Paraprofessional - Special Education Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Kentwood Public Schools · Grand Rapids, MI · 1 mo ago
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We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (maybe from Position Purpose), Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions), Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities and Qualifications), maybe Benefits? Not present. Pay? Not present. Schedule? Yes schedule line: "Schedule: 7 hours/day, 5 days/week, 38 weeks/year". So we need a Schedule section. Also maybe "Physical And Mental Demands, Work Hazards Ada Requirements" could be part of Qualifications? But we can include as part of Qualifications or separate? The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. So we can have sections: About the role (Position Purpose), Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions), Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities + Qualifications + Physical And Mental Demands... maybe combine), Schedule (the schedule line). Benefits not present, Pay not present. Also maybe "Equipment" and "Travel Requirements" could be part of Responsibilities? But they are minor metadata; we could fold into a short p or drop. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short .
List:
- Assists and guides students individually or in small groups with education and social development to reinforce essential learning skills.
- Assists professional staff in administering classroom assignments and assessments.
- Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for differentiating instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs, as evidenced by constructing, copying, distributing, and using educational materials as needed.
- The ability and willingness to complete the district provided Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training and maintain certification on schedule with the district's expectations.
- The ability to assist in working within data tracking systems to document student learning, progress, and performance aligned with student's Individual Education Program (IEP), Personal Care Services (PCS), and Positive Behavior Support Plans (PBSP).
- Assists with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions and ensure an orderly and safe classroom for all students.
- Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other non-instructional areas.
- Assist in students' medical, grooming, and self-care needs, including eating, tooth brushing, toileting, and diapering as needed per student's individualized Personal Care Services (PCS).
- The ability to accompany students on field trips to assist with supervision.
- Assists, as requested by teacher, with parent contact to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.
- Assists students with disabilities in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement of IEP goals and objectives, etc.
- Willingness to be trained and effectively utilize any necessary student devices, such as, but not limited to, AAC communication devices, mobility devices, etc.
- Participates in the IEP process and serves as a resource for the student evaluation team as needed.
- Assist students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living to maximize their ability to participate in school, social, and learning activities.
- Follow all applicable safety rules, procedures, and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.
- The ability to work as a team with teachers and related service providers to support the needs of students in the ASD program.
- Regular, reliable and punctual attendance
Additional Duties: Perform any other related duties as assigned. Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility
We could include "Additional Duties" as a li.
Equipment: Use standard office equipment, such as personal computers and copiers.
Travel Requirements: Travel between schools, or between schools and central offices, may be required for certain positions.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities list:
- Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and perform arithmetic operations to assist students as needed.
- Ability to understand, apply, and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
- Ability to work with and maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees, and others.
- Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and others contacted in the course of work.
- Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in an economically, culturally, linguistically, and racially diverse environment.
Qualifications list:
- Two years of study at an institution of higher learning (equal to 60 credits) OR obtain an associate's degree (or higher) OR pass an approved formal state academic assessment.
- Prior experience working with students with Autism
- Knowledge and training in proper classroom management techniques, such as verbal de-escalation skills and physical interventions, including Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI), may be required.
- Willingness to participate in professional development as identified by the principal, the special education department, or the school district.
Physical And Mental Demands, Work Hazards Ada Requirements: we can include as a paragraph maybe under Qualifications or separate? It's substantive. Could be its own section "Physical Demands & Work Environment". But instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine with Qualifications? Might be okay to have a section "Physical Demands & Work Environment". However we already have Qualifications; adding another section may be okay if it's substantive. Let's consider: The physical demands description is lengthy. Could be its own section. But we already have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Schedule. Adding Physical Demands would be a fifth section. Might be okay if we think it's substantive. However we could fold it into Qualifications as part of "Qualifications" (since it's about abilities). But the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Having 5 sections may be okay if each is substantive. But we could also incorporate physical demands into Qualifications as a subsection? But we cannot have subheadings; only h3 for section headings. So we could either add a section for Physical Demands or incorporate into Qualifications as a list within Qualifications. Since Qualifications already includes knowledge, skills, abilities, and qualifications, we could add physical demands as part of Qualifications list. That would keep sections to 4.
Thus Qualifications section will include:
- Two years of study at an institution of higher learning (equal to 60 credits) OR obtain an associate's degree (or higher) OR pass an approved formal state academic assessment.
- Prior experience working with students with Autism
- Knowledge and training in proper classroom management techniques, such as verbal de-escalation skills and physical interventions, including Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI), may be required.
- Willingness to participate in professional development as identified by the principal, the special education department, or the school district.
- Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
- Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.
- Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.
But we need to ensure we don't lose any info. Also include "FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt" maybe minor metadata; could be dropped or included in a short p. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Equipment and Travel Requirements are minor metadata; we could include them in a short p under maybe "Additional Information". But we should not create a heading unless real specific content. Could we include them under Responsibilities? Probably better to include a short paragraph after sections: maybe a
for Equipment and Travel Requirements. However instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Schedule. And then a short p for Equipment and Travel Requirements (maybe after Qualifications). Also note "Additional Duties Perform any other related duties as assigned." That's part of Responsibilities. We must not repeat the job title as heading. So no heading for Position. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Remove all that. We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all essential job functions, qualifications, knowledge/skills/abilities, physical demands, etc. Let's extract content. Position Purpose: "Under the direct supervision of a certified staff member, the paraprofessional is responsible for working as a team member to assist with students in the special education classroom to meet instructional goals and objectives. This person will also have a role in certain non-instructional and concept/skill reinforcement tasks and providing students the opportunity for additional adult/student relationships." Essential Job Functions list: many bullet-like sentences separated by periods. We'll turn each into
or drop it. FLSA status is minor metadata; we can include in a short p after sections. Also "APPLICATIONS: SUBMIT AN APPLICATION..." boilerplate to drop. Also "Visit the district website: Click kentwoodps/employment.org" drop. Also "Kentwood Public Schools does not discriminate..." drop. Now schedule: "Schedule: 7 hours/day, 5 days/week, 38 weeks/year". We'll make a Schedule section with that as a p maybe? Could be a
inside section. Since schedule is a single line, we can put
Schedule: 7 hours/day, 5 days/week, 38 weeks/year
. Now About the role: we can put the Position Purpose as a. Responsibilities: we will have
- for each essential job function plus additional duties.
Qualifications: we will have
- for each qualification item plus knowledge/skills/abilities? Actually knowledge/skills/abilities could be separate section but we decided to merge. However the instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." They list Skills as a possible heading. But we can choose to have Skills section if we have content. We have Knowledge, Skills & Abilities list. That could be a Skills section. But we also have Qualifications (education/experience). Could split into Qualifications and Skills. That would be two sections, both substantive. Then we could have Physical Demands maybe as part of Skills or Qualifications. Let's think: The posting has "Knowledge, Skills & Abilities" and "Qualifications". Those are distinct. So we could have sections: Qualifications (education/experience) and Skills (knowledge, skills, abilities). Then Physical Demands could be part of Skills or a separate section? But we already have many sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule. That's 5 sections. Might be okay if each substantive. However we also have Physical Demands which is substantive; we could incorporate into Skills as part of the list (makes Skills longer). That seems fine. Thus sections: - About the role (Position Purpose) - Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions + Additional Duties) - Qualifications (education/experience) - Skills (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities + Physical Demands + Work Environment + Mental Functions) - Schedule We must not repeat job title as heading. Now we need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now produce HTML fragment: start with
About the role
then...
. ThenResponsibilities
- for each qualification item plus knowledge/skills/abilities? Actually knowledge/skills/abilities could be separate section but we decided to merge. However the instruction: "Use