Special Education Paraprofessional

West Ada School District•Mountain View, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists special education teacher with students in the Resource Room, Extended Resource Room, Positive Behavior Intervention Program, Early Childhood Special Education Program or Tuition Kindergarten program; performs related work as required. The primary function of an employee in this class is to provide assistance to special education teachers in the Resource Room (RR), Extended Resource Room (ERR), Positive Behavior Intervention Program (PBI), Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) program or Tuition Kindergarten (T-K) program, assisting in the implementation of students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs). The Paraprofessional works with students with a variety of mild to severe 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 is directly supervised by the assigned Special Education Teacher with overall supervision by the building Principal. The primary 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

Have 2 years of college credits, or Have a college degree, or Pass the ParaPro Praxis Assessment with a score of 457 or higher, or the Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative with a score of 75% or higher.
If you do not meet the college credit/degree requirement or have not yet passed the Praxis, you will be signed up for the Idaho Paraprofessional Assessment upon hire. The test must be passed within 90 days of your start date.
High school diploma or GED equivalent required
Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to discern verbal instructions, communicate effectively in person, and to hear sounds within the normal range of conversation
Sufficient visual acuity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to comprehend written work instructions and comprehend, prepare, and review a variety of written and text documents and materials
Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to physically interact with secondary-level students with a variety of disabilities and operate classroom instruction equipment and office equipment, including a personal computer
Sufficient personal mobility, agility, strength, and reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to bend, stoop, kneel, stand, or sit for long periods of time, lift a minimum of 25 pounds, and physically interact with and control students, including applying prescribed restraint techniques, in a special education classroom environment.

Nice To Haves

college or other advanced education or training is preferred
Classroom or other instructional experience is preferred
Experience with special needs children is preferred
Any equivalent combination of experience and training providing knowledge and abilities to perform the work.

Responsibilities

Provides assistance to special education teachers in the special education program
Assists teachers in implementing students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
Assists teachers by preparing lesson plans and preparing, modifying, and adapting materials and presentations used in the classroom
Assists teachers in administering diagnostic, 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, lesson plans, grading papers, clerical and record-keeping duties, creating and updating reports and files, and other documentation, as directed
Performs substitute teacher duties in the absence of the teacher
Assists teachers with clerical duties including, but not limited to, copying, inputting records and data into a computer, 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
Performs school grounds, bus, noon, and other monitoring and safety duties, as assigned
Participates in appropriate training, workshop, and in-service programs
Performs other related duties as required
Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with District policies, procedures and safety practices