Fernley High Paraprofessional 09.15.26

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We need to parse the posting. The posting includes: - Title: SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL (typo: PARPAROFESSIONAL). Not to repeat as heading. - Pay: "Range $19.27-$27.08 hourly with Employee/Employer retirement, dependent upon previous experience Range $16.29-$22.87 hourly with Employer-paid retirement, dependent upon previous experience". So there are two ranges? Possibly two categories: with Employee/Employer retirement vs Employer-paid retirement. We need to include Pay section if posting actually states them. Yes, we have pay ranges. So we can create a Pay section with that info. - Benefits: mention "Employee/Employer retirement" and "Employer-paid retirement". Also maybe other benefits? Not explicit. Could include retirement as benefit. We'll include Benefits section describing retirement options. - Schedule: "Terms of Employment: Pay Grade 23 on the Classified Wage Structure (9 month)". That indicates 9 month schedule (school year). So we can include Schedule section: 9-month position. - About the role: Could use Position Summary. So we can have About the role section with the position summary paragraph. - Responsibilities: The list under "Essential Duties And Responsibilities". That's a big list. We'll put in Responsibilities section as

• items. - Requirements: There's "Position Requirements Education and Training: ..." plus "Licenses and Certifications:" plus "Physical And Mental Requirements" plus "Working Conditions". Those could be under Requirements or Qualifications. We need to decide sections: maybe Qualifications for education/licenses, Requirements for physical/mental/working conditions. But we should not create thin sections; prefer few substantive sections. Could combine into Requirements section covering education, licenses, physical, working conditions. Or separate Qualifications and Requirements. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (covering education, licenses, physical, working conditions), Pay, Benefits, Schedule. That's six sections. We must not include headings with filler text. Ensure each section has substantive content. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, equal opportunity, etc. Remove those. We must not include application instructions. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none present). We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details exactly as in posting, but we can format as list items. We need to be careful not to omit any duty or requirement. Let's extract the essential duties list exactly as given, preserving punctuation. The duties list: "Assists the student(s) in the program to whom they are assigned in such physical tasks as putting on and taking off outerwear, moving from room to room, using the restroom, provide toileting and/or personal hygiene care (i.e. changing diapers), carrying lunch trays, eating, transportation, etc.Assists the student(s) in curriculum tasks as assigned by a certified teacher, carrying out instructional programs and lessons in various learning environments, in and out of the traditional classroom, as designated in the instructional plan based on the IEP and under the direct supervision of the certified teacher.Under the direct supervision of a certified teacher, works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.Accompanies the student(s) to other locations within the school, if the child's disability warrants this type of support.Establishes as fully as possible a supportive relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement.Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student's eligibility and IEP teams when conferring about the student whom the paraprofessional is assigned.Assisting individual students in performing activities initiated by the special education or classroom teacher.Assisting the special education teacher in data collection procedures, observing, recording and charting behavior.Monitoring and reporting student(s) progress to the certified personnel.Assist the student in interacting with the available classroom technology & augmentative devices (SmartBoard, iPad, etc.).Conforms to safety standards as prescribed.Ability to work with students and adults in a variety of settings on and off school campus areas.Ability to commute outside of attendance area as required by certified personnel in order to transport students to programs not available within the student's school of attendance.Ability to take direction from and provide assistance to the Special Education teacher in charge of the special education program.Performs and participates in other related duties as assigned by the building administrator or designee." Note there are some sentences that start with "Ability to..." which are actually part of requirements but appear in duties list. We'll keep them as duties? Might be misplaced but we must preserve. We'll keep them as list items. Now Position Expectations (list of abilities) after "Position Expectations". Those are: "Knowledge of CPR/AED and Universal Precautions.Ability to work effectively with special needs students.Ability to interpret and apply oral and written instructions.Ability to perform several tasks and determine priorities.Ability to deal with unusual behavior and crisis situations.Ability to learn and apply school rules, regulations, and procedures.Ability to complete routine records.Ability to recognize and report hazards and apply safe work methods.Possess physical and mental stamina commensurate with the responsibilities of the position.Willingness to attend training as it relates to implementation of IEPs." These could be part of Requirements/Qualifications. Position Requirements: "Education and Training: High school diploma or GED equivalent.Valid driver's license and DMV clearance. Licenses and Certifications: Must have the ability to complete: Specialized training as needed to meet student needs as outlined in IEP's.Current Crisis Prevention and Restraint Training, First Aid, and CPR Training.Blood borne Pathogen and Universal Precaution Training Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications as listed on the appropriate position vacancy announcement." Physical And Mental Requirements: a paragraph. Working Conditions: a paragraph. We need to include all substantive info. We'll create sections:

  About the role

  Position summary paragraph.

