ED PARA,INTENSIVE DISAB,NC,NT I (ESE)

Salary

Candidates that have taken the Para Assessment with a passing score, or have an Associate’s degree or 60 completed semester credits, may be eligible for a higher hourly rate in a certified position, evidence must be provided. Please upload a copy of your official transcripts or certificate showing a passing score on the assessment.

Responsibilities

• Provides instructional, behavioral and developmental assistance to students with severe disabilities as directed by the supervising teacher or other certified professional.
• Applies basic practices of positive behavioral supports, and assists in the teaching of problem solving skills to students as directed by the supervising teacher, or other certified professional.
• Affords assistance in behavior interventions including monitoring and charting behaviors specific to students with severe disabilities.
• Applies effective principles of crisis intervention to students with severe disabilities who display aggressive behavior and who may require physical restraint.
• Affords assistance in physically transferring students from wheelchairs, and monitors medical and social/emotional needs of individual students.
• Assists students with severe disabilities with gross motor activities, such as grasping, holding objects, posture, crawling, walking, and running, as appropriate to individual development.
• Assists students with severe disabilities with fine motor activities, such as using assistive devices, job skills and leisure skill activities as appropriate to individual development.
• Assists students with severe disabilities with daily living skills, such as dressing, eating, lavatory needs including diapering, grooming, and personal hygiene as appropriate to individual development.
• Affords assistance in the development of lesson plans, behavior intervention plans, and accommodations for students with severe disabilities; provides input and assistance in the development and implementation of learning activities; and prepares or assists in the preparation of materials for instruction.
• Affords assistance in the collection and reporting of data for progress monitoring, progress reports, and IEP development and review.
• May be assigned monitoring duties, i.e., hallways, lunchroom, restrooms, and bus duty; ensures appropriate student conduct during these periods; escorts students to designated activity areas, i.e., music room, computer room, art classes, assemblies, etc.
• May be assigned to various labs providing assistance to teachers and instruction/information to students; may translate lesson plan and other information to students for better understanding and comprehension.
• Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
• Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED; supplemented by a minimum of two (2) years working with exceptional needs school age children (Pre-K thru 12) in an educational environment that provides broad familiarity and understanding of the physical and emotional behaviors and challenges of severely disabled children; with stress management skills; ability to fulfill the dexterity and physical requirements of the work, and effectively attend to special needs; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• All new hires to this position must successfully complete the ESE Training within 45 days of date of hire.

Performance Aptitudes

• Data Utilization
• Human Interaction
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization
• Verbal Aptitude
• Mental Aptitude
• Functional Reasoning
• Situational Reasoning

Physical Abilities

• Exert very heavy physical effort in very heavy work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of heavy objects and materials (up to 100 pounds) and occasionally heavier items (100 pounds or over).

Environmental Factors

• Tasks are regularly performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as violence when working with severely disabled or emotionally disturbed children.

ADA Compliance

• The Orange County School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.