KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Job Description 

Job Title: Early Childhood Special Education Paraprofessional

Job Title Code:    00196

Salary Grade:      Z03S-Z05S starting at $17.25 per hour

Department:         Exceptional Education

Reports To:          Building Administrator/ECSE Supervisor

FLSA Status:        Non-exempt

PURPOSE OF JOB: To work with classroom teachers to effectively plan, coordinate and carry out instructional activities.  Work with teachers to instruct children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for persistence towards graduation by performing the following duties.

What You'll Be Doing: (Responsibilities) 

Other duties as assigned.

1. Support Teachers in implementation of students’ Individual Education Plan (IEP).
2. Understand the content areas of Early Childhood Special Education, support and collaborate with co-workers to ensure an effective team.
3. Promote and support children’s social, emotional and physical development.
4. Support a language and print rich environment that promotes literacy through classroom reading and writing activities.
5. Work with instructor in team teaching, team planning and daily routines.
6. Provide small group and circle time instruction to assigned children.
7. Understand, support, and be able to assist in implementing and communicating the curriculum to children and their families.
8. Assist in process of on-going developmental evaluations and assessment of children’s progress.
9. Assist in preparing and setting up materials for children.
10. Attend orientation and Professional Development sessions and serve as group leader when needed.
11. Implement individual and group activities to stimulate growth as outlined in the IEP.
12. Instruct children in practice of daily living skills as appropriate.
13. Remain with student for support during all times outside of the Special Education classroom as assigned.
14. Provide short-term classroom coverage when teacher must leave the room but remains within the building.
15. Must provide personal care for student (i.e. diaper changing, toileting, feeding,) as appropriate
16. Lift and transfer students as needed.
17. Implement the use of technology to enhance student achievement.
18. Report all staffing and classroom concerns to designated supervisor in a timely manner.
19. Monitor and maintain a positive, safe, and healthy learning environment for children by immediately reporting any unsafe condition to the classroom instructor.
20. Monitor the arrival and departure of the students.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  None

To Be Successful at This Job, You'll Need To: (Qualifications)

• 60 college hours with a grade point average of at least 2.5
• Missouri state substitute teacher certification
• Skills in working with children and their parents
• Desire to work with children ages 3-21

In Order to #LevelUp in This Role, You'll Need: (Preferred Qualifications)

• Three (3) years successful experience working with children and their parents
• Course work in childhood education

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least 25 pounds and in case of emergency, a 40 pound child. Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch, and sit on the floor or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Length of work year:  7 hours per day; 5 days/week; 205 days calendar

Benefits:  Retirement Programs, Health, Dental and Life Insurance are provided. KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.

Salary : $17 - $30