  Responsibilities

  • ... each duty as separate
  • .
  We need to split the duties into sensible items. The original list is a run-on sentence with periods separating some but not all. We can split at each sentence that ends with a period. Let's identify sentences: 1. Assists the student(s) in the program to whom they are assigned in such physical tasks as putting on and taking off outerwear, moving from room to room, using the restroom, provide toileting and/or personal hygiene care (i.e. changing diapers), carrying lunch trays, eating, transportation, etc. 2. Assists the student(s) in curriculum tasks as assigned by a certified teacher, carrying out instructional programs and lessons in various learning environments, in and out of the traditional classroom, as designated in the instructional plan based on the IEP and under the direct supervision of the certified teacher. 3. Under the direct supervision of a certified teacher, works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher. 4. Accompanies the student(s) to other locations within the school, if the child's disability warrants this type of support. 5. Establishes as fully as possible a supportive relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement. 6. Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student's eligibility and IEP teams when conferring about the student whom the paraprofessional is assigned. 7. Assisting individual students in performing activities initiated by the special education or classroom teacher. 8. Assisting the special education teacher in data collection procedures, observing, recording and charting behavior. 9. Monitoring and reporting student(s) progress to the certified personnel. 10. Assist the student in interacting with the available classroom technology & augmentative devices (SmartBoard, iPad, etc.). 11. Conforms to safety standards as prescribed. 12. Ability to work with students and adults in a variety of settings on and off school campus areas. 13. Ability to commute outside of attendance area as required by certified personnel in order to transport students to programs not available within the student's school of attendance. 14. Ability to take direction from and provide assistance to the Special Education teacher in charge of the special education program. 15. Performs and participates in other related duties as assigned by the building administrator or designee. Note: Some start with "Ability to" which are more like requirements but we keep. Now Position Expectations list: we can incorporate into Requirements or Qualifications. Let's make a Requirements section that includes Education and Training, Licenses and Certifications, Position Expectations, Physical and Mental Requirements, Working Conditions. But we might also have a Qualifications section for education/licenses. However to avoid many thin sections, we can combine into Requirements. Thus:

  Requirements

  • Education and Training: High school diploma or GED equivalent. Valid driver's license and DMV clearance.
  • Licenses and Certifications: Must have the ability to complete: Specialized training as needed to meet student needs as outlined in IEP's; Current Crisis Prevention and Restraint Training, First Aid, and CPR Training; Blood borne Pathogen and Universal Precaution Training.
  • Position Expectations: Knowledge of CPR/AED and Universal Precautions; Ability to work effectively with special needs students; Ability to interpret and apply oral and written instructions; Ability to perform several tasks and determine priorities; Ability to deal with unusual behavior and crisis situations; Ability to learn and apply school rules, regulations, and procedures; Ability to complete routine records; Ability to recognize and report hazards and apply safe work methods; Possess physical and mental stamina commensurate with the responsibilities of the position; Willingness to attend training as it relates to implementation of IEPs.
  • Physical and Mental Requirements: Strength, dexterity, coordination, and vision to use keyboard and video display terminal for prolonged periods. Strength and stamina to bend, stoop, sit, and stand for long periods of time. Dexterity and coordination to handle files and single pieces of paper; occasional lifting of files, stacks of paper or reports, references, student work, and other materials. Some reaching for items above and below waist and head level. Some reaching, bending, squatting, and stooping to assist students access files, student work, and other items is necessary. The manual dexterity and cognitive ability to operate a personal computer and other educational technology (LCD projector, SmartBoard, iPads/Tablets, augmentative communication devices, etc.) to enhance student learning. Involves hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Must have the ability to lift 50 pounds or 1/3 body weight, whichever is greater, to waist height, perform a 2 to 3 person lift, and the ability to restrain student(s) as needed and in accordance with state regulations.
  • Working Conditions: Work is performed under the following conditions: Exposure to climate controlled classroom settings to outside weather with temperatures ranging from mild/moderate to extreme cold/heat. May involve exposure to noise levels ranging from moderate to very loud on occasional to frequent time periods. May involve work in crowded environments. May involve frequent to moderate lifting and other physical demands. Hazards: Stress, anxiety, verbal and physical aggression. Classroom furniture, playground/office equipment, blood borne pathogens, communicable diseases, chemicals (as related to specific assignment), and power/hand operated equipment and machinery (as related to specific assignment).
  Now Pay section: we have two ranges. We'll combine.

  Pay

  Range $19.27-$27.08 hourly with Employee/Employer retirement, dependent upon previous experience; Range $16.29-$22.87 hourly with Employer-paid