (IEP).
Ability to provide academic and vocational instruction and support.
Ability to supervise students during classroom activity.
Ability to provide differentiated instructional support.
Ability to create and maintain a supportive learning environment.
Ability to model appropriate behaviors.
Ability to assist students in developing appropriate social skills.
Ability to safely assist students into and out of school transportation.
Ability to transport students to and from school as needed.
Ability to assist in planning of behavioral techniques and activities.
Ability to support planning of behavior strategies and instruction.
Ability to assist in selecting appropriate behavioral strategies and assessment strategies.
Ability to assist with ongoing observation and assessment.
Ability to record behavior patterns.
Ability to assist in developing appropriate techniques to reinforce positive behaviors.
Ability to document daily progress towards annual goals/objectives.
Ability to assist in the development of a variety of instructional materials.
Ability to operate a variety of instructional media, office machines and equipment.
Ability to file, type, and duplicate materials as needed.
Ability to modify materials.
Ability to implement instructional and behavior management strategies.
Ability to assist with implementing a specialized curriculum and behavior interventions.
Ability to organize instructional and other materials.
Ability to assist students in learning self-care techniques, including toileting and personal cleanliness.
Ability to assist in diapering, toileting, feeding, dressing and other self-help skills.
Ability to assist in responsibility for procedures related to physical and medical needs, lifting, and transferring students as needed.
Ability to maintain specialized knowledge that will support the development of student progress.
Ability to engage in continuous professional development and professional learning opportunities.
Ability to work with colleagues, students, and families to develop and sustain a positive school climate.
Ability to understand the interdependency of all roles within the educational team including parents and stakeholders.
Ability to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to interact cooperatively and effectively within the interdisciplinary team.
Ability to contribute thoughts and ideas in a positive and actionable way.
Ability to use many techniques to gain and hold students’ attention.
Ability to know students’ strengths/weaknesses.
Ability to explain student needs as identified by the IEP.
Ability to address student’s emotional and physical behaviors identified in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP).

Responsibilities

Assists the teacher in the implementation of behavioral intervention strategies and academic and/or vocational instruction to students individually or in small groups to implement student Individual Educational Plan.
Assists the Teacher, the team, and Behavior Specialist with the development and implementation of Behavior Intervention Plan.
Supervises students during classroom activity.
Provides differentiated instructional support in integrated settings in accordance with state and federal regulations and Oak Hill School philosophies and practices.
Creates and maintains a supportive learning environment and models appropriate behaviors to assist students in developing appropriate social skills.
Safely assists students into and out of school transportation, transporting students to and from school as needed.
Assists the teacher and clinical staff in planning of behavioral techniques and activities that are aligned with standards and Oak Hill School philosophies and practice.
Supports planning of behavior strategies and instruction to cognitively engage students in the content.
Assists the teacher in selecting appropriate behavioral strategies and assessment strategies to monitor student progress.
Assists the teacher with ongoing observation and assessment, records behavior patterns and assists in developing appropriate techniques to reinforce positive behaviors.
Documents daily progress towards annual goals/objectives.
Assists in the development of a variety of instructional materials.
Operates a variety of instructional media, office machines and equipment.
Files, types, duplicates materials as needed.
Modifies materials and implements instructional and behavior management strategies for students under the direct supervision of a Special Education teacher.
Assists the teacher with implementing a specialized curriculum and behavior interventions.
Organizes instructional and other materials including state of the art technology and augmentative devices.
Assists students as needed in learning self-care techniques, including toileting and personal cleanliness.
Assists in diapering, toileting, feeding, dressing and other self-help skills.
Assists in responsibility for procedures related to physical and medical needs, lifting, and transferring students as needed.
Maintains V-endorsement and other specialized knowledge that will support the development of student progress.
Engages in continuous professional development and professional learning opportunities to impact instruction and student learning.
Works with colleagues, students, and families to develop and sustain a positive school climate that support student learning.
Works directly with students as a team member, understanding the interdependency of all roles within the educational team including parents and stakeholders.
Demonstrates flexibility and willingness to interact cooperatively and effectively within the interdisciplinary team.
Contributes thoughts and ideas in a positive and actionable way.
Uses many techniques to gain and hold students’ attention.
Knows students’ strengths/weaknesses and can explain student needs as identified by the IEP.
Addresses student’s emotional and physical behaviors identified in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP).