Paraeducator - Mainstream Special Education
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to extract relevant info.
The posting includes:
- Position Hours And Pay: details: "This position is for 3 hours per day at 178 days per year. 7 hours per day for 4 days for the first year and 2 days each year following until certification is completed. Position pay: PSE Salary Schedule Level 5 - $ 25.40 (26-27 PSE SALARY SCHEDULE)". So we have hours and schedule and pay.
- Important Information: Official Hire Date, Required Training, etc. This is more like requirements/qualifications.
- Job Description: responsibilities list.
- Minimum Qualifications: Education and Experience, etc.
- Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: list.
- Licenses/Special Requirements: list.
- PSE UNIT AFFILIATION Paraeducator/Special Services Wages And Benefits: link to details.
- Non-Discrimination Policy etc (boilerplate to remove).
- Application Procedure (remove).
We need to produce sections: maybe About the role (could be job summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent.
We need to decide which sections have content.
We have schedule info: hours per day, days per year, etc. That's schedule.
Pay info: PSE Salary Schedule Level 5 - $25.40.
Benefits: mention link to details but not actual benefits listed. The posting says "Click here to access details on the following: Salaries/Wages Insurance Retirement Plans Paid Time Off or Vacation Paid Holidays Other Compensation". That's a pointer but not actual detail. According to rules: never create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It only says click here to access details; not actual benefit details. So we should not create Benefits section.
We could include Pay and Schedule sections.
We could have About the role (job summary) maybe from "Job Description This position's responsibilities are to assist certificated staff..." That's more responsibilities. There's also a "Job Summary" heading in the posting: "Job Summary ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS". That includes a paragraph about essential functions. That could be About the role.
We can treat "Job Summary" as About the role.
Responsibilities: the list of duties under "Education Depending upon the individual assignment..." Actually that's a list of essential functions. Could be Responsibilities.
Requirements: maybe the federal minimum employment requirements (age, diploma, etc.) plus Required Training etc.
Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience, etc.
Skills: Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities.
Licenses/Special Requirements could be part of Qualifications or separate but we can include under Qualifications.
We need to avoid duplication.
Let's extract content.
About the role: Could use the "Job Summary" paragraph: "This position's responsibilities are to assist certificated staff with instructional and non-instructional activities for mainstream special education students, including instructing students individually or in small groups, monitoring and documenting student behavior and progress, and supervising student activities." That's a sentence. Also maybe the "Job Summary ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS" heading includes a paragraph: "Depending upon the individual assignment to classrooms or resource rooms, the Paraeducator - Mainstream Special Education may perform all or a combination of the following:" then list. That's more responsibilities.
We could treat About the role as a brief overview: maybe the first sentence.
Responsibilities: list of duties from the essential functions list.
Let's extract the list items:
- Instructs students individually or in small groups in a variety of learning activities to promote student understanding of materials presented.
- Provides encouragement, reinforcement and achievement of educational objectives and goals defined by certificated staff.
- Under direction of certificated staff, may administer and supervise objective tests or other measurements.
- Communicates with certificated staff concerning individual student progress; adjusts methods to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities; consults with certificated staff concerning remediation or enrichment activities.
- Assists certificated staff in maintaining records, logs, charts, assignments and other records for assessment of student progress.
- May correct, score or grade papers and assignments according to guidelines or instructions.
- Supervises student behavior in classrooms, playground, halls, at lunch or breaks, at bus boarding areas, on field trips and at other sites as assigned to promote safe and appropriate student behavior.
- Corrects behaviors and maintains discipline according to established policies and procedures.
- Instructs students in behavioral rules and codes for student safety, socialization and individual growth.
- Assists students with interpersonal and personal skills mastery.
- Establishes and maintains effective communication with students, staff, parents and the public for student progress and safety, and community relations.
- May provide physical assistance to handicapped students, such as lifting and positioning or assistance with personal hygiene.
- Monitors need for first aid for injured or ill students and refers for treatment as appropriate.
