Paraprofessional, Special Education

Mapleton Public Schools•Denver, CO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Valley View Innovation School, a PK-8 school serving PK-6, specializes in supporting students who are identified as gifted and talented or are ready for advanced and accelerated learning opportunities. The school's vision is for each student to develop a curiosity about learning, discover their interests and passions, and grow in their love of learning by providing a welcoming, joyful, safe, and supportive learning environment. Projects in the six Immersion Studios (robotics, technology, culinary arts, art, music, and science) incorporate multiple standards and build cross-curricular connections. This position assists teachers with instructing students, reinforcing materials and skills, implementing curriculum, maintaining technology, and/or managing student behavior and/or needs in specialties such as Title I, Bilingual/Multicultural, Classroom, Health Care Management, or Computer Technology.

Requirements

AA Degree or have passed State Approved Assessment
0-2 years' experience working with children in a school setting
Basic English, grammar, spelling, writing, word processing, keyboarding, basic computer skills, communication, and/or foreign language skills
Mandatory Title IX training required within 30 days of hire

Nice To Haves

Training in computers or bilingual education, languages, and/or culture
Special Education assignments may require training from the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) on non-verbal de-escalation and physical restraint
Experience in health care
Experience working with children with various learning and physical disabilities
Experience working on/with networks, network management, and/or integrated learning and application
Operating knowledge of general Health care procedures
Operating knowledge of general office equipment
First Aid and CPR certifications

Responsibilities

Assist teachers with implementing lesson plans
Maintain classroom environment
Reinforce skills and materials
Administer, score, and/or record tests and grades
Evaluate students and/or program
Prepare instructional materials
Develop work schedules
Perform clerical duties
Maintain files, records, and/or progress reports
Supervise students to and from classroom and/or buses, on field trips, on playground, in computer lab, and/or during other activities
Prepare classroom or learning environment with needed supplies and materials
Tutor students
Lead activities of class and/or small groups
Assist students with understanding and reinforcing skills and materials in their native language
Support parents by interpreting at school functions and/or by providing student progress information
Assist with student health care, including administering first aid, caring for bathroom needs, dispensing medication, assisting with medical needs, executing health care directives, conducting health screenings, maintaining health records, and ordering/stocking medical supplies
Assist with maintaining, monitoring, and/or managing computer technology, including workstations, computer labs, servers, software, networks, troubleshooting, data backups, and equipment maintenance
Assist with the preparation and maintenance of the building technology plan and technology budget
Attend appropriate in-services, building meetings, training, and/or school functions
Assist with lunch supervision
Perform other duties as assigned