Special Needs Paraeducator

Gilroy Unified School District•Gilroy, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

To assist the teacher to achieve teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole. This role involves supporting students with special needs in various educational and community settings, ensuring their safety, and facilitating their learning and integration.

Requirements

Knowledge of English usage, vocabulary, grammar, and spelling.
Ability to perform moderately difficult clerical work.
Ability to give oral and written direction.
Ability to speak, read, and write in English.
Ability to compute basic math calculations.
48 college units or an AA degree or higher.

Responsibilities

Administers, scores and records achievement and diagnostic tests for individual students as recommended by the teacher.
Works with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning.
Assists the teacher in developing strategies for reinforcing material based on student needs, interests, and abilities.
Operates and cares for classroom equipment.
Helps students master assigned equipment or instructional materials.
Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other instructional materials.
Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work.
Assists with the supervision of students during drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
Assists with large group activities like drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in oral communication.
Assists students in the library or media center.
Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work.
Checks and records student attendance.
Collects and records money.
Helps students with their clothing.
Assists with lunch, snack, and clear-up routines.
Assists with clean-up and toilet routines.
Alerts the teacher to any problems or special information about a student.
Serves as a source of information and help to substitute teachers.
Maintains high ethical behavior and confidentiality.
Participates in assigned in-service training.
Accompanies and assists individual students or small groups in vocational education classes, ensuring a safe environment.
Assists students on and off special education transportation.
Assists regular classroom teachers to facilitate mainstreaming of special education students.
Performs duties related to special education students under the direction of the school nurse.
Manages potentially assaultive behaviors.
Assists with adaptive technology or special equipment for special needs students.
Accompanies students in the community during community-based instruction.
May assist students in the swimming pool during Adaptive Physical Education.