Special Education Paraeducator Aide 3 1:1 HQ (27 hrs./wk., 180 days)

About the role

The Special Education Paraeducator Aide 3 (1:1 HQ) at Desert Skies Middle School provides support to students with various intellectual, physical, and behavioral disabilities. The position involves assisting teachers in classroom activities, providing individual or group assistance, and performing attendant services as needed.

Responsibilities

• Aid in boarding and de-boarding students from buses before and after school.
• Assist students in reaching proper locations in the school.
• Accompany students into general education classrooms.
• Provide attendant services such as diapering, toileting, washing faces, etc., as needed.
• Support instruction in proper health and hygiene habits.
• Perform delegated procedures like clean intermittent catheterization and 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 disabilities and modify general education classroom assignments occasionally.
• Follow behavior plans outlined in students' IEPs and use positive behavior management techniques.
• Assist with lesson assignments and 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 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.
• Participate in district training programs and receive training in non-violent behavioral intervention procedures.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must possess a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent, complete at least 48 semester hours of credit at an accredited college or university, or pass the ParaPro Assessment with a score of at least 460.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills, patience, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team are essential. Knowledge of special education principles and practices, and familiarity with assistive technology are preferred.

Benefits

Desert Skies Middle School offers competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement plan options, and paid time off.

Pay

The pay rate for this position is $15.00 per hour.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is 27 hours per week, 180 days per year.