Paraeducator - TSEC

About the role

The Social and Emotional Learning paraeducator accelerates student growth in social-emotional competencies and supports a positive school climate and culture. This role collaborates with administration and counselors to support and address social-emotional wellness of Tier 2 students. Ongoing collaboration with classroom teachers and all support staff is inherent to this position in an effort to build instructional capacity in the area of social emotional learning among staff. Social Emotional Learning paraeducators provide professional learning in evidence-based Social Emotional practices with support from the District Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Department.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with current administration, mental health providers, counselors, and teachers to support schools in social emotional learning framework implementation and address social emotional wellness
• Build and participate in the implementation of a continuum of social/emotional services to support all students within a school, including direct support of student intervention
• Review school-wide data and assessment data to assist buildings in designing school-wide interventions and support SEL competencies
• Demonstrate and maintain productive and positive interpersonal skills
• Assist students in a group or on an individual basis with specific instructional tasks and/or specific student goals for the purpose of accommodating their development and growth
• Communicate with teachers and other members of the instructional team regarding assigned students' daily progress for the purpose of assessing students' progress
• Gather, compile, and prepare data of observations of student performance in academic and school activities for the purpose of monitoring and reporting progress with identified goals
• Participate in training for the purpose of learning new skills relevant to working with students with challenging and disruptive behaviors
• Maintain student confidentiality according to HIPAA and FERPA guidelines
• Assist in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations, and board policies
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Supervise students in the cafeteria, classroom, on school grounds and in the community as needed
• Must have regular and consistent attendance

Qualifications

• Demonstrated awareness and appreciation of diversity among individual students and the ability to set appropriate expectations for individual students
• Previous experience or training in working with challenging youth preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with teachers, colleagues, parents & students
• Demonstrated ability to be patient, dedicated, reliable, mature, and committed
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with various groups and gain consensus related to project implementation and other problem solving
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to participate in activities and responsibilities as assigned by the classroom teacher
• Demonstrated ability to work independently under the direction of the classroom teacher, while accepting direction and constructive criticism
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential matters appropriately and ethically
• Demonstrated ability to work with student records and data collection
• Ability to effectively supervise students in all school areas
• Willingness to participate in classroom team meetings, in-service offerings and local workshops
• Demonstrated ability to use proper grammar and spelling in written and oral communication and be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to use multiple communication systems such as chrome books, email and navigate google drives
• Neat, clean personal appearance and personal traits that make him/her a good role model for students; work apparel should be appropriate for a professional and safe work environment

Education

• Be at least eighteen years of age, hold a high school diploma and/or equivalent, AND must meet at least one of the following options:
  • Hold an AA degree or higher from an accredited college or university; OR
  • Have earned 72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits at a 100 level or above at an accredited college or university; OR
  • Received a qualifying score on the Education Testing Service (ETS) paraeducator assessment; OR
  • Have completed an apprenticeship as a paraeducator, in a program registered with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council
• Must complete training on the Fundamental Course of Study within the timelines described in RCW 28A.413.070 in years that the program is funded by the legislature

Schedule

7.0 hrs/day, 8:15am to 3:45pm; 190 days/year. Potential reduction hours due to Wednesday early release, early dismissals for parent conferences, holidays, and last day of school; reduction hours subject to change. Job assignment and/or building assignment are subject to change based on program needs determined by the district.

Pay

PSE 1 Salary Schedule

Benefits

This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance in accordance with the School Employee Benefits Board rules and regulations. Paid time off and other benefits are offered in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Public School Employees of Kelso Chapter #1.