PARAEDUCATOR SPECIAL EDUCATION - LEVEL II (SUBSTITUTE; ON-CALL AS NEEDED)

About the role

This position provides instructional support to individuals or small groups of special education students with moderate to severe disabilities. The role involves assisting with learning activities, meeting special needs, and performing clerical duties.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development, preparation, and reinforcement of learning materials and instructional activities.
• Absorb and modify lessons or materials to meet the individual needs of the students.
• Monitor and assist students with activities to develop small muscle and eye-hand coordination.
• Support students with feeding, toileting, positioning, hygiene, motor skill, sensory, and physical therapy functions.
• Accompany students to regular education classrooms and/or in the community.
• Perform feeding and positioning techniques as prescribed and under the direction of teacher, nurse, specialist, or doctor.
• Provide routine first aid to injured students according to established procedures as needed.
• Maintain order among the students in the classroom and on the school grounds and field/community trips.
• Operate a variety of standard office equipment including a telephone, copier, computer, and assigned software.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent and one year experience working with individuals with special education needs, preferably in an educational environment.
• Valid First Aid and CPR certificates issued by an authorized agency.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of general needs, learning styles, and behavior of individuals with disabilities.
• Knowledge of child guidance principles and practices.
• Knowledge of basic subjects taught in schools.
• Ability to implement facilitated communication and augmentative communication systems, behavior management techniques, and District-approved physical restraint techniques as necessary.
• Ability to reinforce instruction to individual or small groups of students with moderate to severe disabilities.
• Ability to operate modern instructional equipment including computer equipment.
• Ability to learn instructional terminology, program philosophies, concepts, materials, methods, and procedures.
• Ability to learn child guidance principles and practices.
• Ability to interact effectively and sensitively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to administer basic first aid and CPR as needed.

Skills

• Ability to implement facilitated communication and augmentative communication systems, behavior management techniques, and District-approved physical restraint techniques as necessary.
• Ability to reinforce instruction to individual or small groups of students with moderate to severe disabilities, including but not limited to students with orthopedic/physical impairments as directed by the teacher.
• Ability to assist in the preparation of instructional materials and implementation of individual education plans.
• Ability to assist with the instructional and related activities of the assigned learning environment.
• Ability to support the assigned teacher's style of classroom management.
• Ability to supervise students according to approved policies and procedures.
• Ability to operate modern instructional equipment including computer equipment.

Benefits

Interested applicants may view the benefits plans available to classified employees of the San Lorenzo Unified School District by clicking on the provided link. The LiveScan fee is currently being paid for by the District once selections have been made.

Pay

N/A

Schedule

N/A

Qualifications

• Years of experience working with students with special needs: 1 year

Skills

• Ability to implement facilitated communication and augmentative communication systems, behavior management techniques, and District-approved physical restraint techniques as necessary.
• Ability to reinforce instruction to individual or small groups of students with moderate to severe disabilities, including but not limited to students with orthopedic/physical impairments as directed by the teacher.
• Ability to assist in the preparation of instructional materials and implementation of individual education plans.
• Ability to assist with the instructional and related activities of the assigned learning environment.
• Ability to support the assigned teacher's style of classroom management.
• Ability to supervise students according to approved policies and procedures.
• Ability to operate modern instructional equipment including computer equipment.