Educational Paraprofessional - LPS

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Lakes Partnership School serves individuals in elementary through middle school with high levels of behavioral needs. Employees will need to be comfortable working with these individuals, and will be required to physically intervene when necessary, and attend school field trips. Many individuals communicate through challenging behaviors such as: spitting, biting, hair pulling, hitting/kicking, running/elopement or verbal aggression. Through the training that PLAEA/LPS provide, we equip our team members with the tools to offer quality interventions to meet and support the individual’s challenging behaviors.

QUALIFICATION

• EDUCATION: High School Diploma or equivalent
• LICENSURE:
• EXPERIENCE:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assist Special Education teacher in implementing the educational program and Behavior Invention Plans for students in a special education classroom
• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with AEA staff, resident district staff, and colleagues for the benefit of the student
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with students, colleagues, and other team members
• Act in the best interest of the student in handling situations that arise
• Assist Special Education teacher by reporting student progress and concerns
• Utilize technology to perform word processing, Excel, and other clerical duties as assigned
• Collect and record student data
• Attend and participates in staff meetings, student team meetings, and agency meetings as needed
• Participate in professional development and learning opportunities related to job
• Be flexible and coachable to learning new strategies

COMMON TO ALL EMPLOYEES: 

• Contributes to a positive and productive work, learning and team environment
• Believes in, advocates for, understands, supports and delivers the priority work of the AEAs, Iowa Public and Accredited Schools, the Iowa Department of Education and Prairie Lakes AEA
• Focuses upon agency and team efforts to deliver equitable, efficient and effective educational services that prepare Iowa children for a life well-lived
• Anticipates and responds to needs, requirements and expectations of clients resulting in acceleration, inspiration and innovation
• Demonstrates effective verbal, non-verbal, written, listening and visual communication
• Possesses effective interpersonal, collaboration, facilitation skills and is committed to relationships and partnerships, within and outside of the agency
• Exhibits self-motivation, reliability, organization, detail and quality and engages in continuous improvement of professional practice to build skills needed to perform job duties and meet agency goals and expectations
• Manages time effectively so that timelines are met and improved results are evident in learning, professional capacity and system effectiveness
• Problem solves by utilizing data-based decisions, preventing and resolving conflicts and providing comprehensive, high quality solutions
• Works with integrity and maintains confidentiality
• Models and integrates technology into daily work
• Leads professional development for at least one course, internally, externally or both
• Understands other duties and responsibilities may be assigned, according to current needs of the agency or districts served

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 

• Ability to travel between schools and sites served
• Normal, routine levels of activity related to bending, carrying, climbing, hearing, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, vision and walking, and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that can’t always be anticipated

BENEFITS: Enjoy a strong benefits package featuring fully paid single health and dental insurance, employer-paid life and disability coverage, and a generous IPERS retirement plan.

Salary : $20 - $22