Montessori Magnet - Paraeducator

Position Type : Paraeducators

Date Posted : 8 / 14 / 2024

Location :

Montessori Magnet School

Closing Date : 04 / 25 / 2025

Paraeducator - Montessori Magnet

Position Purpose

Under the direct supervision of a certified staff member, to assist certified professional staff with helping students to meet instructional goals and objectives or to assist with other duties in the school which add to the overall quality of the school or the educational experience of the students. Experience working with students with aggressive behavior utilizing behavior management techniques is a must. PMT certified preferred.

Essential Job Functions

• Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and other skills.
• Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments.
• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
• Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.
• Assists teacher in controlling behavioral and emotional outbursts by employing techniques such as systems of rewards, behavior checklists and time-outs.
• Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
• Accompanies students on field trips for the purpose of assisting with supervision.
• Constructs, copies, distributes, and uses educational materials as needed.
• Assists teacher with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.
• Assists students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement of IEP objectives, etc.
• Contributes to the IEP process, as appropriate, and serves as resource for the evaluation team as needed.
• Assists students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning activities.
• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.
• May assist in the training of other Paraeducators.
• Experience working with students with aggressive behavior utilizing behavior management techniques is a must.
• PMT certified is preferred.

Additional Duties

Note : The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task and responsibility.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Qualifications Profile :

Equipment

Use of standard office equipment such as personal computers, copy machines, fax machines, and telephones

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

Physical demands may include moving therapy equipment and helping lift or move students on and off equipment. May include driving to and between assigned sites.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed rather than give an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.

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