Paraprofessional, 1:1 Elementary Special Education

DPS•Denver, CO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Supports the educational, behavioral, social-emotional, physical, and daily living needs of elementary students with disabilities in integrated, resource, self-contained, and community settings. Provides services to one or more individual students as outlined in their Individual Education Plan (IEP), including support for academic, health, daily living, and behavioral needs. Works under the direction of a supervising special education teacher and supports students throughout the school day in academic and nonacademic settings. The role includes monitoring classroom activities and reinforcing classroom objectives and learning goals; assisting with daily living procedures and trained medically invasive procedures; lifting and transporting students using appropriate equipment and techniques; implementing behavior, crisis, and health care plans; collecting data on IEP goals; and communicating with students and parents about routine educational issues at the supervising teacher’s direction. Specialized invasive-procedure training is provided as required by the assignment.

Requirements

Meet qualifications listed in the paraprofessional qualifications guide.
Pass District-approved written and physical exams covering de-escalation and physical restraint training annually.
Complete required training within 75 days of initial hire.
If transporting students or using a personal or company vehicle for work duties, hold or be able to obtain a Colorado driver’s license within the state’s required time frame for new residents and meet District insurability requirements.
Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity; believe in and support all students so they feel seen and heard and have access to high-quality education.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for DPS.
Be able, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.

Responsibilities

Provide services to one or more students as outlined in their IEP, supporting academic, health, daily living, and behavioral needs.
Monitor classroom activities, assignments, and materials under the supervising teacher’s direction to reinforce classroom objectives and learning goals.
Provide daily living assistance, including toileting, diapering, feeding, and personal hygiene, as trained.
Perform medically invasive procedures, such as tube feeding, catheterization, and suctioning, following universal precautions and as trained and directed.
Lift and transport students using appropriate equipment and techniques according to District training.
Support implementation of students’ individual behavior intervention plans, crisis plans, and health care plans.
Implement IEP accommodations and modifications in academic and nonacademic settings throughout the school day.
Collect data on students’ individual IEP goals under the supervision of a special education teacher.
Communicate and coordinate with students and parents about routine educational issues at the supervising special education teacher’s direction.