Special Education Para Educator

About the Employer

Job Summary

Assist teachers in the instruction, supervision, and care of students in a variety of instructional settings, including special education, general education, work/community, early learning, and school bus, as assigned.

Qualifications

High school diploma or G.E.D. Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Ability to engage students with special needs.
• Ability to carry out duties cooperatively with others.
• Ability to follow health, safety, and emergency procedures.
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills.

Essential Functions

• Assist teachers with educational activities.
• Maintain a safe and orderly educational environment.
• Implement consistent behavior management strategies and procedures.
• Supervise lunchroom, recess, halls, classroom, bus loading/unloading, and other assigned areas.
• Clarify and reinforce teachers' instructions and reinforce skills taught by the teacher.
• Chart/graph student performance.
• Assist students with work completion.
• Prepare and organize instructional materials and equipment.
• Assist in meal and snack preparation and clean up, as needed.
• Assist in cleaning and sanitizing the classroom environment.
• Follow students' behavior management plans.
• Perform personal care duties for students with disabilities, as needed.
• Assist with instruction in the community setting, as required.
• Lift, carry, and correctly position students with physical disabilities.
• Complete Medicaid documentation, as necessary.
• Feed, toilet, and diaper students as needed.
• Implement strategies to maintain/increase appropriate behavior and reduce inappropriate behavior.
• Supervise students in community/work settings.
• Follow directions from teachers and administrators.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Provide supervision to students on the school bus, as assigned.
• Attend work on a prompt and reliable basis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

Physical demands: Occasional (1%-32%), Frequently (33%-65%), Constantly (66%-100%).
• Mobility: X
• Bend: X
• Talk: X
• Hear: X
• Operate computer: X
• Stationary position: X
• Balance: XLift up to 10 pounds: X
• Lift up to 50 pounds: X
• Manual dexterity tasks: X
• Reaching/pushing/pulling: X
• Sitting: X
• Carrying (25 feet): X
• Working conditions: Occasional (1%-32%), Frequently (33%-65%), Constantly (66%-100%).
• District office hours: X
• Indoors: X
• Weekends/off schedule: X
• Temperature extremes: X

Compensation

$15.07/hr + $0.40 extra for 60+ college credit and $0.30 for para certification/sub authorization. All positions assigned 30 or more hours weekly (typically 6 hours daily) are eligible for a full benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance and paid leave.

Job Classification

Paraeducator FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Contract Length: 190 days, or as assigned Job Classification: Paraeducator