SpEd Paraprofessional - Behavior

About the role

This position addresses current student needs at Academy Endeavour Elementary School. If the current program/school should experience a change in student needs, the individual filling this position may be required to change locations to another school where needs are demonstrated.

Responsibilities

• Independently implements behavior programs as instructed by behavior coordinator and/or IEP team and models behavioral programming for staff members who work with students with behavior problems.
• Provides assistance in behavior management, to include appropriate utilization of Nonviolent Crisis Intervention techniques.
• Performs direct observation of students in order to assist with functional behavioral assessment of students with behavioral problems.
• Collaborates with school staff and parents to identify changes/progress in behavioral interventions.
• Maintains regular communication with student’s classroom teachers, special education team, counselors, and administrators.
• Monitors/consults regarding established behavior programs that have been turned over to staff members at the student’s school.
• Communicates issues regarding the physical setting of the student’s school environment, to include the time-out area, to help ensure that it is appropriate for maximizing successful behavioral intervention for the student.
• Organizes and reports behavioral data for students receiving behavioral services at meetings with school staff and parents and in IEP team meetings.
• Informs appropriate school staff and/or behavior program coordinator of progress, changes, problems, materials needed, etc.
• Aids staff members at school in performance of activities associated with student’s behavior program when responsibility for behavioral programming is transferred to student’s home school.

Requirements

• High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Special Education, other educational programming, and associated legal requirements as related to the needs of the students assigned to the teacher.
• Knowledge of office methods and procedures.
• Ability to adapt to changing technologies and to learn functionality of new equipment and systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to create, access, input, retrieve, and manipulate information in various software systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain accurate record keeping, document management, and filing systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals from many diverse backgrounds and professions including supervisors, administrators, coworkers, staff, students, parents, and the general public.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to greet and interact with the public in a courteous and professional manner.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to manage simultaneous demands and set clear priorities.
• Ability to work days, hours, locations, and assignments as directed by the supervisor within the position responsibilities.
• Commitment to the education of students as a primary responsibility.
• Communicates effectively with students and adults in a wide variety of settings.
• Computer proficiency including office productivity applications.
• Considerable knowledge of policies, procedures, and overall district functions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage simultaneous demands and set clear priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a team setting.
• Understands data privacy laws and their implications for the educational community.
• Willing to be trained to carry out delegated nursing practices.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training as required.
• Student-centered and relationship-focused.
• Understanding of data privacy laws and their implications for the educational community.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training as required.
• Student-centered and relationship-focused.
• Excellent cooperative, collaborative, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of office methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of Special Education, other educational programming, and associated legal requirements as related to the needs of the students assigned to the teacher.
• Promotes a positive climate, culture, and community.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, written, listening, and verbal communication skills.

Skills

• Adapts to changing technologies and learns new equipment and systems.
• Communicates effectively verbally and in writing.
• Creates, accesses, inputs, retrieves, and manipulates information in various software systems.
• Establishes and maintains accurate record keeping, document management, and filing systems.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with individuals from many diverse backgrounds and professions.
• Fulfills oral and written instructions.
• Greet and interact with the public in a courteous and professional manner.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Manages simultaneous demands and sets clear priorities.
• Works independently without direct supervision.
• Works days, hours, locations, and assignments as directed by the supervisor within the position responsibilities.
• Communicates effectively with students and adults in a wide variety of settings.
• Knowledge of office methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of Special Education, other educational programming, and associated legal requirements as related to the needs of the students assigned to the teacher.
• Promotes a positive climate, culture, and community.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, written, listening, and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Full-time - Regular

Pay

$20.70-21.74

Schedule

37.5 Hours Per Day 7.5 hour(s) per day