What are the responsibilities and job description for the SPED Paraprofessional position at Alabama State Department of Education?
Position Title : Special Education Instructional Paraprofessional
Job Goal: To assist the special education teacher in providing instructional and support services for maximum student achievement.
Report To : Special Education Teacher
Supervises : None
Qualifications : Associate degree or 48 hours from an accredited college or university. Background check required.
Salary: To be determined commensurate with local salary schedule, credentials, and experience.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Willingness & ability to work in a highly demanding, stressful environment
- Ability to identify and solve problems as a productive team member
- Physical strength and mobility to perform job responsibilities
- Ability to follow & carry out verbal & written instructions
- Accept constructive feedback
- Assist with student toileting and specific hygiene needs as needed.
- Ability to transfer students, feed students, and provide physical intervention when required
- Ability to be punctual and in regular attendance
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES :
1 . Maintains appropriate confidentiality regarding school/workplace matters
- Presents lessons or portions of lessons to a student or a group of students, checks accuracy of work and presents additional assignments as directed by the teacher
- Helps students to use books, computers, classroom materials and other equipment.
- Assists certified educator in keeping routine records related to attendance, grades, test scores, behavior, or materials and supplies as assigned.
- Assists certified educators in maintaining discipline and encouraging acceptable student behavior.
- Assists in managing student behavior to include crisis intervention when needed.
- Assists teachers on field trips by helping students with physical needs, maintaining discipline, and reinforcing learning situations.
- Assists bus drivers, when needed, in maintaining discipline and responding to the physical needs of students.
- Supervises a group of students in the temporary absence of the responsible certified educator.
- Implements behavior management plan consistent with certified educator implementation instructions.
- Adjusts or rephrases portions of texts and classroom instruction.
- Performs duties in a courteous and professional manner.
- Demonstrates initiative in identifying potential problems and/or opportunities for improvement in areas of responsibility.
- Works cooperatively and productively with supervisor(s) and other system staff.
- Engages in professional growth and demonstrates professional ethics and effective leadership.
- Reports potential problems, unusual events, or work irregularities to appropriate administrative or supervisory personnel.
- Responds to inquiries, requests, constructive feedback, concerns and/or complaints in a timely and positive manner.
- Maintains and submits reports, records, and correspondence in a timely and accurate manner.
- Properly uses and cares for equipment and material resources of the school system and effectively supervises and monitors others in the care, maintenance, and use of tools, equipment, and inventory.
- Uses effective collaboration skills to work as a productive team member.
- Transfers with a student to another education setting when requested.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the principal, supervising certified educator, and/or other designated supervisor.
Salary : $20,885 - $26,371