Special Education Paraeducator

Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 • Fountain, CO

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About The Position

Assist student(s) with a wide variety of needs by providing any combination of the following: individualized academic, behavioral, functional life skills and/or social-emotional instruction; medical/health care, feeding and/or hygiene supports; and student assistance with learning, mobility, emotional regulation, health care, and/or communication. Video : What does being a paraeducator mean?

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Associates Degree or 48 semester hours or ACT certified - (Required)
• 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.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills.
• English language skills.
• Mathematical skills including basic calculations and application of math concepts.
• Personal computer and keyboarding skills.
• Customer service and public relations skills and professionalism.
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions, use time efficiently, demonstrate attention to detail, follow instructions, and respond to management direction.
• Ability to work with students with diverse backgrounds and abilities.
• Ability to promote and follow Board of Education policies, Superintendent policies, and building and department procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual oral and written communication skills preferred.

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 (Mandt, CPR, small vehicle, medical delegation, etc.).
• 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.

Benefits

• Fountain-Fort Carson School District # 8 provides medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, life, long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment insurances, and paid time off benefits.
• There are district and employee contributions to some or most of these benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree