Severe Needs Para Educator - Campus Middle School

Cherry Creek•Greenwood Village, CO

About The Position

Assist students with severe special education needs under the direction of licensed special education staff. Support individuals and small groups with curriculum, skill development, behavior strategies, and assignment completion. Prepare instructional materials, monitor student progress, and maintain achievement records. Provide technical physical care and help ensure a clean, safe, and hygienic environment. In remote learning settings, assist students with technology access, curriculum reinforcement, executive functioning strategies, skill generalization, and coursework completion. Assignments may include Autism, BD, Early Childhood Education, Homebound (FAPE), ILC, SED, and Transition Programming. The position has no direct supervisory responsibilities. The work location may change to meet organizational requirements. Work takes place indoors and outdoors, typically with moderate noise, and may involve physical care and support for students.

Requirements

High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma.
Criminal background check and fingerprinting required.
No professional work experience required.
For Title I assignments, meet at least one of the following: complete at least two years of study at an institution of higher education; hold an associate’s or higher degree; or meet a rigorous quality standard and demonstrate relevant instructional knowledge and ability through a formal state or local academic assessment.
For staff working in an Autism, Behaviorally Disordered, or ILC assignment, complete District-provided Crisis Prevention Intervention training every two years.
Complete District-provided medication administration training as needed.
Basic knowledge of typical office equipment, such as telephones, copiers, fax machines, and email.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Intermediate verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal relations skills, and organizational skills.
Ability to work alone and with others, modify curriculum appropriately, implement behavior modification techniques, diffuse and manage volatile or stressful situations, maintain confidentiality, and work one-on-one and in small groups with students.
For DHH Program assignments, ability to understand the impacts of hearing loss on learning and social interaction.
For Homebound assignments, ability to set appropriate boundaries and build appropriate relationships while working in students’ homes with families and healthcare providers; ability to communicate appropriately and maintain boundaries with families.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including medium work strength (lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds), prolonged standing and walking, frequent bending, reaching, climbing, lifting, pulling or pushing, squatting, overhead work, eye-hand coordination, and visual concentration.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors and be exposed to outdoor weather conditions.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the public sector, specifically public education.
Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Racially conscious and culturally competent, with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement.
Associate’s degree.
Experience working with children with special needs in a paid program or licensed special education teaching experience.
Experience working with students with autism, behavior challenges, medically fragile conditions, hearing or vision loss, or intellectual disabilities.
CPR and First Aid certification.

Responsibilities

Assist students with classroom activities and adapt curriculum to individual needs; deliver instruction to individuals and small groups to support skill generalization.
Implement accommodations, supports, modifications, procedures, and programming outlined in students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
Maintain student progress and behavior records with licensed staff; provide feedback and observations to the IEP team and prepare special reports as needed.
Assist licensed special education staff with preparing materials, administering tests, taking attendance, paperwork, documentation, and classroom events such as fire drills.
Monitor students and reinforce appropriate behavior; assist with verbal de-escalation and non-violent crisis interventions to reduce the risk of harm to students or others.
Support students’ social interactions and communication with peers, including general education peers.
Provide assigned physical care, which may include toileting, grooming, cleaning ventilation devices, feeding, gastrostomy tube care, positioning, and range-of-motion support.
When trained and delegated by a registered school nurse, follow student medication delivery orders accurately.
In online or remote settings, assist individuals and small groups with synchronous or asynchronous classroom activities, curriculum accommodations or modifications, and skill practice.
Prepare assignments for students to complete at home and support completion of assigned work.
In the DHH Program, develop students’ language, vocabulary, reading, and writing using sign language when needed.
Troubleshoot students’ technology issues in remote learning settings.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.