Special Education Paraeducator Aide 2 1:1 Early Childhood (15 hrs/wk., 180 days)

About the role

Works in a special education classroom assisting teaching staff in a variety of instructional activities. Assists teachers in special education classrooms and provides individual or group assistance depending on student or class's functional living and academic skills and/or behavioral support needed. Incumbent can also provide attendant services to students with various intellectual and/or physical disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Aid in boarding and de-boarding buses before and after school.
• Assist students in reaching proper locations in school.
• Accompany students into general education classrooms.
• Provide attendant services such as diapering, toileting, washing faces, etc., to students as needed.
• Support instruction in proper health and hygiene habits.
• Perform delegated procedures such as clean intermittent catheterization, provide emergency and first aid care as necessary.
• Move students weighing 50-80 pounds, daily and repetitively, following proper safety procedures.
• Prepare and help feed students as needed.
• Support instruction in functional life skills.
• Realize individual needs of students with intellectual, physical and/or behavioral disabilities and modify general education classroom assignments occasionally.
• Follow behavior plans as outlined in students' IEP's and use positive behavior management techniques.
• Assist with lesson assignments.
• Reinforce learning concepts to students.
• Maintain discipline and order on the playground, lunchroom, library and classrooms.
• Accompany students on field trips.
• Arrange and adjust wheelchairs, oxygen hoses and other equipment as needed.
• Communicate with special education teachers about concerns and/or observations of students.
• Assist in maintaining bulletin boards in the classroom.
• May assist children with medication when trained.
• Assist in the operation of classroom equipment or students' assistive technology devices.
• Assist in recording student progress towards goals and developing instructional materials and preparing graphs and charts.
• Assist in modifying the general education curriculum.
• Participate in district training programs when requested and receive training in and implement non-violent behavioral intervention procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding student information and records.

Requirements

Highly qualified under Title I schools.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid Nevada driver’s license.
• Current CPR certification.
• Knowledge of and ability to effectively utilize, access and maintain necessary technology and equipment needed, and assist students with hearing impairments within classroom instruction and activities as well as other curricular access.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Ability to lift and move up to 80 pounds.

Skills

• Positive behavior management techniques.
• Communication skills.
• Health and hygiene habits.
• Behavioral support.
• Special education curriculum.
• Assistive technology.
• Behavioral intervention procedures.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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