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About The Position

Requirements

• 48 college credit hours or a passing score on the ParaPro test
• Six (6) months of related experience
• Knowledge and skill in understanding and using alphabetical and numerical systems
• Knowledge and skill in organizing and maintaining catalog systems
• Knowledge and skill in handling finances

Responsibilities

• Instruct children in small groups, and/or tutor individual students in reading, math, writing, music, etc., as assigned by the Special Education Teacher.
• Rotate groups periodically during the school day with teachers and other staff assistants.
• Assist students with his/her physical needs, such as feeding, diapering, toileting, pushing wheelchairs, lifting on and off bus, etc.
• Assist in maintaining classroom calendars, bulletin boards, and other room arrangements.
• Provide reinforcement as prescribed by the Special Education Teacher or by the Speech Therapist.
• Assist regular education teachers and special education students in mainstreaming.
• Record data on individual student performance; and input student information on the computer.
• Instruct and coach students in life skills.
• Take children out in the community to participate.
• Assist in preparing lesson plans, under the direction of the Special Education Teacher.
• Use a data sheet to record progress of students on classroom simulations (money, shopping, banking, etc.).
• Provides prescribed behavioral support.
• Record engaged time for students.
• Assist students in traveling to job sites; learn required job tasks and instruct the student.
• Observe student’s job performance.
• Instruct severely disabled students in reading, math, spelling, etc. and record student’s answers to assignment problems.
• Monitor life support equipment; keep detailed records on suctioning, ventilation settings, number of days students are absent, etc.
• Administer medication to the student as required.
• Apply behavior modification techniques to assist students in learning.
• May be trained on life support equipment, suctioning, catheterization, etc.
• Follow the lesson plan outlined by the Speech Therapist, according to the student’s individualized educational plan; drill individual students on words, phrases, specific sounds, etc.
• Conduct exercises with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce speech training.
• Record student activities for use by the Speech Therapist; documents progress of students.
• Prepare materials to supplement Therapist’s assigned activities; make own files to refer to student’s progress.
• May team-teach elementary school students in the classroom in language skills and listening comprehension.
• May be required to conduct language lessons for the entire class independently.
• Locate and request Special Education Files/Records.
• Put together and organize Special Education Files before delivering them to applicable teachers and schools.
• Maintain the Inactive File Database for Special Education Files until a student turns 27 years old.
• Complete data entry for Home and Hospital Database.
• Answer phones, send and reply to emails and faxes, and make copies of Special Education Records for Social Security Claims.
• Make copies and scans of Special Education Records prior to Priority mailing them to Educational Institutions requesting Special Education Records.