What are the responsibilities and job description for the 5th Grade Paraprofessional (SPED) position at Northwest?
SUMMARY: Assist special education teachers in educating special students. (Note: Every classroom paraprofessional in the district has specific duties to perform. This is determined by the age of the students worked with and/or the specific needs of the students.)
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Other duties may be assigned.
- Assist special teacher in classroom instruction.
- Reads tests to students and makes other accommodations from the IEP.
- At times participates in Social Studies and Science Class-Within-A-Class educational opportunities. (Takes notes during class, monitors behavior of students, works with individual students, etc.)
- Inputs student scores into computer.
- Has a good working relationship with regular staff members, special staff members, and students.
- Demonstrates understanding of students’ difficulties.
- Maintains classroom bulletin boards.
- Keeps records, writes lessons on the board and corrects student work.
- Walks students to and from the bus (as needed).
- Walks with students that have behavior difficulties between classes (as needed).
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises students (at times).
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Individual must have 60 hours of college and/or pass the paraprofessional paxis test and/or complete 20 hour substitute training course via DESE. (Prefer to have people that have worked with special needs students in the past. Must have skills of empathy and a positive attitude to work in this area.)
EVALUATION: Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Support Staff Personnel.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Nine-month employee. Salary to be established by the Board of Education.