Substitute - Special Education Paraprofessional
About The Position
Perform job duties under the direct supervision of the assigned teachers. Duties may include, but shall not be limited to, implementing tutorial activities (small group and/or individual), toileting/hygiene procedures, medical record keeping, charting, and preparation of class work. Perform physical demands requiring frequent lifting, carrying, transferring, or pushing of objects or wheelchairs weighing at least fifty (50) pounds. Physical demands may also include walking and standing to a significant degree, kneeling, stooping, balancing, crouching, reaching, grasping, head and neck movement, and movement across midline. The paraprofessional must possess motor coordination, manual dexterity, finger dexterity, alertness, precision, speaking ability, auditory discrimination, and tactile discrimination. Perform duties that relate to and support the educational process of the students. These duties may include medical and hygiene procedures, i.e. tube feeding, oral suctioning, trachea suctioning, catheterization, medication administration, glucose checks, ostomy bag care/changes, diapering and other non complex medical procedures deemed necessary by the nurse and IEP committee. These procedures are determined by student need, not by program area. The paraprofessional may be required to move from one program area to another within the day. Assist the students with activities as directed by the teacher(s). The paraprofessional may assist individual students, groups of students, or students in an inclusive setting as well as accompany student(s) to recess and lunch if determined by IEP. Assist and support the students' instructional process as planned by the teacher(s), score objective tests, and gather and record data. Keep a log of daily activities performed with itinerant, within and/or between schools as required by the program coordinator. Support and implement the discipline philosophy of the school as well as disciplinary procedures designed for individual students. Adhere to policy and procedures set forth by each individual school for schedules, break time, lunch time, and duty. Attend IEP and other staff meetings as requested by teacher or administrative personnel. Perform all other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or immediate supervisor.
Responsibilities
- Implementing tutorial activities (small group and/or individual)
- Toileting/hygiene procedures
- Medical record keeping
- Charting
- Preparation of class work
- Performing physical demands requiring frequent lifting, carrying, transferring, or pushing of objects or wheelchairs weighing at least fifty (50) pounds
- Performing duties that relate to and support the educational process of the students, including medical and hygiene procedures
- Assisting the students with activities as directed by the teacher(s)
- Assisting and supporting the students' instructional process as planned by the teacher(s), score objective tests, and gather and record data
- Keeping a log of daily activities performed with itinerant, within and/or between schools as required by the program coordinator
- Supporting and implementing the discipline philosophy of the school as well as disciplinary procedures designed for individual students
- Adhering to policy and procedures set forth by each individual school for schedules, break time, lunch time, and duty
- Attending IEP and other staff meetings as requested by teacher or administrative personnel
- Performing all other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or immediate supervisor
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What This Job Offers
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
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