Special Education Resource Room / Noon Recess Building Paraeducator - Reuther Middle School (2876)

Rochester Community Schools•Rochester Hills, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time position at Reuther Middle School, working 7 hours per day, 5 days per week, following the traditional school year calendar. The role involves providing support to the special education program by assisting students with special needs in compliance with program philosophy and goals. The paraeducator will take direction from building staff responsible for student learning plans and assist with various curriculum tasks, behavioral management, and instructional material development. A significant part of the role includes assisting students with physical mobility, self-care, personal hygiene, and daily living activities. The position also requires participation in physical activities and other unique educational program activities, reporting student progress, assisting with routine classroom operations, and supervising students during non-classroom activities.

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.
Minimum typing skills of 60-65 wpm.
Successful completion of district provided training modules needed to perform daily captioning.
Regular, reliable and punctual attendance required.

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.
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.
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.