Paraeducator - River Street School - Job ID 14034

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Aid the teacher in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
• Implement the behavior support plans and ensure a safe and orderly classroom.
• Utilize activities such as mealtimes and transitions as teaching opportunities.
• Accompany students on community outings providing supervision and instruction.
• Ensure on-task behavior throughout the school day.
• Follow all applicable safety rules, procedures and policies as outlined in the handbook.
• Utilize emergency interventions as prescribed by the Safety Care Curriculum and Connecticut State Regulations.
• Implement therapy plans in the areas of behavior, speech, occupational therapy, and physical therapy and support data collection.
• Utilize communication devices and techniques.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately with verbal and non-verbal students, colleagues, and administration.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Equipment Use

• Use of standard office equipment, including computers, faxes and photocopiers.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Ability to lift greater than 25 pounds.
• Get from kneeling to standing and standing to kneeling with ease and without outside support.
• Kneel on one knee, both knees.
• Get up and down from the floor without assistance.
• Bend from the legs with ease.
• Shuffle quickly on your feet front to back, back to front, side to side.
• Work in standard office, school building environments, and on buses or vans.
• Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.
• Demonstrate proficiency in de-escalation and restraint training (Safety Care).

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to carry out instructions provided 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 parents and staff.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.