City-Wide Paraeducator- LEAD Program, West Bristol

Department: Currently at West Bristol School
Reports to: Special Education Teacher

About the role

Assist in small group and individual pupil instruction.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with instruction under the direction of the special education teacher.
• Assist teacher in maintaining discipline.
• Assist teacher with instructional activities.
• Escort students from room to room.
• Assist with toileting of students when required.
• Work with both special education and regular students.
• Assist teaching staff in the implementation of IEP.
• Supervise students during recess and lunch.
• Assist students with classroom assignments.
• Copy materials for instructional purposes.
• Assist teacher in filing material and preparing all necessary paperwork.
• Alert teachers to problems that may be observed.
• PMT (Physical Management Training) required.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree.
• Two years of college credit OR hold an associate's (or higher) degree; OR successful completion of a paraprofessional assessment (e.g., Parapro Assessment) assessing content knowledge in mathematics, reading, and writing, and an understanding of how to assist in the instruction of these topics.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Basic mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with units of American money, weight, volume, and distance.
• Basic knowledge and experience with job-related computer hardware and software applications.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of district requirements and Board of Education policies.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear.
• Regularly required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Must be able to push items of fifty (50) pounds, such as pushing children on a bike or wheelchair or moving/rearranging furniture.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds; heavier lifting should be done with assistance.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

Work Environment

• Noise level is typical of classrooms with school children.
• Work throughout the school building, on school grounds, and occasionally off campus.
• Responsible for the safety and well-being of students in his/her charge.

Pay

$22.12 - $25.18 per hour (per contractual agreement BPS Contracts)

Schedule

6 hours per day, 8:45 AM to 3:45 PM
26 - 27 school year