Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 - Fountain, CO

posted about 1 month ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Fountain, CO
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Special Education Paraeducator will assist students with a wide variety of needs by providing individualized academic, behavioral, functional life skills, and social-emotional instruction. This role includes providing medical and health care support, feeding and hygiene assistance, and helping students with learning, mobility, emotional regulation, health care, and communication. The position is available immediately and will remain open until filled.

Responsibilities

  • Assist students by instructing and reinforcing academic subjects, social-emotional-behavioral learning content, independence, and community access/job skills.
  • Assist teacher by providing support to students so that they may fully participate in class activities, including reinforcing skills and lesson plans, adapting/modifying work, monitoring and enforcing social and acceptable behavior, and/or administering testing or assessments.
  • Implement and/or support specialized instruction, accommodations, modifications, and routines as outlined by professional staff and/or each child's Individualized Education Plan (IEP), or related Behavior Intervention Plan.
  • Provide direct care to or assist students with needs related to diapering/toileting, feeding/eating, dressing, mobility, and generally accessing the educational environment.
  • Prepare classroom or learning environment with needed supplies and materials, support file maintenance and necessary record keeping.
  • Communicate directly with students, families, and professional staff in a courteous and confidential manner and clearly communicate observations, information, and data regarding students to professional staff objectively and in a timely manner.
  • Monitor and/or supervise students to and from classroom and/or buses, on field trips, on playground, in health room, and/or during other activities.
  • Attend in-services, building meetings, training, and/or school functions required by the position and/or location.
  • Provide behavior prevention and intervention support, which may include physical intervention.
  • Prepare and administer medication under the supervision of the RN after delegation.
  • Administer first aid and/or CPR to ill or injured students following the guidelines from the State of Colorado.
  • Provide care to students as outlined in an Individualized Health Care Plan.
  • Obtain and document student data as needed (IEP goal progress, behavioral events, observational data, medical vital signs, etc.) after training.
  • Demonstrate flexibility when specific tasks of job are adjusted to meet building or district-level needs.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school graduate or equivalent.
  • Associates Degree or 48 semester hours or ACT certified.
  • Obtain First Aid/CPR training.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds.
  • Ability and willingness to take directions.
  • Ability and willingness to meet the needs of students.
  • Excellent references including attendance and punctuality.

Nice-to-haves

  • Bilingual oral and written communication skills preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Chiropractic insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
  • Paid time off benefits
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