What are the responsibilities and job description for the PACS Paraprofessional position at George F. Willett Early Childhood Center?
• Provides instructional, vocational and developmental assistance to mentally, physically, emotionally disabled and other special
needs students, as prescribed by the supervising teacher.
• Assists students with gross motor activities, such as grasping, holding objects, posture, crawling, walking and running, as
appropriate to individual development.
• Assists students with fine motor activities, such as playing with toys, cutting materials and coloring, as appropriate to individual
development.
• Applies effective principles and procedures of crisis intervention to students with aggressive behavior or other social difficulties;
provides physical restraint as necessary, such as in violent circumstances.
• Reinforces rules of the school and learning environment; acknowledges and encourages appropriate behavior and distinguishes
inappropriate behavior for the students' understanding.
• Maintains accurate and complete records or student activities and behavior that may require the use of a computer terminal to
enter student information and data; completes applicable forms, schedules, and instructional reports, as directed.
• Assists teachers in the supervision of learning activities, circulating within the classroom and providing assistance and learning
support to students.
• May be assigned monitoring duties outside of classroom.
• Additional duties as necessary.
