What are the responsibilities and job description for the Para-Educator - Category B position at Longmeadow Public School District?
REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education; Special Education Supervisor; Special Education and Classroom Teachers
JOB MISSION: To facilitate the students’ progress toward the goals stated in the individual educational plans under the direction of the Special Education and Classroom Teachers. To provide other instructional and clerical assistance as required by the Special Education and Classroom Teachers.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
•assistance with toileting, feeding and/or lifting and transferring
•providing physical restraint; formal de-escalation and restraint training required
•Assisting a student whose behavior is consistently disruptive to the classroom and requires frequent removal and /or physical restraint
•Assisting a student who has significant developmental delays and requires constant supervision for reasons of safety
•provide academic support and reteaching in or out of the classroom
•support teacher with instruction and progress monitoring
•support the teacher with general classroom duties
•student support for executive functioning and organization
•behavioral support for students needing redirection including removal from classroom
•student is hearing-impaired but does not require sign language
•student has physical or neurological impairment
•Supervision of students for safety on playground, in cafeteria at arrival and dismissal as assigned
•Assist with data collection, academic and behavioral
•Assist students with toileting in Pre-K and K levels
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:NONE
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:Salary and work year in accordance with current Longmeadow Educators Association (Unit F) and Longmeadow School Committee Agreement.
