District Employees ONLY Paraeducator Moderate Severe Disabilities -Desert Mirage High School

About the role

Under the direction of the Principal, this position assists a certificated teacher in reinforcing instruction and care for students who exhibit developmental, behavioral, or emotional difficulties. The role includes supporting hygiene-related tasks, preparing instructional materials, and providing routine clerical support.

Responsibilities

• Assist a certificated teacher in reinforcing instruction related to the care and recreational activities of students who exhibit developmental, behavioral, or emotional difficulties.
• Assist students with instructional and physical education activities in an individual or group setting.
• Assist students in recognizing survival words (e.g., phone numbers, names, home addresses) and provide self-help training (e.g., removing and hanging jackets, zipping and buttoning clothing, grooming, brushing teeth, toilet training, changing diapers).
• Assist students with learning to prepare simple food dishes, self-feeding, developing good eating habits, and maintaining a clean kitchen.
• Distribute and assist students with medications according to prescribed procedures.
• Assist students with seizures and other medical issues as assigned; perform first aid and CPR as needed; lift and carry students as necessary; push students in wheelchairs.
• Assist in the management of severe acting-out student behavior through positive reinforcement strategies.

Requirements

• One (1) year of demonstrated experience working with youth in an organized setting.
• High School graduate or the equivalent.
• Completion of two (2) years of higher education study OR possession of an Associate’s or higher-level degree OR pass an assessment demonstrating knowledge of and ability to assist in teaching reading, writing, and mathematics OR reading, writing, and mathematics readiness, including minimally 6 ECE college-level units in Early Childhood Education within the first year of hire.
• Successful completion of the State-mandated proficiency examination.
• Fingerprint/criminal justice clearance.
• Tuberculosis clearance.
• Current First Aid and CPR certificates.

Pay

$20.97 – $40.03 per hour (Classified Salary Schedule Steps 28–35).

Schedule

Full-time, 180-day work year, 6 hours per day. Position located at Desert Mirage High School.