Instructional Paraprofessional (Primary School K-2)

Mission Statement

The Upper Moreland Township School District is an educational institution working in partnership with the community to provide all students with educational opportunities to develop knowledge, skills, behaviors, and habits of mind necessary for excellence and success as critical thinkers, as caring and confident individuals, and as contributing members of society. The District reflects the shared values of a diverse community of stakeholders and focuses on student success socially, emotionally, physically, and academically. Students will be provided with the foundation and skills necessary to excel in the exciting, complex, and interdependent world in which they live.

Summary

Performs any combination of the following duties and responsibilities with assigned student(s) to support an individualized education plan. An Instructional Paraprofessional may provide support to more than one student.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Discusses assigned teaching area with the classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts.
• Assists the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing materials or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Guides independent study, enrichment activities, and remedial tasks set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Keeps bulletin boards and other learning displays up to date.
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Assists students in mastering use of instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make‑up work as assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with arrival and dismissal of students.
• Assists students with personal hygiene needs, which may include dressing and/or toileting as necessary.
• Assists with ambulatory needs as necessary.
• Assists with feeding of students as necessary.
• Monitors small‑group testing.
• Observes and reports unusual or atypical student behavior to the teacher or case manager.
• Respects the confidential nature of pupil records and school reports.
• Completes state reports (ACCESS) for reimbursement of state‑funded monies.
• Assists in the collection of behavioral, functional, and academic data.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Two years of post‑secondary study; Associate’s Degree or higher; or successful completion of the PDE Credentials of Competency.
• CPR and First Aid certification.
• Evidence of 20 hours of staff‑development activities related to the assignment (required by the Department of Education).
• Ability to talk, hear, and use hands to grasp and move; regularly stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms; occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to lift/move up to 10 lb regularly, up to 25 lb frequently, and up to 50 lb occasionally; may be required to push students in wheelchair or adaptive equipment.
• Successful completion and ongoing compliance with all federal and state background and criminal‑record check requirements.
• Adherence to all local, state, federal, and school‑code employment requirements.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation; employee responsible for notifying Human Resources of needed accommodations.

Schedule

Full Time, 10 months