Paraprofessional/Classroom Aide

AltaPointe Health • Daphne, AL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves assisting teachers in instructing students, managing behavior, and supporting educational activities. The paraprofessional will work with students individually or in groups, help implement lesson plans, reinforce learning, and monitor student progress. Key responsibilities include maintaining student records, communicating with educational leadership, and ensuring a positive and supportive learning environment. The position also requires adherence to company policies and procedures, participation in training, and maintaining professional relationships with staff and external contacts.

Requirements

• Must have completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education, which may be accomplished by documented successful completion of 48 semester hours at a regionally accredited institution of higher education; OR Must have obtained an associate’s degree, which may be accomplished by documented successful completion of 64 semester hours at a regionally accredited institution of higher education; OR Must have a passing score on the ACT WorkKeys Assessment.
• Must possess academic competence in language and mathematical skills.
• Valid driver’s license and meets all driving requirements set out by AltaPointe.
• Valid certification in MindSet, CPR and First Aid.

Responsibilities

• Assists with instructing students individually or in a group in accordance with identified needs.
• Consults with treatment team to ensure utilization of a behavior management system that is consistent with the system used in other program components.
• Is responsible for assisting in planning, scheduling and implementing educational field trips and actively participates as required. May drive program vehicle during such trips.
• Assists teacher in identifying and communicating educational needs of consumers in preparation for summer tutorial services.
• Assists in implementing daily/weekly lesson plans.
• Reads to and listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Works with students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced by the teacher and/or computer based program.
• Assists teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing materials or skills based on needs of students.
• Checks notebooks, grades paper-based and computer based assignments daily.
• Supervises testing and make up work as assigned by teacher and/or computer based program.
• Alerts Education leadership to any problem or special information about the student.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work assigned by teacher or computer based program.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation.
• Applies seclusion and restraint per AltaPointe Policy and Procedure, as required.
• Assesses educational needs of students on an on-going basis and makes appropriate adjustments to educational plans as needed.
• Administers educational testing within 10 days of consumer’s admission to program and prior to student’s discharge.
• Works with Special Education teacher to meet IEP goals.
• Checks and records student attendance daily.
• Provides data to teacher for educational discharge summary and final report card at time of discharge.
• Maintains awareness of current techniques and approaches to the educational process as they relate to the population being used.
• Determines classroom supplies and maintains sufficient supplies.
• Maintains an effective professional relationship with all program staff as well as with all external contact made during the course of fulfilling job related duties.
• Appropriately delegates routine tasks to behavioral staff such that student needs can be met without disruption.
• Treats consumers with care, dignity and compassion.
• Respects consumer’s privacy and confidentiality.
• Is pleasant and cooperative with others.
• Assists consumers and visitors as needed.
• Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others.
• Is sensitive to the consumer’s needs, expectations and individual differences.
• Is gentle and calm with consumers and families.
• Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities.
• Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required.
• Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures.
• Attends to required in-service training and other workshops.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree