Special Education Paraprofessional - Cold Spring Elementary

Job Summary

The Paraprofessional provides assistance both to teachers and students in learning lesson plans. He/she may also work in specialized programs or on an individual basis with students and/or families requiring close supervision and special assistance. The Paraprofessional provides support, explanation, re-teaching, and discipline.

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.
• Monitors tests and informal quizzes and checks understanding to assess Special Ed. students' 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.
• Monitors behavior of students for appropriateness and need for discipline and positive reinforcement, including when an instructor is not present or when off-site.
• Recommends ideas, identifies problems or aids in problem solving to teachers and/or students.
• Assists 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.
• Types, utilizes computers as directed by teachers, files, and requests items needed by staff and students for classrooms, meetings, presentations or conferences.
• Assists teacher 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

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.
• Must have 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 Requirements

• Employee is continuously required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel, talk, and hear; frequently sits, stoops, kneels and/or crouches, 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.

Pay & Benefits

• Rate of Pay ranges from $17.39-$21.47 with increases for college credits.
• Competitive benefits included as well!