K-12 Special Education Paraprofessional, Crossett

Special Education Paraprofessional

POSITION TITLE: Special Education Paraprofessional FLSA: Non-Exempt REPORTS TO: Principal and Classroom Teacher TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 180 Day employment with benefits as specified in employee contract. QUALIFICATIONS: Associates degree, 60 college credit hours, or passing score on ParaPro Praxis examAbility to work with students with disabilities. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Provide individual or small group instruction. Assist in implementing behavior management activities. Perform clerical duties which may include collection and recording of data, preparing classroom materials, and entering data into a computer program.Assist with feeding, toileting, daily living skills, and physical activities, such as lifting and transferring students to and from wheelchairs. Attend conferences, as deemed appropriate/necessary. Attend appropriate training sessions. If applicable, annually obtain specified number of professional development hours.Use, with proper training. assistive technology devices. Accompany student to general education classroom, cafeteria, playground, restroom, and or other locations on the school campus. Participate in community based instruction activities. Conduct student programing assessments and/or screenings, per instrument administration guidelines/evaluator qualifications.Other duties as assigned. OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS: Maintain emotional control under stress. Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally. Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders, bending, squatting.