#2 Paraprofessional

Ohio Department of Education•Lima, OH

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About The Position

Performs a variety of classroom support and student personal care services as directed under the supervision of a classroom teacher.

Requirements

Ohio Department of Education aide certificate.
Meets mandated state and federal qualification (i.e., completion of requisite higher education credit hours/courses, approved degree, or successful passage of a sanctioned professional standards test).
Meets all mandated health requirements (e.g., a negative tuberculosis test, etc.).
A record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
Complies with drug-free workplace rules and board policies.
Keeps current with advances in technology and workplace innovations that enhance productivity.
Consistently dependable.
Flexible outlook.
Accepts new responsibilities/assignments willingly.
Ability to physically assist students with disabilities (e.g., mobility, transferring, positioning, etc.).
Ability to interact comfortably and confidently with the public.
Ability to lift a minimum of fifty pounds.
Successful completion of communicable disease, child abuse/neglect, behavioral management, CPR, and/or first aid may be required as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Checks with the teacher for instructions.
Works with small groups and/or individual students.
Seeks advice when expectations are unclear.
Acquires basic proficiency in skills that support student needs (e.g., sign language, finger spelling, etc.).
Upholds board policies and follows administrative guidelines/procedures.
Refers district policy/procedure questions to administrators/supervisors.
Monitors students on an emergency basis when the teacher is called away from the classroom.
Advances the district's professional image.
Promotes effective communications and assistance.
Uses problem-solving techniques to tactfully address questions/concerns.
Facilitates community partnerships and school-sponsored activities that enhance student learning.
Helps students with remedial and/or enrichment activities.
Reinforces instructional objectives introduced by the teacher.
Maintains a positive learning environment.
Responds to student requests for assistance.
Avoids being intrusive.
Solves concerns discreetly.
Supports an inclusive educational environment.
Helps students with disabilities participate in appropriate learning activities as directed.
Assists with student mobility needs.
Helps students use assistive and/or augmentative devices.
Inspects harnesses, belts, and other safety devices.
Immediately corrects or reports unsafe conditions and/or defective equipment.
Assists therapists with standing frames, braces, changing clothing, tube feeding, etc.
Helps incorporate assigned therapy activities into the daily schedule (e.g., stretching, speech assistance, exercises, etc.).
Positions students to take full advantage of each learning environment (e.g., line-of-sight, proximity to equipment, height of work surfaces, etc.).
Follows prescribed medical plans and/or assists students with personal hygiene care (e.g., toileting, catheterization, etc.) as trained by a licensed health care professional.
Helps feed students.
Complies with personal hygiene rules and standard sanitation procedures.
Supervises rest periods when applicable.
Respects personal privacy.
Maintains the confidentiality of privileged information.
Takes precautions to ensure safety.
Monitors situations that may indicate a problem.
Provides appropriate student supervision.
Works with supervisors to manage or eliminate risk factors.
Upholds the student conduct code.
Maintains high expectations for behavior and performance.
Participates in crisis outburst training.
Assists the teacher in controlling students' physical and emotional outbursts.
Works with the classroom teacher to address persistent behavior problems.
Assists the teacher with playground duty.
Actively participates in programmed recreational activities as directed.
Supervises non-classroom activities as directed (e.g., arrival/departure, lunch, field trips, library, computer lab, etc.).
Assists with bus loading and unloading procedures.
Promotes the proper use, care, and security of school property.
Reports discipline problems, vandalism, graffiti, equipment malfunctions, and other concerns.
Reports suspected child abuse and/or neglect to civil authorities as required by law.
Performs clerical work related to classroom activities.
Prepares and distributes classroom materials.
Maintains records as directed.
Prepares classroom equipment for use (e.g., computers, media resources, etc.).
Helps keep program and storage areas orderly (e.g., stores equipment, shelves books, cleans spills, etc.).
Sanitizes equipment as directed.
Participates in staff meetings and professional growth opportunities as directed.
Strives to develop rapport and serves as a positive role model for others.
Maintains a professional appearance.
Wears work attire appropriate for the position.
Performs other specific job-related duties as directed.