Paraeducator- Special Education Central Campus

Foundation for Blind Children is currently seeking full and part time Special Education Paraeducators to work with our Preschool and Elementary aged students.  We offer paid time off, paid breaks, paid holidays, retirement plan, and special work events and activities for all employees. Full time staff are eligible for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Compensation is based on education and years of experience in the special education field.

Summary Description:

The role of a Special Education Paraeducator is to provide assistance in implementing plans and programs related to the academic or functional skill attainment for pre-school age students with visual, language, social, cognitive, physical, and/or emotional learning challenges. Works directly with students, individually or in small groups, and performs other classroom tasks as assigned.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Assists classroom Teacher in teaching a variety of skills to students who are visually impaired and/or multiple handicapped
• Works directly with students individually and / or in groups under the direction of the Teacher
• Prepares materials and equipment to be used by the students in the classroom
• Follows through on teacher’s lesson plans, classroom routine, assigned tasks and direction from therapists
• Provides assistance to classroom teacher in daily routines with students such as eating, toileting, positioning and handling (lifting), data documentation and other clerical tasks
• Adheres to agency policy and protocol
• Flexible to assist where there is a need
• Attends scheduled staff development training and meetings

Physical Requirement:

• Ability to move body in many different ways in order to interact with and position students such as: standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, pushing and pulling consistently throughout the day and in a daily basis
• Required to routinely lift a minimum of 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds
• Ability to lift and carry non-ambulatory students

Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required:

• Genuine interest to work with children
• Ability to follow direction and adapt to new and/or unique situations
• Ability to establish rapport and appropriate relationships with students and their families
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Demonstrate a progression in knowledge and skills through job performance
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Willingness to learn and develop professionally

Job Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent
• Previous experience working with students with disabilities preferred
• Current Level 1 IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card or ability to obtain clearance
• Current certification in CPR, AED and First Aid preferred
• Basic computer and keyboard skills
• Spanish language proficiency preferred, but not required

Salary : $17 - $24