Paraeducator

Essential Job Functions

• Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and other skills.
• Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
• Affords assistance to professional staff in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
• Affords documentation of student learning and performance through record-keeping procedures.
• Affords support for classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task.
• Affords assistance in non-instructional areas such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
• Affords assistance to students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement if IEP objectives, etc.
• Fulfills all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.
• May include use of PMT strategies, following the completion of training.
• Affords assistance with personal care (i.e. toileting, feeding, positioning) to students as needed.

Additional Duties

• Affords assistance to guidance, pupil services staff or building administration, as needed.
• Performs any other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
• Use standard office equipment, such as personal computers and copiers.

Qualifications

• Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying.
• Typical qualifications would be equivalent to: High School Diploma with Para Pro Assessment or Associates Degree or higher.
• Prior experience working with special needs children is desirable.