Paraprofessional

SUMMARY OF CLASSIFICATION

This class is accountable for assisting teachers and/or other certified staff with direct instructional support and general supervision and management of students. Guidelines for Use: A Paraprofessional, under the direct supervision of the teacher and/or other certified staff, works as a collaborative member of an instructional team in general and special education; and provides physical and emotional care and comfort to students.

SALARY

$17.02 ~ $22.54 / Hour (NEW HIRES START AT THE BEGINNING OF RANGE)

Fringe Benefits

• Choose from available health insurance plans (employee contributions vary)
• Prescription Drug Rider
• Dental Plan
• Group Life Insurance for Individual
• Retirement Plan
• paid Holidays
• paid Vacation
• paid Sick Leave
• paid Personal Days

EXAMPLES OF WORK

• Assists teachers and/or other professional educators in the delivery of instructional and related support services to students;
• Assists with the instruction of students in academic subjects;
• Confers with special and general education practitioners about student schedules, instructional goals, progress and performance;
• Implements service plans and educational objectives for children;
• Demonstrates techniques to stimulate cognitive, physical, and social and language development;
• Uses developmentally appropriate materials and instructional interventions for curriculum activities;
• Participates in transitional planning and vocational assessment of students;
• Supports pre-employment, vocational or transitional training in classrooms or at off-campus sites;
• Operates computers and uses technology and adaptive equipment that will enable students with special needs to participate in general education;
• Gathers and maintains data about the performance and behavior of individual students;
• Motivates students to work;
• Aids in meeting the hygiene, toileting, feeding and the mobility needs of students with varying disabilities;
• Implements behavior modification techniques and the ability to manage disturbing behaviors through physical restraint when needed;
• Regular attendance;
• Does other related work as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Good knowledge of the techniques required in caring for and instruction of students enrolled in general, and special education;
• Some knowledge of human development including risk factors;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to follow directions and to carry out assignments;
• Excellent physical and mental condition;
• Good character;
• Good knowledge of first aid;
• Sensitivity to needs of children and youth.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & TRAINING

• High School diploma or GED;
• 60 college credits OR
• An Associate’s (or higher) degree, OR
• Have passed the Praxis ParaPro Assessment Test;

WORKING CONDITIONS, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

• Depth Perception: X
• Balancing: X
• Color distinction: X
• Bending (forward)(backward): X
• Peripheral vision: X
• Climbing (stairs, ladders, etc.): X
• Driving: X
• Crawling: X
• Visual Acuity (far): X
• Crouching: X
• Visual Acuity (near): X
• Feeling: X
• Physical strength: Grasping: X
• Little physical effort (-10 lbs.): X
• Hand/eye/foot coordination: X
• Light work (-20 lbs.): X
• Hearing: X
• Medium work (20-50 lbs.): X
• Kneeling: X
• Heavy work (50-100 lbs.): X
• Lifting above shoulders: X
• Very heavy work (100+ lbs.): X
• Lifting from below knees: X
• Environmental conditions: Operating heavy mech. equip.: X
• Cold (50 degrees F or less): X
• Physical intervention: X
• Heat (90 degrees F or more): X
• Pulling: X
• Physical strength: Pushing: X
• Confinement to small or restricting area: X
• Reaching (overhead): X
• Exposure to bodily fluids: X
• Repetitive motion (keyboarding): X
• Exposure to chemicals, solvents, etc.: X
• Restraining: X
• Exposure to dampness: X
• Sitting: X
• Exposure to extreme wetness: X
• Squatting: X
• Exposure to gases and fumes: X
• Standing: X
• Exposure to high humidity: X
• Stooping: X
• Exposure to loud noises or vibration: X
• Talking: X
• Exposure to mechanical hazards: X
• Transferring (wheelchairs, etc.): X
• Exposure to physical danger: X
• Twisting: X
• Exposure to temperature extremes: X
• Walking: X
• Exposure to unpleasant odors: X

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

• Reasonable accommodations requests will be considered in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 (ADA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA).

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

• A physical examination may be required.

