1:1 Special Education Para-Educator (REACH Room)
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the job posting.
The posting includes:
- PURPOSE STATEMENT (maybe "About the role")
- Essential Functions (list of duties)
- Other Functions (additional duties)
- REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS (maybe not needed)
- MENTAL DEMANDS (maybe not needed)
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS (maybe not needed)
- Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience)
- Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Licenses/Special Requirements
- TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT (includes schedule, benefits, pay? It says "Para Educator on the PSE Classified Salary Schedule A6.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, 189 days per school year; PSE Salary Schedule, Retirement, SEBB Benefits, 9 Holidays, Paid Sick Leave". So we have schedule (6.5 hrs/day, 5 days/week, 189 days/year) and benefits (Retirement, SEBB Benefits, 9 Holidays, Paid Sick Leave). Pay is not specified (just says PSE Salary Schedule). We should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It mentions "PSE Salary Schedule" but not actual numbers. According to rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state schedule and benefits, so we can include Schedule and Benefits sections. Pay: only mentions schedule but not actual pay amount; "PSE Salary Schedule" is a reference but not explicit pay. The rule says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state schedule and benefits, so we can include those. For Pay, we don't have explicit pay, so we should not include Pay section.
- CONDITIONS (non-discrimination statement) - we should remove boilerplate EEO etc. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should drop the non-discrimination statement (CONDITIONS) as it's EEO boilerplate. Also drop the designated contacts etc.
- Also we need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to use for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to decide sections: About the role (purpose statement), Responsibilities (essential functions + other functions maybe), Requirements (minimum qualifications + knowledge/skills/abilities + licenses/special requirements?), Qualifications maybe overlapping. But we should prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine: About the role (purpose), Responsibilities (essential + other functions), Requirements (minimum qualifications, knowledge/skills/abilities, licenses/special requirements), Benefits, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc.
We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Let's extract content.
Purpose statement: "This position is responsible for assisting certificated staff by performing instructional support tasks related to the students' educational development within the total school environment and by being a positive role model for students."
Essential Functions: list of items separated by periods. Let's break into bullet points.
Essential Functions list:
- Provide instructional support for IEP students by attending to the program needs including reading, writing, math and social/behavior skills.
- Provide support and structure for students needing behavior and social skills support.
- Assist students in developing functional skills leading to independence.
- Implement and reinforce social skills training programs.
- Assist with supporting personal care needs, including but not limited to toileting and feeding.
- Assist certificated staff with required record-keeping, development of materials and preparation of teaching aids.
- Learn instructional techniques under the direction of a teacher and independently carry out instructional programs developed by the supervising teacher.
- Collaboratively work with classroom teachers.
- Assist in assessing students.
- Perform routine tasks in monitoring and assisting student progress in the classroom and other school activities.
- Assist certificated staff with required record keeping. (duplicate of earlier? but keep)
- Promote positive public relations when communicating with the public.
Other Functions:
- Perform routine classroom and building clerical tasks as needed.
- May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams.
- Perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.
Reporting Relationships: maybe not needed.
Mental Demands: maybe not needed as not a standard section; but we could include under Requirements? But it's not a qualification. Probably we can omit as not required heading.
Physical Demands: also maybe not needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education and Experience: High School diploma or GED. AA Degree, 72 college level credits, or ability to pass the Federal Para-Educator test. Experience working with students in an educational setting and/or evidence of an interest in supporting learning experiences.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
- Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
- Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the district.
- Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents – including phone and email communication.
- Possess the desire to be a role model for students and to interact positively with students.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the public.
Licenses/Special Requirements:
- Requires fingerprinting and background check to determine that there have been no convictions involving physical molestation, abuse, injury or neglect of a minor.
- Must complete Walla Walla Public Schools Risk Management and Bloodborne Pathogens Training upon hire.
- Required to attend training for de-escalation procedures.
- May require a CPR/First Aid card depending on job assignment.
Terms of Employment:
- Para Educator on the PSE Classified Salary Schedule A6.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, 189 days per school year; PSE Salary Schedule, Retirement, SEBB Benefits, 9 Holidays, Paid Sick Leave
- District may revise assignment and job location as needed.
Thus schedule: 6.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, 189 days per school year.
Benefits: Retirement, SEBB Benefits, 9 Holidays, Paid Sick Leave.
Pay: not explicit; we omit.
Now we need to output HTML fragment.
We'll have sections:
About the role
This position is responsible for assisting certificated staff by performing instructional support tasks related to the students' educational development within the total school environment and by being a positive role model for students.
