Para Sped High Incidence (2026-2027 School Year)

About the role

This position assists the teacher in the education of students with various disabilities, providing instructional assistance, organization, record keeping, and management of student behavior.

Responsibilities

• Supervises students in class setting as directed by the teacher
• Aids in managing classroom routines and procedures
• Aids in interventions to redirect behavior, assesses crisis situations, and intervenes to defuse situations
• Documents any occurrences and provides feedback to develop positive self-esteem of students
• Aids the teacher by supervising school activities on or off campus during the instructional day
• Aids in implementing student behavior plans
• Aids students to and from assigned areas within the building to facilitate integration efforts
• Aids the teacher in the physical setup of the classroom for group instruction, projects, and activities
• Aids in integrating technology into the classroom
• Participates in effective teaming skills, collaboration, conflict resolution, and communication
• Provides individual and/or group instruction which may include regular education students in academic areas after initial instruction by teacher
• Provides feedback to students and teachers
• Aids students through the use of questioning and discussion techniques
• Aids students with self-advocacy
• Aids students in using technology
• Exhibits oral and written communication that is clear and expressive
• Aids with child development and language acquisition
• Aids students with the integration into regular education classroom
• Aids the teacher with the designing of instruction and follow through
• Aids the teacher in the development and implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• Demonstrates knowledge of district resources
• Aids the teacher with planning and implementation of any type of community based instruction
• Maintains high level of confidentiality of information regarding students and staff information and issues
• Models appropriate behavior for students
• Develops and maintains a professional rapport with classroom teacher and other staff
• Communicates with students, parents, instructional and support staff by letter, phone, e-mail, fax or personal contact as directed by the administrator or classroom teacher
• Observes and charts student behavior and assists in discipline of student as instructed by the teacher
• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize and organize
• Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, PLCs and parent conferences as required
• Acquires a minimum of 20 hours of in-service annually. After 3 years a minimum of 10 in-service hours is required
• Aids students to and from buses and assisting the drivers until departure time
• Aids in the transportation of students
• Accepts the responsibility for travel between buildings and assignments when necessary
• Aids students with basic needs including but not limited to self-care, hygiene, feeding, (may include tube feeding), toileting, diapering, dressing and physical transfers
• Assists with additional duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
• Paras working in a Title School must have a minimum of 48 accredited college credits verifiable with a transcript or pass a state approved assessment
• Some positions may require knowledge of various sign language modalities, Braille, NCI (Nonviolent Crisis Intervention) or other special skills
• Some positions require in service, training or course work in first aide, symptoms of child abuse, and/or symptoms and signs of illness