Instructional Paraprofessional, Special Education

POSITION: INSTRUCTIONAL PARAPROFESSIONAL – Special Education

REPORTS TO: BUILDING PRINCIPAL

LOCATION: EAST HIGH

TERMS: 5 ½ hrs/day; 9:40 a.m. - 3:40 p.m.; Part-time; 9 Month position

(days consistent with student days as assigned)

Minimum starting rate: $12.41/hr

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Under educator supervision and as determined by the lesson plan, tutor a class subject, and provide needed individual/group assistance enabling student progress
• Provide assistance and tutoring with K-12 mathematics in individual or group settings per the educator's specific instruction*
• Provide assistance and tutoring with K-12 communication arts (reading, writing, listening, speaking) in individual or group settings per the educator's specific instruction*
• Under teacher direction, monitor and/or assist with completion of class assignments
• Maintain student progress notes and worklogs; prepare related reports
• Monitor students' independent projects per the educator's specific instructions*
• Attend training sessions related to job functions at the request of the administrator
• Notify principal or other building administrator of any emergency situation immediately
• Under teacher direction, follow classroom discipline plans
• Obtains, word processes, copies, staples, laminates, and delivers instructional materials; develops visual educational aids; maintains classroom bulletin boards and hallway displays
• Perform ongoing assessment of student performance and maintain records per the educator's specific instructions*
• Physically help students with special needs carry out daily school routine and educational and personal activities
• Maintains current CPR/First Aid/AED Certificate (when required)
• Maintain medical access logs
• Perform related work as required

* NOTE - All instructional duties shall be performed by the instructional paraprofessional in a purely supportive role under the direct supervision of the educator(s) and/or other supervisor.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Considerable knowledge of subject area responsibility, i.e., math, communication arts (reading, writing, listening, speaking)
• Considerable knowledge of developmental stages of children
• Ability to accept some autonomy of action
• Ability to communicate well orally and in writing
• Ability to maintain basic education records and prepare related reports
• Ability to rate subject matter tests
• Ability to expeditiously learn and apply classroom paraprofessional principles and practices
• Skill in working with students to impart subject matter knowledge
• Ability to perform basic mathematical operations
• Ability to operate standard office equipment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of work and in working relations with associates, district staff, students and vendors
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with administration, parents, students and associates
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, handle, talk, hear, see, carry books, and, where applicable, physically help students with special needs, and be able to carry up to 50 lbs
• Attend additional training (20 hours) as required

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Must have completed two years of study at an institution of higher education; obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; or met a rigorous standard of quality and be able to demonstrate, through a formal State or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics (or, as appropriate, reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness)
• Must have current CPR/First Aid/AED Certficate (when required);
• AND Must have completed two years of study at an institution of higher education; obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; or met a rigorous standard of quality and be able to demonstrate, through a formal State or local academic process to obtain the Pennsylvania Special Education Paraeducator Credential of Competency.

Individuals who are interested in this position should apply online through the districts website at www.applitrack.com no later than October 18, 2018.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $14.71 per hour