Substitute Special Education Para Educator - District Wide

Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary • Belmont, CA

131d

About The Position

Under the administrative supervision of the school principal and under the direct supervision of a full inclusion teacher, the Para Educator helps implement lessons and support inclusion students. Specific duties shall be designated by the certificated employee to whom the Para Educator has been assigned. These duties shall be designed to complement the instructional program and to maximize the learning opportunity for the inclusion student. The scope of the responsibility and complexity of duties assigned to this position are with direction from the certificated employee. Responsibilities and duties may include but are not limited to implementing instructional procedures and recording evaluative student performance data in general education classes and community settings; facilitating and supporting social interactions and fostering the development of positive relationships between students with disabilities and their non-disabled schoolmates; utilizing positive strategies to manage student behaviors; assisting other instructional team members (i.e., teacher, therapist, parents, and administrators) to provide direct services and as a member of student planning teams; supporting students to be active participants on field trips and school assemblies or productions; assisting all students by modeling appropriate behavior and attitudes and providing emotional support and general guidance; as appropriate, assisting with health care to students under the direction of the District nurse; assisting students with daily personal necessities such as eating, toileting, and personal hygiene; performing CPR and First Aid when required; performing clerical duties as needed; and attending meetings and participating in inservice training as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Demonstrates tolerant, accepting attitude toward all students and communicates respectfully and effectively with students and other staff members.
• Demonstrates willingness to carry out teacher-designed instructional procedures.
• Demonstrates a commitment to provide the assistance needed for students to be successful members of general education classrooms.
• Ability to learn systematic instructional procedures and record keeping systems.
• Ability to facilitate social relationships between students with disabilities and their non-disabled schoolmates.
• Collaborative teaming skills and positive management techniques for small groups in classroom, school, and community settings.
• Good English skills.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively with parents, faculty, staff, students, and community members with a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and form valid conclusions.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and work effectively under pressure.
• Ability to develop and maintain rapport with students, staff, and school officials.
• Ability to maintain an above average attendance record.
• Ability to work in a one-to-one close relationship with inclusion students working in the classroom and attending to some personal student needs.
• Possession of a valid CPR and First Aid certificate.

Responsibilities

• Implement instructional procedures and record evaluative student performance data in general education classes and community settings.
• Facilitate and support social interactions and foster the development of positive relationships between students with disabilities and their non-disabled schoolmates.
• Utilize positive strategies to manage student behaviors.
• Assist other instructional team members (i.e., teacher, therapist, parents, and administrators) to provide direct services and as a member of student planning teams.
• Support students to be active participants on field trips and school assemblies or productions.
• Assist all students by modeling appropriate behavior and attitudes and providing emotional support and general guidance.
• Assist with health care to students under the direction of the District nurse.
• Assist students with daily personal necessities such as eating, toileting, and personal hygiene.
• Perform CPR and First Aid when required.
• Perform clerical duties as needed.
• Attend meetings and participate in inservice training as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: High school or GED