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 includes assisting students with classroom activities and adapting curriculum to individual needs; implementing supports and programming outlined in students’ IEPs; maintaining progress and behavior records with licensed staff; preparing materials and assisting with tests, attendance, and documentation; and performing other assigned duties. Depending on assignment, duties may also include behavior monitoring and de-escalation, supporting social interaction, and providing trained and delegated physical care such as toileting, grooming, feeding, positioning, and medication administration. In online or remote environments, the role assists individuals and small groups with synchronous or asynchronous classroom activities, prepares assignments, supports coursework completion, maintains records, and troubleshoots technology. In the DHH program, the role may develop students’ language, vocabulary, reading, and writing using sign language. There are no direct supervisory responsibilities. The work location may change to meet organizational requirements. The role involves indoor and outdoor work, typically moderate noise, and medium physical work demands, including lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma.
No professional work experience required.
Criminal background check and fingerprinting required.
For Title I assignments, meet at least one of these criteria: complete at least two years of study at an institution of higher education; obtain 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 Autism, Behaviorally Disordered, or ILC assignments, complete mandatory biennial Crisis Prevention Intervention training provided by the District.
Complete District-provided medication administration training as needed.
Basic knowledge of typical office equipment, including telephones, copiers, fax machines, and email.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Intermediate verbal and written communication skills.
Intermediate interpersonal relations skills.
Intermediate organizational skills.
Ability to work alone and with others.
Ability to appropriately modify curriculum and implement behavior modification techniques.
Ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations.
Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
Ability to work one-on-one and in small groups with students.
For DHH Program work, ability to understand the impacts of hearing loss on learning and social interaction.
For Homebound program work, ability to set appropriate boundaries and build appropriate relationships while working in students’ homes with families and other student healthcare providers; ability to communicate appropriately and maintain boundaries with families.

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; support individuals and small groups with curriculum delivery and skill generalization.
Implement student accommodations, supports, modifications, procedures, and programming outlined in each student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP).
Maintain records of student progress and behavior with licensed staff, including special reports, feedback, and observations for the IEP team.
Assist licensed special education staff with preparing materials, administering tests, 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 risk of harm to students or others.
Support the development of social interactions and communication between students with special needs and general education peers.
Provide assigned technical physical care, which may include toileting, grooming, cleaning ventilation devices, feeding, G-tube care, positioning, and range-of-motion support.
Following training and delegation by a registered school nurse, accurately follow student medication delivery orders.
In online or remote settings, assist individuals and small groups with classroom activities, curriculum accommodations or modifications, and practice to generalize skills.
Prepare assignments for students to complete at home and support completion of assigned work.
Support students in troubleshooting technology issues.
In the DHH program, use sign language as needed to develop students’ language, vocabulary, reading, and writing.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.