One to One Paraprofessional - [Umana] (SY26-27)

Responsibilities

• Working with small groups of children instructionally
• Toileting
• Diapering
• Maintaining personal hygiene
• Assisting the school nurse in tube feedings
• Scribing
• Note taking
• Language systems (ASL, SEE 2, Picture Exchange System, communication boards, etc.)
• Braille
• Applied Behavioral Analysis
• Behavior management
• Redirection
• De-escalation and physical restraint

Requirements

Reports To: Principal/Head of Schools/School-based Special Education Administrator

Collaborates with the classroom teacher to implement agreed-upon activities, as evidenced in daily lesson plans.

Fosters open communications with parents and staff.

Performs other related duties as requested by Head of School/Principal/School-based Special Education Administrator, particularly when the student is absent.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED, Forty-eight (48) Credit Hours of College Coursework or an Associate's Degree, or a passing score on one of the two following Formalized Standardized Assessments: ParaPro Assessment (http://www.ets.org/parapro/ ) or WorkKeys Certificate of Proficiency for Teacher Assistants (http://www.act.org/workkeys/profcert/index.html ).
• Experience working with a student who is diagnosed with one or more of the mild to moderate disabilities listed above.
• Demonstrated experience and ability working with parents/guardians, administrators, teachers, and students.
• Demonstrated experience and ability in assisting with team instruction.
• Able to be flexible to accommodate the needs of the student and or parent/guardians.
• Trained in ABACurrent authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual candidates fluent in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.