SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA PROFESSIONAL

Summary: As a paraprofessional you provide academic support to students under the supervision of a licensed teacher. You collaborate with colleagues, including classroom teachers, specialists, and administrators, to meet the needs of your students.

Major Responsibilities:

Assist with and follow a variety of classroom tasks

Carry out classroom schedule and routines

Prepare materials and lessons with the classroom teacher

Make copies of homework, parent notices, resources

Assist in helping students complete assignments

Attend to behavioral and medical needs

Help maintain a clean and organized classroom

Implement school and district policies and procedures

Arrive on time prepared to work

Communicate with classroom teacher with regards to students’ social, emotional, physical and academic needs

Maintain confidentiality

Develop and maintain helpful, supportive, respectful, and nurturing relationships with all children and families in the

classroom

Assist in the maintaining a safe, healthy, secure, exciting, and developmentally appropriate classroom

Incorporate and pursue special interests and talents within the classroom

Observe classroom procedures as often as possible.

In the event that the classroom teacher is absent, paraprofessionals will be expected to take full responsibility for or assist the substitute teacher in classroom routines and pre-planned lessons.

Morning Duty: Includes active supervision of hallways and classroom.

Afternoon Duty: Includes active supervision of dismissal process.

Additional duties may be assigned without additional compensation or stipend

Qualifications:

Required 48 college credits hours or Associate degree or Passing score on ParaPro test (Minimum requirement for meeting highly qualified status)

Strong background in communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Bachelor’s Degree

Salary : $38,028 - $62,479