Hamlin Elementary - Special Education Resource Paraeducator w/ Visually Impaired Support (2830)

Rochester Community Schools•Rochester Hills, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Hamlin Elementary School is seeking a full-time Special Education Resource Paraeducator with Visually Impaired Support. This position involves working 7 hours per day, 5 days per week, following the traditional school year calendar. The paraeducator will support students with learning plans, assist with curriculum access, and provide physical and personal care as needed. This role requires flexibility, excellent attendance, and the ability to meet the physical and academic needs of students.

Requirements

High School Diploma
Completed at least two years of higher education in an approved program (transcripts required)
OR Received an Associate's or higher degree (transcripts required)
OR Passed state or local test designed to demonstrate knowledge and ability in subject area as defined by NCLB requirements. (test results required) (Example: ETS ParaPro Assessment or MTTC-Professional Readiness Exam).
Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality, and to interact appropriately and effectively with students, parents, and staff.
Excellent attendance record, flexibility, and competence for assigned responsibilities, including ability to meet the physical and academic needs of students.
Successful completion of district provided training.

Nice To Haves

Experience with people/persons with disabilities and/or training in appropriate techniques for interacting with students with disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

Takes direction for timely program delivery from building staff members responsible for student learning plans, including resource teacher, program teacher, teacher consultant, ancillary staff, and/or the general education classroom teacher.
In accordance with the students’ learning program, assists with orientation, reading, music, art, physical education, and other curriculum tasks.
Assist the student in accessing curriculum materials by adapting and/or modifying classroom materials, using braille, tactile graphics, and other accessible formats.
Support the student in using assistive technology, including screen readers, braille displays, magnification devices, and other tools.
Follows through with prescribed behavioral management programs.
Assists with the development of instructional materials; demonstrates initiative and creativity with individual children and their program implementation, when appropriate.
Assists with physical mobility, including assisting students getting off the bus, to the building, from the building, and on the bus.
Assists with physical mobility, self-care and personal hygiene, and daily living activities such as toileting, feeding, catheterization, tube feeding, monitoring of medical support device, etc.
Participates in physical activities which may be part of the students’ program and/or activities which may be unique to the student’s educational program including but not limited to lunch, recess, art and/or physical education
Reports successes and difficulties with student learning plans to the appropriate special educator in an informative, timely, and professional manner.
Assists the teacher with routine classroom operations such as distributing and putting away materials, preparing bulletin boards, writing lessons on the board, preparing materials for classroom use, correcting student work; maintains and procures instructional materials, supplies, and resource materials.
Travels between District buildings and programs, as assigned, to support one or more students across grade levels in general education and/or special education settings.
Supervises and assists students while they are involved in activities other than in the classroom.
Performs other duties as assigned by special educators or building principal, as requested.