What are the responsibilities and job description for the Long Term Substitute Paraprofessional position at Tatham Elementary?
Long-term Substitute Special Education Paraprofessional
Tatham School
Description of work: To work closely with student (s) under the direction of a teacher in an effort to facilitate the progress of the student in meeting the goals stated and to provide other instructional and support assistance as required by the teacher.
Duties:
-This position involves working with students with Autism in a structured environment based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis.
-Support students and teachers in an ABA classroom. May include lunch duty and coverage for the teachers during meetings or if they are absent (with stipend).
- Experience working with students with special needs preferred
-Work with individual students or small groups of students in independent study, skills work, and remedial work assigned by the teacher.
- Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed
- Assist in gathering data on students
- Participate in in-service training programs, as assigned.
- Safety care training which will be provided by WSPS
- Inform the teacher of any problems or special information about students.
-Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
-Assists the teacher in duties relating to the supervision of playground, lavatories, cafeteria, and bus loading activities.
-Assists with lunch, snack and clean-up routines.
-Any other duties as assigned by the building principal or the Superintendent of Schools.
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma
Preferred Qualifications:
*Associates Degree or 48 college credits attained, or WorkKeys completed
*Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed
*Experience working with students with autism
*Background in ABA
*Such alternatives found to be appropriate
Salary: $100.00 per day worked
**This position is expected to conclude on 6/17/2026