Paraeducator - Special Education - Lawrence Elementary

About the Role

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, assist in providing instruction to individual or small groups of special education students in a classroom; monitor and report student progress regarding behavior and performance; perform a variety of clerical duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Tutor individual or small groups of students with disabilities, reinforcing instruction as directed by the teacher in SDC, RSP, and other designated special education classrooms; monitor student drills, practices, and related activities.
• Prepare instructional materials for individual students as directed by the teacher; maintain daily records of achievement.
• Observe and control behavior of students according to approved procedures; report progress regarding student performance and behavior.
• Oversee student activities; lead and oversee games, playground activities, and movement education as assigned.
• Perform a variety of clerical duties such as preparing, typing, and duplicating instructional materials, ordering supplies, and recording grades.
• Provide support to the teacher by setting up work areas, displays and exhibits, operating audio-visual equipment, operating educational training equipment, and distributing and collecting paper and supplies; operate a computer and assigned software.
• Confer with teachers concerning programs and materials to meet individual student needs.
• Assure the health and safety of students by following health and safety practices and procedures; assist in maintaining a clean and orderly classroom environment.
• Prepare students for and assist students in mainstreamed classes according to established procedures.
• Participate in meetings and in-service training programs as assigned.
• Provide instruction and assistance to students in social, self-help, and community skills; assist with non-instructional duties such as toileting, and snack and clothing routines.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Knowledge and Abilities

• Special needs, issues, and requirements of students with disabilities.
• Basic subjects taught in District schools, including arithmetic, science, grammar, spelling, language, and reading.
• Safe practices in classroom and playground activities.
• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• Reading and writing communication skills.
• Interpersonal relations skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Basic record-keeping techniques.
• Classroom procedures and conduct.
• Operation of a computer and assigned software.

• Assist certificated staff with instruction and related activities for special education students.
• Assist students in developing self-help and social skills.
• Perform clerical duties such as filing, duplicating, and maintaining routine records.
• Print and write legibly.
• Make arithmetic calculations quickly and accurately.
• Understand and follow oral and written directions.
• Learn the procedures, functions, and limitations of assigned duties.
• Communicate effectively with children and adults.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Restrain and discipline students according to approved policies and procedures.
• Operate a computer and various instructional and office equipment.

Qualifications

Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma or equivalent and increasingly responsible experience in working with school-age children in an organized setting.

Satisfactory completion of the California High School Proficiency Examination (Basic Skills Assessment Test).

Working Conditions

• Classroom and other learning environments.

Physical Demands

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate office and instructional equipment.
• Bending at the waist, kneeling, or crouching.
• Standing and walking for extended periods of time.