- Other Functions: Alerts qualified district staff to student problems.
- Locates, prepares and/or modifies materials for student use, enrichment activities and special projects under the direction of certificated staff.
- Prepares, duplicates, collates and distributes materials; operates a variety of office equipment.
- May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams.
- Models appropriate and cooperative behavior, including protecting confidential information, consistent with district ethical guidelines.
- Performs related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.
That's a lot.
Requirements: Federal minimum employment requirements: Must be 18 years of age; hold high school diploma or its equivalent; and one of the following: successfully passed the ETS Para Pro test or Pearson Paraprofessional assessment; AA degree or higher; earned seventy-two (72) quarter credits or forty-eight (48) semester credits at an accredited institution of higher education; completion of registered apprenticeship program offered by the Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries; successful completion of The Master Teacher Inc. Paraeducator Online Training Program.
Also Required Training: Person hired must also complete Right Response Training within 3-5 months of hire. Must successfully complete the Fundamental Course of Studies (FCS) and General Paraeducator Certificate of the state mandated Paraeducator Certificate Program per State requirements. Paraeducator Certificate Program is dependent upon State funding.
Also maybe "Important Information Official Hire Date..." but that's not a requirement.
Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience: Education, training, skills, and experience necessary to carry out the assignment, with experience working with school age children and special needs students preferred. For Title One and Title One School-wide Special Education positions there is an associate degree, or proof of completion of the Washington State Paraeducator Assessment, or two years of higher education requirement per the Federal "No Child Left Behind" Act. Allowable Substitutions Not applicable.
Also Licenses/Special Requirements: Requires fingerprinting and background check to determine that there have been no convictions involving physical molestation, abuse, injury or neglect of a minor. Must complete training in and adhere to district infection control plan. May be required to obtain first aid and CPR certification. Requires hepatitis-B immunization. May be required to attend training and become Right Response certified. Must successfully complete the Fundamental Course of Studies (FCS) and General Paraeducator Certificate of the state mandated Paraeducator Certificate Program per State requirements. Paraeducator Certificate Program is dependent upon State funding.
Note that some of these overlap with Required Training.
Skills: Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities list:
- Demonstrated skill in reading, writing and communicating.
- Knowledge of basic subject areas, such as reading and math.
- Ability to deal with students in a warm and confident manner.
- Ability to remain flexible in changes in assignments.
- Ability to organize activities.
- Ability to follow and give instructions.
- Ability to be fair and consistent when working with students.
- Ability to learn effective behavior management techniques.
- Ability to learn effective instructional techniques.
- Knowledge of a variety of behavior and learning disorders.
- Knowledge of student safety rules and procedures.
- Ability to learn the use of computers and various software packages for student instruction and record keeping.
- Ability to learn the operation of general office machines.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students and staff.
Pay: PSE Salary Schedule Level 5 - $ 25.40 (26-27 PSE SALARY SCHEDULE)
Schedule: "This position is for 3 hours per day at 178 days per year. 7 hours per day for 4 days for the first year and 2 days each year following until certification is completed."
We could also note that the position is for 3 hours per day at 178 days per year (maybe regular schedule) and then first year 7 hours per day for 4 days etc. That's schedule details.
We need to output HTML with headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We should not include boilerplate like Non-Discrimination Policy, Application Procedure, etc.
We need to decide which sections to include: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Pay, Schedule.
We could combine Requirements and Qualifications? But rules: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. However we have distinct content.
We could make sections: About the role (p), Responsibilities (ul), Requirements (ul), Qualifications (ul), Skills (ul), Pay (p), Schedule (p). That's many sections but each has substantive content.
We could merge Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements & Qualifications" but heading must be from list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We cannot create custom headings. So we must use those exact headings if we include them. So we can include Requirements and Qualifications separately.
We need to ensure we don't include empty sections.
Let's craft content.
