Area 4 Elementary School_ Paraprofessional, Adaptive Curriculum (Indian Creek ES) 2026-2027

Salary Grade/Schedule: Unified 107 Salary Schedules

About the Role

Supports teachers in meeting the educational, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of students in the classroom and community. The ideal candidate should have experience working with students who have mental, emotional, and/or behavioral problems. The selected candidate must be caring and motivated to work with special needs students. This position may require lifting and toileting.

Responsibilities

• Assists students with physical needs including feeding, toileting, lifting, and mobility.
• Assists students with health care procedures including hygiene and medications as needed for daily care.
• In accordance with lesson plans developed by the teacher, provides small group and/or individualized instruction to students.
• Monitors students before and after school and during other non-instructional transitional periods.
• Assists teachers with daily classroom management activities designed to ensure that students demonstrate behavior that is conducive to an effective learning environment.
• Assists teachers with assessment of student performance (standardized and non-standardized testing) and other recordkeeping tasks.
• Assists teachers with the development and organization of appropriate instructional materials for use with students and ensures the availability of these materials prior to scheduled instructional segments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours of college courses completed with GPA 2.0 or higher from a Professional Standards Commission approved accredited college or university or
• High school diploma/GED and a passing score on the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Paraprofessional Assessment.

Qualifications

Must obtain valid Professional Standards Commission approved paraprofessional certificate.