Paraprofessionals

Job Title

Follows established Individual Educational Plans to improve socially significant behaviors under the supervision of the Teacher and Building Principal/Special Education Director.

Essential Job Functions:

• Incorporates specific educational objectives into the context of on-going activities, as appropriate
• Facilitates opportunities for generalization and maintenance of skills
• Communicates with students' parents via communication log
• Maintains a student notebook in a neat and orderly manner
• Maintains student specific materials and reinforcers
• Schedules activities as directed
• Reviews progress on IEP goals
• Participates in writing students' progress reports
• Updates students' guidelines
• Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts
• Plans, prepares, and develops various teaching aids such as bibliographies, charts, and graphs
• Presents subject matter to students, utilizing variety of methods and techniques such as lecture, discussion, and supervised role playing
• Assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts
• May need assistance with toileting and lifting
• Student may have behavior issues, medical conditions, work completion, elopement risks, aggression, and need de-escalation
• Reliable and consistent attendance
• Help facilitate communication and social emotional skills
• Responsible for safety of students
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of a Teacher Assistant Pre-Employment Training Program approved by the RI Department of Education (RIDE)
• Three (3) exceptions to this particular qualification:
• Those hired before January 1, 1999
• Those with certification as a TA in another state
• Those with an associates degree or bachelors degree AND who have completed coursework or other training consistent with the teacher assistant program standards
• Must meet one (1) of the following requirements after obtaining a certificate for a RIDE approved Teacher Assistant Program:
• Successfully pass the ParaPro Assessment.
• Complete at least 2 years of study at an institution of higher education
• Obtain an associates or higher degree