Paraprofessional - Secondary Special Education

Duties/Responsibilities

• Guides and works through lesson plans with students by correcting tasks, interpreting class assignments, reinforcing as necessary, and recording and charting results as established by the Special Ed. Teacher.
• Makes sure students understand tests and informal quizzes, and assesses mastery of learned materials.
• Instructs and assists students in getting to classes and/or job sites; during meals, showers, and bathroom training; or other activities planned for the students' day.
• Maintains order and monitors behavior of students for appropriateness and need for discipline and positive reinforcement, including when an instructor is not present or when off-site.
• Shares ideas, identifies problems or aids in problem solving to teachers and/or students.
• Aids mainstream teachers in classroom by following lesson plans and assisting in projects/assignments.
• Prepares and/or assembles materials for projects, games, bulletin boards or as assigned.
• Typifies, utilizes computers as directed by teachers, files, and requests items needed by staff and students for classrooms, meetings, presentations or conferences.
• Supports teachers in carrying out students' Individualized Educational Plans.
• Where identified in the Individualized Educational Plan, provides work skill training and job-coaching at the job site.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Associates degree in Education or related field preferred.
• Prior experience as a paraprofessional preferred.
• Experience working with students with special needs preferred.
• Knowledge of practices, methods and techniques used in classroom teaching.
• Understanding of classroom subject matter and teaching methods.
• Experience using office equipment and computer hardware/software.
• Ability to use standard classroom equipment and technology and learn specialized equipment and software related to student group assigned.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, parents, students and associates.

Physical Job Requirements

• Continuous use of hands and fingers to handle or feel, talk, and hear.
• Frequent sitting, stooping, kneeling, and/or crouching.
• Reach with hands and arms in the performance of the job.
• Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally; and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Associates degree in Education or related field preferred.
• Prior experience as a paraprofessional preferred.
• Experience working with students with special needs preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of practices, methods and techniques used in classroom teaching.
• Understanding of classroom subject matter and teaching methods.
• Experience using office equipment and computer hardware/software.
• Ability to use standard classroom equipment and technology and learn specialized equipment and software related to student group assigned.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, parents, students and associates.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• PERA.
• Paid time off.

Pay

The hourly rate for this position will range from $18.63 to $23.00 depending on experience.

Schedule

N/A