2025-2026 Hearing Impaired Paraprofessional

Position Summary:
Provides support to the instructional program within an assigned classroom with specific responsibility for working with individual and/or small groups of students; and providing clerical support to teacher/s and staff.

Essential Duties:

• Assists the teacher with hearing impaired students to ensure that they are learning at their full potential.
• Adapts classroom activities, assignments and/or materials (e.g. art projects, computer, language skills, etc.) for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom goals and objectives.
• Administers classroom assignments for the purpose of supporting teachers in the instructional process.
• Assists students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments (e.g. read stories, providing writing assistance, reinforce language skills, numbers, alphabet, computer learning programs, etc.) for the purpose of practicing and/or reinforcing learning concepts and assisting students in reaching academic goals and grade level standards.
• Communicates with teachers for the purpose of assisting in evaluating progress and/or implementing classroom objectives.
• Maintains classroom equipment, work area, and manual and electronic files and records (e.g. clean/bleach tables, sign-in/sign-out logs, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring availability of items; providing written reference; providing a safe learning environment; and/or meeting mandated requirements.
• Monitors individual and/or groups of students in a variety of settings (e.g. classroom, playground, field trips, etc.) for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Performs general clerical tasks (e.g. laminating, making posters, making copies, bulletin boards, filing, newsletters, etc.) for the purpose of helping the teacher get instructional materials ready.
• Reports observations and incidents relating to specific students (e.g. accidents, fights, appropriate and/or inappropriate social behavior, violations of rules, safety conditions, etc.) for the purpose of communicating information to appropriate instructional and/or administrative personnel.
• May assist in changing all students’ diapers, sanitary napkins, and clothing.
• May assist with those students needing to be fed.
• May assist with personal care, wiping nose or drool, hand washing and body care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):

• Must have experience working in an area related to the field of deaf education, this can include volunteer work.
• Ability to communicate professionally in American Sign Lanaguage (ASL)
• High School Diploma or GED required and one of the following:
  • Tier 1 Completed at least 48 credit hours of college study
  • Passed the OGET test
  • Pass the Education Testing Service Parapro Assessment Test (passing score is 455)
  • Workkeys Assessment (Passing score is 3 or better on all three parts).
  • Tier 2 (Special Education)
    In addition to Tier 1, a special education paraprofessional must complete the following requirements:
    • OSDE special education paraprofessional training through Pepper, career technology centers, or other state-approved training providers,
    • Cardiovascular Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/First Aid, maintaining current certification.
    • Universal Precautions/Bloodborne Pathogens yearly training
    • Six hours of professional development each year.
• Must obtain OSDE Paraprofessional Credential ($10 fee).
• Ability to operates standard office equipment including basic computer software applications.
• Performs basic math; read a variety of manuals, write documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others; and understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions.
• Knowledge of child development stages and learning styles with age appropriate activities.
• Ability to schedule activities, gather data, and prioritize
• Ability to work with a wide diversity of individuals; work with a variety of data; and utilize job-related equipment.
• Strong problem solving skills with the ability to identify issues and create action plans.
• Ability to adapt, maintaining confidentiality, working as part of a team; and working with constant interruptions.
• Communicating with diverse groups.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
The working conditions and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time,
• Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer,
• Ability to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids,
• Hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone,
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone,
• Physical agility, able to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach
• Ability to lift, push, pull up to 50 pounds

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Oklahoma City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.