SPECIAL EDUCATION PERMANENT PARAEDUCATOR at Gateway School District

The requirements listed below under the job title are representative of the knowledge, skills, and / or abilities required to perform the duties of this position Kelly Education Permanent Paraeducator ( KE Permanent Paraeducator ).

JOB TITLE : SPECIAL EDUCATION PERMANENT PARAEDUCATOR

Other job titles that paraeducator may be known by include (but are not limited to) : Paraprofessional, Aide, Education Technician, Teacher Aide, Instructional Assistant, Classroom Assistant, Education Assistant, Learning Support Assistant, 1 : 1 Aide, and Teaching Assistant.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Meets state requirements for education qualifications.
• Ability to lift materials and supplies, as well as assist in the implementation of an instructional support program with students of varying ages and sizes.
• Has effective organizational, communication, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be able to follow oral and written directions and have the ability to establish effective working relationships with District / School staff and students.
• Maintain student and District / School personnel confidentiality.
• Endeavors to understand and respect the values and traditions of the diverse cultures represented in the community and in the classroom.
• Manifests a positive role in District / School and community relations.
• Such additional qualifications to the above as the District / School may find appropriate and acceptable and as agreed upon by Kelly Education.
• Dress in a safe and appropriate manner as described in the KE Standards of Professional Conduct.
• Must successfully complete Kelly Education required training (and District / School specific training, if applicable) before starting any paraeducator assignments.

REPORTS TO AND SUPERVISED BY :

School Principal, Director of Special Education Program, Supervisor, and / or Assigned District / School Teacher. Kelly Permanent Paraeducator will receive day-to-day and all classroom-specific instruction from the District / School.

JOB GOAL :

To assist, support, and work closely with supervising district / school teachers, administrators, and other team members in providing educational benefit for student with special needs.

Dependent upon assignment, but always under direct supervision of District / School employees, this role may be working directly in a special education classroom, working in a general education classroom or environment, and / or working one-on-one with a student or small group of students.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY :

KE Permanent Paraeducators work at all times under direction and supervision of District / School professional employees.

District / School employees are responsible for developing curriculum, planning instruction, evaluating academic and behavior progress, developing goals and objectives, providing day-to-day supervision of the KE Permanent Paraeducator, ensuring classrooms are adequately staffed, and communicating progress to parents.

KE Permanent Paraeducator provides classroom assistance to students with special needs and to the assigned District / School teacher, who has ultimate responsibility for designing and implementing educational programs, activities and services.

The District / School teacher prepares the lessons, plans the instructional support activities the KE Permanent Paraeducator carries out, and evaluates the achievement of the students with whom the KE Permanent Paraeducator is working;

and the KE Permanent Paraeducator works in close and frequent proximity and under the direction and guidance of the supervising District / School teacher(s).

Under the guidance of the classroom teacher, the KE Permanent Paraeducator must :

• a) Allow all students to see the on-site nurse or visit the school clinic if and when they request to do so. The KE Permanent Paraeducator should never make judgment calls as to the authenticity of a student’s request in this regard, unless otherwise directed by District / School personnel;
• b) Allow all students to use the restroom if and when they request to do so. The KE Permanent Paraeducator should never make judgment calls as to the authenticity of a student’s request in this regard, unless otherwise directed by District / School personnel. Bathrooming and;

c) All other personal hygiene supports require a code of human dignity. After being trained by the District / School, the KE Permanent Paraeducator may need to assist in toileting activities with a student with significant needs.

The KE Permanent Paraeducator will only assist in this regard under the direction and direct supervision of the District / School.

UNACCEPTABLE DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITES :

As a support role, KE Permanent Paraeducator employees should not :

• Have sole supervisory responsibility.
• Prepare lesson plans.
• Use corporal punishment.
• Develop curricular materials.
• Provide direct instruction in place of a teacher.
• Introduce new content or skills.
• Assign grades to students.
• Give students a final grade and / or determine whether a student should pass or fail.
• Sole responsibility for contact with a parent to discuss a student’s IEP, progress or placement decision.
• Serve as substitute teachers.
• Actively or competitively participate in any physical activities, exercises, competitive games or sports with students or other faculty members at any time, including in school gymnasiums, classrooms, or on the playground.

In the event an assigned employee is assigned to a physical education class, physical activity shall be limited to non-participation instructional purposes only.

For the physical safety of the students and / or the KE Permanent Paraeducator and to avoid KE being held liable for injuries, the following duties shall not be performed :

• Administering medication.
• Diagnose an injury or illness that is actual, perceived, suspected, or claimed.
• Lifting more than 25 pounds.
• Sole supervision of a playground.
• Sole supervision for releasing a student(s) onto a school bus or other vehicle.
• Transporting students in a motor vehicle.
• To be alone with a student in a private setting (this includes In-house teaching, visiting a student’s home for any reason, and / or assignments without on-site supervision from District / School personnel).

Additionally, KE Permanent Paraeducators should not be placed on special education / needs assignments that require a KE Permanent Paraeducator to perform the following duties :

• Leading, directing or sole supervision of students for bathroom support / assistance.
• Touching or being in physical contact with students outside of the scope of responsibility of the assignment.
• Physical restraint of a student with special needs unless the KE Permanent Paraeducator holds a current certification and is consistent with district / school’s approved crisis intervention strategy program and the student’s IEP requirements.

In this role supporting the Special Education environment, the KE Permanent Paraeducator may be required to physically move or touch a student as part of executing their responsibilities.

In the event KE Permanent Paraeducator is assigned to a special needs position where the job requires physical contact that employee must be certified in the district / school’s preferred crisis intervention strategy / restraint training and that contact must be age-appropriate, must be performed at the direction of or under the direct supervision of District / School personnel and consistent with district / school’s approved crisis intervention strategy program and the student’s IEP requirements , and must be directly related to the duties of the position and / or situationally appropriate.

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Last updated : 2024-06-16