Para Sped Low Incidence (2026-2027 School Year)

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Supervises students in class setting as directed by the teacher or other staff
• Aids in managing classroom routines and procedures
• Assists in the interventions to redirect behavior, assesses crisis situations and intervenes to defuse situations, documents any occurrences, provides feedback to develop positive self-esteem of student
• Aids the teacher by supervising school activities on or off campus during the course of the instructional day
• Aids in the implementation of student behavior plan
• 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 the integration of technology into the classroom
• Aids students in using low vision equipment
• Aids students with adaptive magnifying equipment
• Participates in effective teaming skills, collaboration, conflict resolution and communication
• Aids students through the use of questioning and discussion techniques
• Aids with student engagement with the curriculum
• Aids students with the integration into regular education classroom
• Evaluates student progress on work assignments and shares information with teacher
• Aids the teacher with the designing and/or planning of instruction and follow through
• Aids with scoring tests, keeping records and making reports as required by the teacher
• Demonstrates knowledge of district resources
• Prepares instructional materials and/or learning centers
• Aids in the planning for the Individual Education Plan (IEP)
• 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 assist in discipline of student as instructed by the teacher
• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize and organize
• 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. (Paras are encouraged to take advantage of in-services provided by the building or district)
• Aids students to and from buses and assisting the drivers until departure time
• Aids in the transportation of students
• Aids in caring for student's medical needs when under the direct supervision of the school nurse or other appropriate professional
• Aids students with basic needs including but not limited to self-care, hygiene, feeding, (may include tube feeding), toileting, diapering, dressing and physical transfers
• Possesses the manual dexterity, physical ability and stamina for a full day of physical activity
• Aids and supervise students to and from assigned areas
• Demonstrates typing skills
• Demonstrates the ability to interline all Braille material for tests and daily lessons

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
• Pass the Physical Capacity Test (PCP)
• Requires in-service, training or course work in first aide, symptoms of child abuse, and/or symptoms and signs of illness
• Requires knowledge and literacy of various sign language modalities, Braille, NCI (Nonviolent Crisis Intervention) and/or other special skills