Para AUT-Moderate-Level II - Special Education');

License and Certification Qualifications

Paraprofessional Educator certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC Required)
Education Qualifications: H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree or equivalent and passed the Praxis Parapro Assessment (prior to March 1, 2007) or the GACE Parapro Assessment
Required In lieu of assessments, 60 semester or 90 quarter hours from a PSC approved college or university are Required

Experience Qualifications

Experience in a licensed child care environment Preferred

Preferred Skills Qualifications

• Knowledge of child development
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of office and media equipment
• Ability to act as a representative of Gwinnett County Public Schools

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide support to the instructional program within an assigned classroom
• Supervise, care, and instruct special needs students in the regular education classroom, special education classroom, community, and assist in implementing plans for instruction
• Maintain a safe and positive learning environment by monitoring student behavior during non-classroom time, providing information to appropriate school personnel, and attending Individual Education Program (IEP) meetings
• Administer immediate first aid and medical assistance as instructed by a health care professional
• Support teachers in the classroom by administering tests, homework, and making up work
• Assist medically fragile or physically disabled students with grooming, community accessibility, and other appropriate areas as assigned by teacher
• Confer with teachers on a regular basis to assist in evaluating special education student progress and/or implementing IEP objectives
• Implement and collect data under the supervision of assigned teacher and behavioral plans designed by IEP teams
• Monitor special education students and provide instruction to students in a variety of individual and group activities
• Respond to emergency situations and provide crisis intervention
• Perform record keeping and support functions
• Ensure appropriate student conduct during hallways, lunchroom, restrooms, and/or bus duty as assigned

Physical Demands

• Stand, walk, negotiate stairs, climb ladders, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear
• Manipulate tools and small items with hands
• Lift and transport up to 50 pounds over short distances
• Operate a motor vehicle in performance of duties
• Close vision, distance vision, and color vision
• Ambient temperature and humidity conditions
• Working with electricity, working with heat and noise producing machinery and equipment, working on elevated equipment using ladders or other lifting devices, and use of chemicals and solvents