Lead Instructional Assistant - Paraprofessional

About the role

Under direct supervision, incumbents provide assistance to special education teachers in a classroom environment by orienting and mentoring instructional assistants, modifying materials based on individual learning styles, demonstrating skills and techniques, communicating with parents regarding specific concerns, collecting and documenting behavioral and academic data, providing input to IEP team, providing materials and handouts to students, and working with students individually or in groups on special projects or assignments.

Responsibilities

• Implements, models and trains a variety of positive behavior supports and behavioral strategies across learning environments for program assistants and other school personnel.
• Implements and reinforces/inforces program Support Room systems and procedures.
• Collections, documents and analyzes data relative to students’ behavior and skill acquisition in accordance with IEP goals.
• Provides direct student support; works with students individually or in groups and accompanies students from classrooms to other areas to include the library, playground, cafeteria, and busses to ensure orderly behavior.
• Serves as a member of the IEP team for purposes of coordinating Behavior Intervention Plan development and implementation.
• Affords regular attendance at meetings and provides input regarding student performance, program fidelity and team development.
• Affords assistance in formal professional development instruction of assistants within the program.
• Communicates with the Program Coach and provides input regarding evaluation of program assistants.
• Communicates with parents, under direction of teacher or administrator, regarding student progress and concerns.
• Adheres to WESD confidentiality policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as required.

Requirements

• To be eligible for this position, an applicant must meet the following required qualifications. In addition, verification of these required qualifications is necessary.
• A high school diploma or equivalent (G.E.D.) prior to being hired;
• Two years of instructional assistant experience;
• Completion of 60 College Credit Hours, Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university, or successfully passed a Arizona State approved paraprofessional test; offered by WESD at no cost and must pass prior to being hired, Please contact HR for more information)
• A valid cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate within thirty days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in English and target language.
• Basic Excel knowledge/experience.
• Current CPI certification.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly stands, walks, uses hands to finger, handle, or feel, reaches with hands and arms, talks or hears, stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls, sits, climbs or balances, tastes or smells.
• Frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, and vibration.
• Occasionally exposed to moderate noise levels.

Position Type

Full & Part-time

Salary

$16.50 to $19.50 Per Hour