What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Paraprofessional-Transition Program position at District Wide?
Primary Purpose
Provide instructional, behavioral, vocational, community-based, and daily living support to students enrolled in the district’s 18 transition program under the direction of a certified teacher. Support students in developing skills for employment, independent living, community access, self-advocacy, and postsecondary readiness consistent with each student’s IEP transition goals.
Special Knowledge/Skills
- Ability to work with students on vocational, community, social, and independent living skills
- Ability to implement teacher-directed lessons, job coaching plans, behavior supports, and accommodations
- Ability to assist students in school, work-based learning, and community-based instructional settings
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with students, staff, families, and community partners
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Ability to collect data on student performance, behavior, task completion, and IEP-aligned transition activities
Major Responsibilities and Duties
- Assist the teacher in implementing instructional activities aligned to students’ IEPs and transition goals
- Support students during classroom instruction, work-based learning, job site training, travel training, community-based instruction, and campus-based vocational activities
- Reinforce teacher-planned instruction in self-care, communication, social interaction, self-determination, workplace readiness, and daily living skills
- Provide job coaching support at on-campus or community job sites, including modeling tasks, prompting, fading support, and encouraging independence
- Assist students in learning appropriate workplace behaviors such as punctuality, task completion, communication with supervisors, dress, hygiene, and safety employment, education/training, independent living, and community participation
- Assist with preparation of instructional materials, vocational task boxes, visual supports, schedules, and community training materials
- Supervise students in classroom, community, transportation, cafeteria, worksite, and other assigned settings
- Assist students with personal care, feeding, toileting, mobility, lifting, and health-related routines, as required by assignment and permitted by district procedures/training
- Maintain confidentiality of student information in accordance with district policy and applicable law
- Participate in required staff development related to paraprofessional responsibilities, disability awareness, safety, behavior, and transition programming.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Experience
- Experience working with students with disabilities preferred
Pay Grade 1