SUBSTITUTE - Paraeducator

Livermore Valley Joint Unified Schools•Livermore, CA

97d•Onsite

About The Position

The Substitute Paraeducator - Special Education role supports the instructional program within an assigned classroom. This position is responsible for assisting in the supervision, care, and instruction of special needs students in regular or self-contained classrooms. The role involves helping to implement instructional plans for individuals or groups, supporting student behavior during non-classroom time, and potentially assisting with health and medical needs. The Paraeducator will also provide information to appropriate school personnel.

Requirements

Adhering to safety practices
Operating standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications
Preparing and maintaining accurate records
Basic math, including calculations using fractions, percentages, and/or ratios
Reading a variety of manuals
Writing documents following prescribed formats
Presenting information to others
Understanding complex, multi-step written and oral instructions
Instructional procedures and practices
Age appropriate student activities
Safety practices and procedures
Conflict resolution
Stages of child development/ behavior
Scheduling activities
Gathering and/or collating data
Using basic, job-related equipment
Flexibility to work with others in a variety of circumstances
Working with data utilizing defined but different processes
Operating equipment using standardized methods
Working with a wide diversity of individuals
Working with a variety of data
Utilizing a variety of job-related equipment
Problem solving to identify issues and create action plans
Independent interpretation of guidelines
Adapting to changing work priorities
Communicating with diverse groups
Maintaining confidentiality
Working as part of a team
Working with constant interruptions
High school diploma or equivalent
Job related experience is preferred
Pre-employment Proficiency Test may be required
Meet employment requirements as applicable with state, federal and local laws, and Board Policy

Nice To Haves

Paraeducators assigned to Counseling Enriched Special Day Classes (SDC), LASS SDC’s, Moderate/Severe SDC’s, and Adult Transition SDC’s.

Responsibilities

Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher and/or therapist for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives.
Administers and scores classroom assignments, tests, homework assignments, make-up work, etc. for the purpose of supporting teachers in the instructional process.
Communicates with teachers, support staff and school administrators for the purpose of monitoring student progress, providing relevant feedback and information, reviewing students' performance and discussing students' needs.
Confers with teachers as requested for the purpose of assisting in evaluating special education student progress and/or implementing IEP objectives.
Assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments in basic academic and/or specialized subject areas (e.g. read stories, listen to students read, provide writing assistance, reinforce math lessons, provide spelling practice, facilitate delayed fine motor skills activities, visit library) for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards.
Maintains instructional materials and/or manual and electronic files/records for the purpose of ensuring availability of items; providing written reference; and/or meeting mandated requirements.
Monitors students as needed during assigned periods within a variety of school environments (e.g. rest rooms, playgrounds, hallways, bus loading zones, cafeteria, and parking lots) for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
Prepares instructional materials and/or classroom equipment (e.g. decorates bulletin boards, gathers appropriate resources, laminates graphic and written materials, gathers scissors and pencils, copies worksheets, records student behaviors on progress charts) for the purpose of setting up materials for activities in classroom/instructional areas.
Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, inappropriate social behavior, hitting, violations of rules, safety conditions) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate teacher and/or administrator.
Responds to emergency situations (e.g. injured student, fights, and inappropriate social behaviors) for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns.
Supervises students in a variety of situations, observing behavior of students for the purpose of ensuring that the students do nothing to injure themselves or others and noting behavioral problems.
Supports classroom teachers for the purpose of assisting them in the implementation of curriculum and teaching methodologies within assigned areas of instruction.
Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
Attends meetings and in-service presentations (e.g. first aid, CPR, emergency procedures) for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
Provides first aid and non-medical assistance (e.g. changing diapers and clothes, positioning students on orthopedic equipment, lifting students, stretching) for the purpose of proving appropriate care for ill, medically fragile and/or injured students and maintaining students’ personal hygiene.
May provide specialized physical health care services (e.g. tube feeding, colostomy bags, suctioning tracheotomy tube) under the supervision of a credentialed school nurse, public health nurse, or licensed physician and within the parameters of California law for the purpose of providing appropriate care for ill and medically fragile students.