Elementary Special Education Para Professional

JOB GOAL:

• To assist, support, and work closely with teachers, administrators, and other team members in providing educational benefits for students.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff.
2. Monitors work, corrects papers, and supervises curriculum-based testing and make-up work as assigned by the certified staff.
3. Serves as the chief source of information and help to any guest teacher assigned in the absence of the regular certified staff.
4. Alerts the certified staff to any problem or special information about an individual student.
5. Performs assigned supervision of students during lunch periods, play periods, and field trips.
6. When requested, serves as a resource person to the General Education Intervention Team and/or IEP / Title 1 / ESL Team(s).
7. Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment and community.
8. Maintains a safe working environment and encourages colleagues to be safety-minded in the performance of all school-related duties.
9. Performs other such duties/assignments as directed by the building administrator
10. Participates in in-service training programs as approved.