Paraprofessional - Mt. Caesar

Monadnock Regional School District•Swanzey, NH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Paraprofessional's primary goal is to assist with and support student(s). This role involves supporting both special education and regular education students, assisting teachers with instruction, preparing materials, managing student behavior, and ensuring student safety and well-being. The position requires collaboration with the IEP team, adherence to school rules, and potentially assisting with personal care needs of students.

Requirements

NH DOE Certification as a Paraprofessional II (or ability to obtain certification).
Experience working with children.
Basic literacy skills in reading, writing, and mathematics.
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication.
Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
Learn to utilize a variety of appropriate instructional materials and procedures in the educational environment.
Assist in establishing a positive learning environment and respond to the individual needs of students.
Patient and receptive attitude towards students of varied age groups, temperaments, and abilities.
Recognize and maintain appropriate boundaries with students, parents, staff, volunteers, and community members.
Sensitive to diversity in cultural heritage, lifestyle, and value systems among children, youth, and families.
Communicating with diverse groups and individuals, including students and parents.
Collaborating and working as part of a team.
Maintain the confidentiality of students and staff.
Be capable of physically assisting students with special needs as required and with training (positioning, lifting, transferring, etc.).

Responsibilities

Assist teacher in providing positive learning experiences during large or small group instruction and one on one tutoring outside instructional time.
Prepare materials for an individual student or groups of students to use in the classroom.
Assist with the collection of student-specific data for instructional programs and student progress (Special Education).
Support and assist enforcement of classroom, school, and district rules.
Maintain an appropriate level of student supervision, including during field trips, transition times, physical education class, recess, meal supervision, arrival, and students' departure (Special Education).
Operate equipment used in the instructional process and the preparation of classroom materials.
Collaborate with the IEP team to implement curriculum modifications and accommodations (Special Education).
Attend necessary training sessions associated with the individual student as required by IEP, including but not limited to training for medical procedures as required by the IEP, other health plans, or ADA, and apply training with assigned students (Special Education).
Adapt classroom activities, assignments, and/or materials under the direction of the IEP team's supervision to support and reinforce classroom objectives and provide an opportunity for all special education students to participate in classroom activities (Special Education).
Assists students with grooming, community accessibility, and appropriate areas as assigned by professional members of the IEP team (i.e., feed, brush teeth, toileting, diapering, transferring to/from the bus, etc.) (Special Education).
Maintain a log of services for Medicaid billing (Special Education).
With training and supervision, provide assistance with toileting, lifting and transferring, positioning, and other activities (Special Education).
Assist in the management of student behavior (Regular Education).
Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.