Paraprofessional

Paraprofessional

Under the supervision of a Principal, Director of Student Services, or other administrator, paraprofessionals assist, support, and work closely with teachers, administrators, and other team members in providing educational benefit for students.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or Paraprofessional/Teacher Aide Statement of Approval
• Previous experience in a school setting preferred
• Candidates must possess strong collaborative, communication, organizational and computer skills

Rate of Pay: Commensurate with qualifications and experience aligned to Winfield 34 Paraprofessional Salary Determination process.

Position hours are 8:00am - 3:30pm

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community
• Helps to maintain a positive classroom environment, utilize appropriate language, interactions and positive discipline and model positive behavior
• Maintains order with the students and comply with and assist in teachers' methods of maintaining classroom discipline
• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of concepts or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff
• Encourages students to function as a member of the group by involving other students in activities and encouraged independence and self-help skills
• Circulates and monitors student work, and proctors assessments as assigned by the certified staff
• Assists students with lessons and assignments in a variety of classroom learning experiences. This includes classrooms lead by homeroom teachers, content area teachers, LBS teachers, and specials teachers.
• Adapts classroom activities to the capabilities of the student
• Implements age and developmentally appropriate activities
• Implements individual program
• Assists teachers and students with organizational needs in the classrooms
• Assists in maintaining individual student's progress records for review and program planning
• Redirects parental questions/concerns to supervisors
• Participates in team meetings as warranted and communicates and shares ideas and concerns with supervisors
• Performs assigned supervision of students during before school, after school, lunch periods, play periods, hallways and all other supervision needs
• Works as a member of the students' team
• Performs clerical, classroom maintenance, and instructional duties as assigned
• Alerts the certified staff to any problems, concerns, or special information about an individual student
• Maintains a safe working environment
• Continues to improve expertise and job related skills. Engages in professional development activities
• Receives the students from the bus, parentxs' cars, and other forms of transportation. Ensures that students are picked up after school
• Conducts prescribed therapeutic and exercise programs for physically exceptional students
• Participates in all facets of the program designed to develop the language, independence, mobility and self-help skills of students
• Demonstrates proficiency of technology skills necessary to successfully carry out duties as well as assisting individual students utilizing any assistive technology to support their instruction
• Attends to personal needs of students in the program. (i.e. feeding, toileting, clothing, general care, secures students in walkers or other equipment, moves or positions students)
• Monitors students for health problems issues when applicable
• Cleans and stores materials and equipment after use
• Some lifting of students, equipment, or materials may be required, not to exceed forty (40) pounds. Lifting of over forty (40) pounds will require the assistance of another adult