Secondary Special Education Paraprofessional- East High School

Salary Grade: Z02S-Z06S starting at $17.59 per hour. Department: Exceptional Education (SPED). Non-exempt position.

About the Role

Work with classroom teachers to effectively plan, coordinate, and carry out instructional activities. Support teachers in instructing children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for persistence towards graduation.

Responsibilities

• Work with teachers in team teaching, team planning, and daily routines.
• Provide group instruction to assigned children.
• Understand, support, and assist in implementing and communicating the curriculum with children and their parents.
• Assist in preparing and setting up daily materials.
• Work cooperatively with parents and other classroom/school volunteers and staff.
• Participate in program planning committees and parent involvement activities.
• Attend orientation and professional development sessions; serve as group leader when needed.
• Implement individual and group activities to stimulate growth as outlined in the IEP.
• Instruct children in practice of daily living skills as appropriate.
• Remain with students for support during all times outside of the Special Education classroom as assigned.
• Provide short-term classroom coverage when the teacher must leave the room but remains within the building.
• Provide personal care for students (e.g., diaper changing, toileting, feeding) as appropriate.
• Lift and transfer students as needed.
• Implement the use of technology to enhance student achievement.
• Use ASL skills for DHH assignments.

Requirements

Individuals who wish to become an instructional paraprofessional must meet one of the following qualifications:

• Sixty (60) college credit hours.
• Associate's degree or higher.
• Missouri ParaPro Assessment passing score (before September 23, 2013).
• Missouri Paraprofessional Assessment passing score (September 23, 2013 and after).
• Completed Missouri's 20-hour online substitute training program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of successful experience working with children and their parents.
• Coursework in childhood education.
• Missouri state substitute teacher certification.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, and use hands and fingers.
• Reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects/children of at least forty pounds.
• Use stairs and move quickly from one space to another.
• Spend extended time outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.
• Visual ability requires mono and color vision.

Benefits

• Health and Dental Insurance.
• KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution required from employees, matched by KCPS.
• Voluntary retirement savings plans available.

Schedule

In person, 7 hours per day, 5 days per week, 212 days per year.