Early Education Paraeducator

Paraeducator - Early Learning
SUMMARY: With supervision, coordinates educational programs for a designated group of academic students with multiple disabilities aged 3‑5 years.

Essential Functions

Teaches young children with typical development and those with disabilities, including blindness and multiple disabilities, on an individual and group basis.

Provides direct care to assigned students, requiring frequent standing and walking, and limited sitting during a standard work day.

Implements established daily student schedules under the lead teacher’s directive, which may require physically handling and assisting other persons in daily activities, including bending, stooping, kneeling, and crawling.

Coordinating service: manages classroom resources and coordinates data collection and recording.

Marginal Functions

Performs additional duties as assigned.

Work Schedule
38.5 or 40 daytime hours, Monday through Friday with a ½ hour unpaid lunch break scheduled each day; flextime within the work week is occasionally required, and additional work hours are infrequently assigned. This position follows an 11‑month school schedule.

Requirements
Experience and Skills:

Qualifications

Minimum High School Diploma/GED.

90‑Hour Early Childhood Care Certificate or Childcare Credential, or applicable college coursework.

General knowledge of education principles, practices, and procedures.

General knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice.

General knowledge of disabilities and developmental delays.

General knowledge of medical disorders such as seizures.

Candidate must complete a minimum of 18 continuing training clock hours per year in Early Childhood Education.

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Must have the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and push or pull in excess of 100 lbs. unassisted.

Other applicable trainings/certifications that may be required include, but are not limited to:

Gastrostomy tube (G‑tube)/Medication Management Certification

Braille

Sign Language

Lifting, Transfers & Positioning/Mechanical Lift

Computer Skills

Driving Certification to transport students

First Aid/CPR Certification

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Training

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