Position Type:
Classroom Aides/Paraeducator
Date Posted:
4/23/2024
Location:
WARWICK BONFIELD ELEM
Date Available:
ASAP
Status: Full-time
Schedule: 7.50 Hours/Day (8:15 am-3:45 pm), Monday-Friday 185 Days/Year (Early Intervention follows a stretch calendar that includes a summer session.)
Minimum Hourly Salary: $17.36

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PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The paraeducators assigned to special education classes or programs provide instructional support to the teacher (instructional leader) and students and are under the general supervision of the program supervisor of special education.

Education Requirements:

1. High School Diploma or GED, and
2. Hold a PA Paraeducator Credential of Competency Certificate (or be willing to complete the FREE online program within 6 months of hire date), or
3. Completed a minimum of 48 post-secondary credits in ANY content area, or
4. Completed associate degree or higher in ANY content area, and
5. Willing to complete 20 hours of staff development each school year

AND

1. As required by the PA Department of Education: Each school year, provide evidence of 20 hours of staff development activities related to position. Pro-ration will apply based on date of hire within the school year.

Certification Required: Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), Safe Crisis Management Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (SCM) or Quality Behavioral Solutions: Safety-Care Crisis Prevention (QBS), as directed by program needs.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:
The strength and ability to lift and/or assist in lifting students ranging in age from pre-school to twenty-one and any assistive appliances, for example: wheelchair. The ability to physically restrain students in emotional stress by using the Crisis Prevention Institute Training (CPI), Safe Crisis Management (SCM) or Quality Behavior Supports (QBS) method, depending on program need, for which training will be provided.
For more information on this position, please read the full description document

• EI Calendar 23-24
• Paraeducator