Paraeducator Preschool Special Education

About the role

This position is for 6.75 hours per day at 146 days per year, 7 hours per day for the first year, and 2 days each year following until certification is completed.

Responsibilities

• Provides instruction and other assistance to special needs preschool students ages 3 to 5 in a partially self-contained/partially integrated program.
• Works with students individually or in small groups in a variety of learning activities to promote student understanding of materials presented.
• Communicates with instructor and program specialists concerning individual student progress; adjusts methods to meet the needs of a wide variety of students.
• Affords encouragement, reinforcement and achievement of educational objectives and goals defined by certificated staff.
• Serves as a support to professional staff in implementing a targeted program.
• Keeps students focused on specific tasks.
• Supervises student behavior in the classroom, on the playground, at bus area, on field trips, in washrooms, and at other sites as needed.
• Accompanies students to, from, and during specialists activities.
• 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.
• Affords assistance to physically handicapped students, such as lifting and positioning or assistance with personal hygiene.
• Maintains physical safety and well-being of students; assists students with entering and exiting buses, getting in and out of chairs or wheelchairs, getting on and off a toilet, diapering, and in other forms of personal and interpersonal conduct.
• Monitors need for first aid for injured or ill students and refers for treatment as appropriate; tracks and dispenses authorized medication as required.
• Prepares and sets up snacks and lunches for children; prepares specialized food and sets up adaptive equipment, orders snack items and paper products.
• Maintains inventory of food service supplies; teaches children basic food preparation skills.
• Assists children with eating and associated social behaviors.
• Cleans up after meals; wipes and disinfects tables and counter areas.
• Assists students with self-help skills; teaches them to put on and remove clothes, eat properly, use the toilet, and care for other aspects of personal safety, cleanliness and hygiene.
• Assists students with physical movement and exercise; follows specific regimen developed by therapist.
• May accompany instructor when visiting the students in their home settings.
• Assists in documenting the visit and recording observations.
• Maintains cleanliness and order of classroom and toys and equipment.
• Maintains, assembles and stores playground equipment as assigned; maintains supplies as assigned.
• Alerts qualified district staff to student problems.
• Prepares, duplicates, collates and distributes materials; operates a variety of office equipment.
• May assist instructor in maintaining logs, charts and other records for assessment of student progress.
• 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.
• Maintains log of students transportation information, according to program requirements.
• Participates in a variety of meetings and training sessions.
• May have flexible hours to allow employee to participate in family and/or community activities related to program objectives.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age;
• Must hold a 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;
• Completed a registered apprenticeship program offered by the Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries;
• Successfully completed The Master Teacher Inc. Paraeducator Online Training Program;
• Not providing required documents could significantly delay your official hire.

Benefits

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Conditions

The preceding list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

Application Procedure

Apply online.