What are the responsibilities and job description for the Thacher Elementary School - Behavior Paraprofessional position at Thacher Elementary School?
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Behavior Paraprofessional
Thacher Elementary School
Position Purpose
Under the guidance of the Principal/Asst. Principal, assist professional staff with students in the classroom to meet academic goals and objectives and implement/model positive behavioral supports and programing.
Essential Job Functions
- Works to support and model successful follow through of designed behavior plans for assigned student
- Works with multiple schools depending on assignment and need
- Works with students individually and in small groups.
- Assists professional staff in data collection: academic and behavioral
- Assists with developing behavioral skills according to individual student needs.
- Assists with individual, class, and school positive behavioral supports to develop a safe, learning environment.
- Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, and other related noninstructional areas when needed to develop behavioral skils.
- Constructs, copies and distribute and use materials as needed.
- Assists teacher with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.
- Participates in IEP process and serves as resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.
- Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
- Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
- Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
- Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
- Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
Qualifications Profile
- Prior experience working with students with behavioral challenges
- ABA and data collection experience preferred
- Safety care training preferred.
- RBT courses
- Highly Qualified: 2 years college credits or equivalent or passing score of the ParaPro or ParaPathways Assessment Test
Salary per Attleboro Paraprofessionals Association Collective Bargaining Agreement - Salary Range: $32,266 - $47,397
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E.O.E.
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Salary : $32,266 - $47,397