Instructional Paraprofessional (UMPS K-2)

Department: Upper Moreland Primary School (K-2)

Reports to: Assigned Building Principal and/or Director of Special Education and/or Director of Student Services/Supervisor of Secondary Special Education

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly) – Educational Support Professional Association

About the role

The Instructional Paraprofessional supports individualized education plans by performing a variety of duties with assigned student(s). An Instructional Paraprofessional may provide support to more than one student.

Responsibilities

• Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts.
• Assists 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 student in personal hygiene needs, which may include dressing and/or toileting as necessary.
• Assists with ambulatory needs as necessary.
• Assists with feeding of student as necessary.
• Monitors small group testing.
• Observes and reports unusual or atypical student behavior to teacher/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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Department of Education requires that Instructional Assistants provide evidence of 20 hours of staff development activities related to their assignment.
• Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements.
• Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment.

Skills

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and use hands to grasp and move.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The employee may be required to push students in wheelchair/adaptive equipment.
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Pay

Starting hourly rate: $19.00

Schedule

Full time, 10 months