Responsibilities
- Provide instructional support for IEP students by attending to the program needs including reading, writing, math and social/behavior skills.
- Provide support and structure for students needing behavior and social skills support.
- Assist students in developing functional skills leading to independence.
- Implement and reinforce social skills training programs.
- Assist with supporting personal care needs, including but not limited to toileting and feeding.
- Assist certificated staff with required record-keeping, development of materials and preparation of teaching aids.
- Learn instructional techniques under the direction of a teacher and independently carry out instructional programs developed by the supervising teacher.
- Collaboratively work with classroom teachers.
- Assist in assessing students.
- Perform routine tasks in monitoring and assisting student progress in the classroom and other school activities.
- Assist certificated staff with required record keeping.
- Promote positive public relations when communicating with the public.
- Perform routine classroom and building clerical tasks as needed.
- May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams.
- Perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.
Requirements
We need to combine Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities, Licenses/Special Requirements.
We can make sub-sections? But we only allowed headings . Could we have multiple under Requirements? Probably we should separate into subheadings? But the instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It suggests those are possible headings. We can choose which to include. We could have Requirements, Qualifications, Skills as separate sections if we have content. But we prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine into Requirements (includes qualifications, skills, licenses). Or we could have Qualifications and Skills separate if we have enough content. Let's see.
Minimum Qualifications: education/experience.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: skills.
Licenses/Special Requirements: licenses.
We could have three sections: Qualifications, Skills, Licenses. But that's three sections; still okay. However we need to avoid thin sections. Each has decent content.
Alternatively we could have Requirements (education/experience) and Skills (knowledge/abilities) and Licenses (special requirements). That seems reasonable.
But the instruction list includes Qualifications and Skills as separate possible headings. So we can use them.
Thus:
Qualifications
High School diploma or GED. AA Degree, 72 college level credits, or ability to pass the Federal Para-Educator test. Experience working with students in an educational setting and/or evidence of an interest in supporting learning experiences.
Skills
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
- Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
- Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the district.
- Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents – including phone and email communication.
- Possess the desire to be a role model for students and to interact positively with students.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the public.
Licenses & Special Requirements
- Requires fingerprinting and background check to determine that there have been no convictions involving physical molestation, abuse, injury or neglect of a minor.
- Must complete Walla Walla Public Schools Risk Management and Bloodborne Pathogens Training upon hire.
- Required to attend training for de-escalation procedures.
- May require a CPR/First Aid card depending on job assignment.
Benefits
- Retirement
- SEBB Benefits
- 9 Holidays
- Paid Sick Leave
Schedule
6.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, 189 days per school year.
We should also include the note about district may revise assignment and job location as needed. That's substantive; we could add to Schedule section or a separate section like Assignment. But we don't have a heading for that. Could add a paragraph under Schedule or maybe under About the role. Probably add a sentence at end of Schedule paragraph: "District may revise assignment and job location as needed."
Thus Schedule 6.5 hours per day, 5 days per week,
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. We need to decide sections: About the role (purpose statement), Responsibilities (essential functions + other functions maybe), Requirements (minimum qualifications + knowledge/skills/abilities + licenses/special requirements?), Qualifications maybe overlapping. But we should prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine: About the role (purpose), Responsibilities (essential + other functions), Requirements (minimum qualifications, knowledge/skills/abilities, licenses/special requirements), Benefits, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Let's extract content. Purpose statement: "This position is responsible for assisting certificated staff by performing instructional support tasks related to the students' educational development within the total school environment and by being a positive role model for students." Essential Functions: list of items separated by periods. Let's break into bullet points. Essential Functions list: - Provide instructional support for IEP students by attending to the program needs including reading, writing, math and social/behavior skills. - Provide support and structure for students needing behavior and social skills support. - Assist students in developing functional skills leading to independence. - Implement and reinforce social skills training programs. - Assist with supporting personal care needs, including but not limited to toileting and feeding. - Assist certificated staff with required record-keeping, development of materials and preparation of teaching aids. - Learn instructional techniques under the direction of a teacher and independently carry out instructional programs developed by the supervising teacher. - Collaboratively work with classroom teachers. - Assist in assessing students. - Perform routine tasks in monitoring and assisting student progress in the classroom and other school activities. - Assist certificated staff with required record keeping. (duplicate of earlier? but keep) - Promote positive public relations when communicating with the public. Other Functions: - Perform routine classroom and building clerical tasks as needed. - May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams. - Perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position. Reporting Relationships: maybe not needed. Mental Demands: maybe not needed as not a standard section; but we could include under Requirements? But it's not a qualification. Probably we can omit as not required heading. Physical Demands: also maybe not needed. Minimum Qualifications: - Education and Experience: High School diploma or GED. AA Degree, 72 college level credits, or ability to pass the Federal Para-Educator test. Experience working with students in an educational setting and/or evidence of an interest in supporting learning experiences. Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: - Bilingual English/Spanish preferred. - Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others. - Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the district. - Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents – including phone and email communication. - Possess the desire to be a role model for students and to interact positively with students. - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the public. Licenses/Special Requirements: - Requires fingerprinting and background check to determine that there have been no convictions involving physical molestation, abuse, injury or neglect of a minor. - Must complete Walla Walla Public Schools Risk Management and Bloodborne Pathogens Training upon hire. - Required to attend training for de-escalation procedures. - May require a CPR/First Aid card depending on job assignment. Terms of Employment: - Para Educator on the PSE Classified Salary Schedule A6.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, 189 days per school year; PSE Salary Schedule, Retirement, SEBB Benefits, 9 Holidays, Paid Sick Leave - District may revise assignment and job location as needed. Thus schedule: 6.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, 189 days per school year. Benefits: Retirement, SEBB Benefits, 9 Holidays, Paid Sick Leave. Pay: not explicit; we omit. Now we need to output HTML fragment. We'll have sections:
About the role
This position is responsible for assisting certificated staff by performing instructional support tasks related to the students' educational development within the total school environment and by being a positive role model for students.
Responsibilities
- Provide instructional support for IEP students by attending to the program needs including reading, writing, math and social/behavior skills.
- Provide support and structure for students needing behavior and social skills support.
- Assist students in developing functional skills leading to independence.
- Implement and reinforce social skills training programs.
- Assist with supporting personal care needs, including but not limited to toileting and feeding.
- Assist certificated staff with required record-keeping, development of materials and preparation of teaching aids.
- Learn instructional techniques under the direction of a teacher and independently carry out instructional programs developed by the supervising teacher.
- Collaboratively work with classroom teachers.
- Assist in assessing students.
- Perform routine tasks in monitoring and assisting student progress in the classroom and other school activities.
- Assist certificated staff with required record keeping.
- Promote positive public relations when communicating with the public.
- Perform routine classroom and building clerical tasks as needed.
- May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams.
- Perform related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.
Requirements
We need to combine Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities, Licenses/Special Requirements. We can make sub-sections? But we only allowed headings. Could we have multiple
under Requirements? Probably we should separate into subheadings? But the instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It suggests those are possible headings. We can choose which to include. We could have Requirements, Qualifications, Skills as separate sections if we have content. But we prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine into Requirements (includes qualifications, skills, licenses). Or we could have Qualifications and Skills separate if we have enough content. Let's see. Minimum Qualifications: education/experience. Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: skills. Licenses/Special Requirements: licenses. We could have three sections: Qualifications, Skills, Licenses. But that's three sections; still okay. However we need to avoid thin sections. Each has decent content. Alternatively we could have Requirements (education/experience) and Skills (knowledge/abilities) and Licenses (special requirements). That seems reasonable. But the instruction list includes Qualifications and Skills as separate possible headings. So we can use them. Thus:
Qualifications
High School diploma or GED. AA Degree, 72 college level credits, or ability to pass the Federal Para-Educator test. Experience working with students in an educational setting and/or evidence of an interest in supporting learning experiences.
Skills
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
- Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
- Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the district.
- Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents – including phone and email communication.
- Possess the desire to be a role model for students and to interact positively with students.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the public.
Licenses & Special Requirements
- Requires fingerprinting and background check to determine that there have been no convictions involving physical molestation, abuse, injury or neglect of a minor.
- Must complete Walla Walla Public Schools Risk Management and Bloodborne Pathogens Training upon hire.
- Required to attend training for de-escalation procedures.
- May require a CPR/First Aid card depending on job assignment.
Benefits
- Retirement
- SEBB Benefits
- 9 Holidays
- Paid Sick Leave
Schedule
6.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, 189 days per school year.
We should also include the note about district may revise assignment and job location as needed. That's substantive; we could add to Schedule section or a separate section like Assignment. But we don't have a heading for that. Could add a paragraph under Schedule or maybe under About the role. Probably add a sentence at end of Schedule paragraph: "District may revise assignment and job location as needed." Thus Schedule6.5 hours per day, 5 days per week,