About the role: Use the first sentence from Job Description: "This position's responsibilities are to assist certificated staff with instructional and non-instructional activities for mainstream special education students, including instructing students individually or in small groups, monitoring and documenting student behavior and progress, and supervising student activities."
Maybe also add a brief overview from Job Summary: "Depending upon the individual assignment to classrooms or resource rooms, the Paraeducator - Mainstream Special Education may perform all or a combination of the following:" but that's more responsibilities. We'll keep About the role as that sentence.
Responsibilities: list of duties as above.
Requirements: list of federal minimum employment requirements plus Required Training? Actually Required Training could be part of Requirements. We'll include both.
We need to list items:
- Must be 18 years of age.
- Hold high school diploma or its equivalent.
- One of the following:
- Successfully passed the ETS Para Pro test or Pearson Paraprofessional assessment.
- AA degree or higher.
- Earned seventy-two (72) quarter credits or forty-eight (48) semester credits at an accredited institution of higher education.
- Completion of registered apprenticeship program offered by the Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries.
- Successful completion of The Master Teacher Inc. Paraeducator Online Training Program.
- Must complete Right Response Training within 3-5 months of hire.
- Must successfully complete the Fundamental Course of Studies (FCS) and General Paraeducator Certificate of the state mandated Paraeducator Certificate Program per State requirements (program dependent upon State funding).
We could flatten the one-of-the-following as separate list items with note "or". But we can keep as sublist? Simpler: list each as separate bullet with "or". Might be okay.
Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience:
- Education, training, skills, and experience necessary to carry out the assignment, with experience working with school age children and special needs students preferred.
- For Title One and Title One School-wide Special Education positions: associate degree, or proof of completion of the Washington State Para
- for lists,
for prose. We should not include boilerplate like Non-Discrimination Policy, Application Procedure, etc. We need to decide which sections to include: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Pay, Schedule. We could combine Requirements and Qualifications? But rules: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. However we have distinct content. We could make sections: About the role (p), Responsibilities (ul), Requirements (ul), Qualifications (ul), Skills (ul), Pay (p), Schedule (p). That's many sections but each has substantive content. We could merge Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements & Qualifications" but heading must be from list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We cannot create custom headings. So we must use those exact headings if we include them. So we can include Requirements and Qualifications separately. We need to ensure we don't include empty sections. Let's craft content. About the role: Use the first sentence from Job Description: "This position's responsibilities are to assist certificated staff with instructional and non-instructional activities for mainstream special education students, including instructing students individually or in small groups, monitoring and documenting student behavior and progress, and supervising student activities." Maybe also add a brief overview from Job Summary: "Depending upon the individual assignment to classrooms or resource rooms, the Paraeducator - Mainstream Special Education may perform all or a combination of the following:" but that's more responsibilities. We'll keep About the role as that sentence. Responsibilities: list of duties as above. Requirements: list of federal minimum employment requirements plus Required Training? Actually Required Training could be part of Requirements. We'll include both. We need to list items: - Must be 18 years of age. - Hold high school diploma or its equivalent. - One of the following: - Successfully passed the ETS Para Pro test or Pearson Paraprofessional assessment. - AA degree or higher. - Earned seventy-two (72) quarter credits or forty-eight (48) semester credits at an accredited institution of higher education. - Completion of registered apprenticeship program offered by the Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries. - Successful completion of The Master Teacher Inc. Paraeducator Online Training Program. - Must complete Right Response Training within 3-5 months of hire. - Must successfully complete the Fundamental Course of Studies (FCS) and General Paraeducator Certificate of the state mandated Paraeducator Certificate Program per State requirements (program dependent upon State funding). We could flatten the one-of-the-following as separate list items with note "or". But we can keep as sublist? Simpler: list each as separate bullet with "or". Might be okay. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience: - Education, training, skills, and experience necessary to carry out the assignment, with experience working with school age children and special needs students preferred. - For Title One and Title One School-wide Special Education positions: associate degree, or proof of completion of the Washington State Para