Substitute Paraprofessional for the Plano Area Special Education Cooperative (PASEC)
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We must not include boilerplate like "For more information, please contact..." etc. Remove that.
Also remove duplicated lines.
Let's extract substantive content:
About the role:
- Substitute Paraprofessionals for the Plano Area Special Education Cooperative (PASEC)
- Full-time paraprofessionals (7.5 hours/day) would serve Plano schools.
- Individual will function as program or classroom instructional assistant, but may be assigned as a one-on-one (1:1) instructional assistant.
- These are full time positions that include benefits.
Requirements:
- Must meet all requirements in accordance with PERA and the implementation of PA 097-0067 Paraprofessional approval from Illinois State Board of Education.
Qualifications:
- Must meet all requirements in accordance with the PERA and the implementation of PA 097-0067 Paraprofessional approval from Illinois State Board of Education required.
(These are essentially same; we could keep both but maybe combine? However we need to follow instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Having two sections with identical content is thin. Better to combine into one section, maybe under Requirements (or Qualifications). Since the posting has both, we could put the requirement text under Requirements and note that qualifications are same; but we must not invent. Could we put the qualification statement under Qualifications heading and omit Requirements? The posting also says "Must meet all requirements..." earlier; that is a requirement. So we have requirement statement. Qualifications heading also has same statement. To avoid duplication, we could include only one of them, but we risk missing some nuance? The nuance is none. So we can choose to include Requirements section with that statement, and omit Qualifications section (since it's same). However the instruction says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". The posting does have specific content for Qualifications (the line). So we should include it. But we can avoid duplication by rephrasing? But we must preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot summarize away detail. If we omit the Qualifications line, we lose that specific line (though it's same as requirement). But we could include both but maybe combine the content into a single list under each heading? That would duplicate the same sentence, which is not summarizing away detail but repeating it. Is that allowed? It says "Do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Repeating is not summarizing away; it's preserving detail, albeit duplicated. Might be okay but could be considered thin. However the instruction "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Having two sections with same content is thin. Better to combine into one section, maybe under Requirements, and note that qualifications are same as requirements (but that would be summarizing?). Actually we could put the requirement statement under Requirements, and under Qualifications we could put the same statement but we could note that it's identical? That would be summarizing? Not exactly; we are still including the statement. It's just duplicated. Might be acceptable but maybe they'd consider it thin. I'd rather include only one section to avoid thinness. But we risk violating "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". The posting does have content for Qualifications, but if we omit that section, we are not including a section for Qualifications despite having content. That violates rule. So we must include Qualifications section.
Thus we need both Requirements and Qualifications sections, each with the same statement. That's okay.
Now Benefits: "These are full time positions that include benefits." Could elaborate? No further detail. We'll put that as a
. Pay: "COMPENSATION: Range between $16.25-$18.75 depending on background and experience." Schedule: "Full-time paraprofessionals (7.5 hours/day)" => schedule: 7.5 hours per day, full-time. Now Responsibilities: we need to list essential functions. Let's extract bullet points from the posting: General Responsibilities: - Assume responsibility for continued professional growth to fully support educational programming. - Support and act in accordance with all PASEC Governing Board goals, objectives and policies, The School Code of Illinois, and other federal and state laws. - Assume appropriate roles as adult model and educator. - Demonstrate knowledge of students' needs, including but not limited to: educational, medical, physical, sensory, speech/language, social/emotional, recreational, vocational, etc., as established by a multidisciplinary team and implement as needed. - Maintain strict confidentiality regarding all matters pertaining to students and personnel. - Demonstrate effective organizational skills, time management, and flexibility in order to meet staff and students' needs. - Function as program or classroom instructional assistant but may be assigned as a one-one one (1:1) instructional assistant. - Attends work on a regular basis, arrives to school on time; prepared to assist in the classroom. - Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the program coordinator, and/or classroom teacher. Performance Responsibilities: Planning and Preparation: - Checks and maintains appropriate student related equipment after receiving training by the appropriate related service staff personnel. - Assist in the preparation of instructional materials (Copy, order, arrange, or gather materials as directed) including visual aids and classroom displays. - Observe and record data as directed by the educational team. Classroom Environment: - Escort, supervise, and assists student to various settings throughout the building including, but not limited to: cafeteria, recess, and general education/special classrooms including arrival and dismissal times. - Assist students in restrooms (supervise washroom breaks, changing diapers, changing briefs, clothing, or personal hygiene) as needed. - Facilitate appropriate social interactions amongst students by prompting, modeling, and reinforcing appropriate social behaviors in small group or classroom settings. - Assist in the follow through of planned behavior plans/interventions and provide reinforcement - Assists students with personal care functions which include but are not limited to personal hygiene (changing, using the restroom), assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises, ambulation, positioning, feeding, etc. - Lifting – employee may be expected to assist in student transfers/lifting up to 40 pounds. Those in excess of 40 pounds will require a 2 person lift. - Implement special systems/programs following training to assist student with specific diagnoses. Instruction: - Assist teacher with maintaining inclusive, learner-centered environments. - Provides academic support to students as directed by the educational team. - Assist student with life-skills based curriculum in school or community. - Help students implement and self-manage organization skills. - Help facilitate inclusion of students into general education settings. - Assist and monitor students in using assistive technology devices Professional Responsibilities: - Establish a positive rapport with staff, students, and families - Consult or meet with teachers or other professionals utilizing appropriate channels by engaging in positive solution finding steps to resolve areas of concern and request direction, instruction, or guidance for new or unfamiliar tasks. - Provide and communicate information in a timely manner about students or equipment. - Refers questions from families to appropriate channels - Model appropriate hygiene, appearance, interaction, and actions - Provide accurate information about students to team members, discussion confidential school issues only with appropriate personnel. - Be flexible, willing to listen, experiment, and make changes when needed We need to put these as list items under Responsibilities section. Could group into subheadings? Not allowed; only
for section headings. So we can just have a flat list. We must not include boilerplate like "For more information..." etc. Now produce HTML fragment:
About the role
Substitute Paraprofessionals for the Plano Area Special Education Cooperative (PASEC). Full-time paraprofessionals work 7.5 hours/day serving Plano schools, functioning as program or classroom instructional assistants, with possible assignment as one-on-one (1:1) instructional assistants. These full-time positions include benefits.
Requirements
Must meet all requirements in accordance with PERA and the implementation of PA 097-0067 Paraprofessional approval from Illinois State Board of Education.
Qualifications
Must meet all requirements in accordance with the PERA and the implementation of PA 097-0067 Paraprofessional approval from Illinois State Board of Education required.
Responsibilities
- Assume responsibility for continued professional growth to fully support educational programming.
- Support and act in accordance with all PASEC Governing Board goals, objectives and policies, The School Code of Illinois, and other federal and state laws.
- Assume appropriate roles as adult model and educator.
- Demonstrate knowledge of students' needs, including but not limited to: educational, medical, physical, sensory, speech/language, social/emotional, recreational, vocational, etc., as established by a