Paraeducator Moderate/Severe

About the role

Paraeducators work in special education settings where students have behavior, emotional, physical, language/communication, or learning disabilities. They assist students with severe disabilities to meet their physical and emotional requirements throughout the instructional day. They also assist teachers with record keeping and perform various instructional support duties in developing life skills and/or physical care activities.

Responsibilities

• Aids students with severe disabilities in meeting their physical and emotional requirements throughout the instructional day.
• Aids teachers with record keeping and performs various instructional support duties.
• Assists in developing life skills and/or physical care activities for students.
• Works in special education settings where students have behavior, emotional, physical, language/communication, or learning disabilities.
• May spend a substantial portion of their time providing intervention to students who exhibit disruptive, aggressive, depressive, and/or self-injurious behaviors.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Courses and/or in-service in psychology, behavior modification, and other related fields desirable but not required.
• Successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test in reading, math, and per the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.
• Experience: Prefer experience in the care of children with learning disabilities and/or emotional disturbances.
• Training in crisis intervention is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Willingness to complete such training courses, in-service, or otherwise, as may be required upon employment.
• A.A. degree, 48 units beyond the high school diploma, or successful completion of the District Instructional Assistant Proficiency Test in reading, math, and per the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$21.33 to $25.97 per hour

Schedule

9.5 work months, 5.75 hours per day, 5 days a week