SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAEDUCATOR 1

Minidoka County School District•RUPERT, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Education Paraeducator provides assistance to special education teachers, assisting in the implementation of students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs). The position works with students with a variety of physical, emotional, and learning disabilities and may work with an individual student or groups of students, both in a separate classroom facility or facilitating inclusion into a regular classroom. The position may be assigned to either an elementary or secondary school. The principal duties of the position are performed in a classroom environment and may include exposure to body fluids and some personal injury risk from student behaviors.

Requirements

High School Diploma or its recognized equivalent; Associates degree, or two years of study at an institution of higher education (48 credits), or ParaEducator State Test Certificate
Knowledge of basic educational procedures and objectives, including classroom instruction and presentation, preparation of teaching materials and aids, behavior management and modification, testing, tutoring, and student-teacher relations and interactions
Knowledge of basic special education methods and procedures for dealing with students with a variety of physical, emotional, and/or learning disabilities
Knowledge of operation of classroom instructional equipment
Knowledge of operation of standard office equipment
Knowledge of operation of a personal computer and job-related software
Ability to follow written and oral instructions and observe District policies and procedures
Ability to interpret and modify classroom instructions, materials, and presentations to the appropriate learning level of the assigned student
Ability to prepare and provide basic classroom services for special needs students, including but not limited to, instruction, tutoring, student evaluation, curriculum implementation, materials preparation, and classroom management
Ability to maintain a calm personal demeanor and remain focused in situations of high stress
Ability to prepare and maintain required records, files, reports, logs, statistics, and documentation
Ability to perform basic office tasks including keyboarding, copying, and filing
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, teachers and staff members, and other District personnel
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, including handling interruptions, and return to and complete tasks in a timely manner
Ability to perform time management and scheduling functions, meet deadlines, and set task priorities

Nice To Haves

Red Cross First Aid and CPR certification preferred

Responsibilities

Provides assistance to special education teachers in a separate or regular classroom environment
Assists teachers in implementing students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
Assists teachers by preparing, modifying, and adapting materials and presentations used in the classroom
Assists teachers in administering skills and level testing
Assists students with classroom and homework assignments, tutoring, or other supplemental instruction
Assists students with socialization, personal hygiene, medications and physical therapy, nutritional, and related personal tasks as needed
Assists students individually and/or in a group situation, both in a separate classroom learning facility or by facilitating inclusion into regular classrooms
Assists regular classroom teachers by preparing, modifying, and adapting classroom presentations and materials to assigned students
Assists teachers with classroom activities, classroom management, grading papers, clerical and record-keeping duties, creating and updating reports and files, and other documentation; and performing student observations, as directed
Assists teachers with clerical duties including, but not limited to, copying, inputting records and data into a computer, inputting IEP data, faxing, text and document preparation, and related duties
Assists in maintaining the classroom in a clean, neat, and orderly status, prepares bulletin boards and displays, and maintains classroom supply levels
Assists with student supervision on field trips and related extracurricular activities
Participates in appropriate training, workshop, and in-service programs
Maintains student and District confidentiality
Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with District policies, procedures and safety practices
Performs school grounds, bus, noon, and other monitoring and safety duties, as assigned
Performs other duties as assigned