WORKING HOURS

• Working Conditions: N O F C
• Physical Demands: X
• Environmental conditions: X
• Operating heavy mech. equip.: X
• Cold (50 degrees F or less): X
• Physical intervention: X
• Heat (90 degrees F or more): X
• Pulling: X
• Physical strength: Pushing: X
• Confinement to small or restricting area: X
• Reaching (overhead): X
• Exposure to bodily fluids: X
• Repetitive motion (keyboarding): X
• Exposure to chemicals, solvents, etc.: X
• Restraining: X
• Exposure to dampness: X
• Sitting: X
• Exposure to extreme wetness: X
• Squatting: X
• Exposure to gases and fumes: X
• Standing: X
• Exposure to high humidity: X
• Stooping: X
• Exposure to loud noises or vibration: X
• Talking: X
• Exposure to mechanical hazards: X
• Transferring (wheelchairs, etc.): X
• Exposure to physical danger: X
• Twisting: X
• Exposure to temperature extremes: X
• Walking: X
• Exposure to unpleasant odors: X

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Working Conditions: N O F C

EXAMPLES OF WORK

• Assists teachers and/or other professional educators in the delivery of instructional and related support services to students;
• Assists with the instruction of students in academic subjects;
• Confers with special and general education practitioners about student schedules, instructional goals, progress and performance;
• Implements service plans and educational objectives for children;
• Demonstrates techniques to stimulate cognitive, physical, and social and language development;
• Uses developmentally appropriate materials and instructional interventions for curriculum activities;
• Participates in transitional planning and vocational assessment of students;
• Supports pre-employment, vocational or transitional training in classrooms or at off-campus sites;
• Operates computers and uses technology and adaptive equipment that will enable students with special needs to participate in general education;
• Gathers and maintains data about the performance and behavior of individual students;
• Motivates students to work;
• Aids in meeting the hygiene, toileting, feeding and the mobility needs of students with varying disabilities;
• Implements behavior modification techniques and the ability to manage disturbing behaviors through physical restraint when needed;
• Regular attendance;
• Does other related work as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Good knowledge of the techniques required in caring for and instruction of students enrolled in general, and special education;
• Some knowledge of human development including risk factors;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to follow directions and to carry out assignments;
• Excellent physical and mental condition;
• Good character;
• Good knowledge of first aid;
• Sensitivity to needs of children and youth.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & TRAINING

• High School diploma or GED;
• 60 college credits OR
• An Associate’s (or higher) degree, OR
• Have passed the Praxis ParaPro Assessment Test;

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

• A physical examination may be required.

WORKING HOURS

• Working Conditions: N O F C
• Physical Demands: X
• Environmental conditions: X
• Operating heavy mech. equip.: X
• Cold (50 degrees F or less): X
• Physical intervention: X
• Heat (90 degrees F or more): X
• Pulling: X
• Physical strength: Pushing: X
• Confinement to small or restricting area: X
• Reaching (overhead): X
• Exposure to bodily fluids: X
• Repetitive motion (keyboarding): X
• Exposure to chemicals, solvents, etc.: X
• Restraining: X
• Exposure to dampness: X
• Sitting: X
• Exposure to extreme wetness: X
• Squatting: X
• Exposure to gases and fumes: X
• Standing: X
• Exposure to high humidity: X
• Stooping: X
• Exposure to loud noises or vibration: X
• Talking: X
• Exposure to mechanical hazards: X
• Transferring (wheelchairs, etc.): X
• Exposure to physical danger: X
• Twisting: X
• Exposure to temperature extremes: X
• Walking: X
• Exposure to unpleasant odors: X

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Working Conditions: N O F C

EXAMPLES OF WORK

• Assists teachers and/or other professional educators in the delivery of instructional and related support services to students;
• Assists with the instruction of students in academic subjects;
• Confers with special and general education practitioners about student schedules, instructional goals, progress and performance;
• Implements service plans and educational objectives for children;
• Demonstrates techniques to stimulate cognitive, physical, and social and language development;
• Uses developmentally appropriate materials and instructional interventions for curriculum activities;
• Participates in transitional planning and vocational assessment of students;
• Supports pre-employment, vocational or transitional training in classrooms or at off-campus sites;
• Operates computers and uses technology and adaptive equipment that will enable students with special needs to participate in general education;
• Gathers and maintains data about the performance and behavior of individual students;
• Motivates students to work;
• Aids in meeting the hygiene, toileting, feeding and the mobility needs of students with varying disabilities;
• Im