1:1 Special Education Paraprofessional (26-27 SY)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Implement all aspects of the student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and provide the necessary support and monitoring to help the student manage their identified needs while remaining in the classroom to access learning.
• Acts as a mandated reporter to ensure the safety of the students.
• Adapts classroom activities, assignments, and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher to support and reinforce classroom objectives and meeting IEP goals.
• Administers tests, homework, make-up work, etc. for the purpose of supporting student needs in the classroom.
• Implements all aspects of the student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and provide the necessary support and monitoring needed to help the student manage their diabetes while remaining in the classroom to access learning.
• Affords assistance to students to attend to the student’s personal hygiene and care needs.
• Attends meetings and in-service presentations for the purpose of acquiring and/or conveying information relative to job functions.
• Communicates with supervising instructional staff, and a variety of health care professionals, and professional support personnel for the purpose of communicating progress or implementing IEP objectives.
• Escorts student (e.g. bathroom, classroom, community etc.) for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and safe arrival to and/or from a destination.
• Maintains a safe and positive learning environment by monitoring student’s daily schedule.
• Provides, under the supervision of assigned teacher, instruction to the student in a variety of individual and group activities for the purpose of reinforcing instructional objectives; implementing IEP plans; and ensuring the student’s access to his/her least restrictive environment.
• Supervises individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. community field trips, hallways, bus loading areas, cafeteria, parking lots, classrooms, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Supervises and escorts the student during any and all emergency drills or during actual emergencies for the purpose of providing a safe learning environment.
• Participates in training for the purpose of providing or receiving information and updating skills.
• Collects data on the student’s IEP goals for the purpose of maintaining accurate records and engaging in data based decision making.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Child development educational background or knowledge preferred.
• Prior experience working in schools and urban communities is preferred but not required.
• Experience working in a medical facility, nurses office, or diabetes care facility preferred.
• Aptitude to create and work within an inclusive environment that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours.
• Experience with nursing and/or providing patient care and supporting individuals with mobility challenges preferred.