Paraprofessional - Special Education

MIDDLESEX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Position: Paraprofessional - Special Education

Position Summary: Performs basic human support work assisting classroom teachers by working with individual students with disabilities or small groups, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the close supervision of the Teacher and Principal.

Job Type: Full-Time

Contract: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Minimum Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Essential Functions:

• Assists classroom teachers in performing specific duties as assigned or undertaking specialized tasks.
• Maintains various records and files.
• Works with individuals or small groups to reinforce material already introduced by teacher.
• Assists with a variety of assignments and tasks associated with the needs of students.
• May be assigned to assist in special areas such as reading, mathematics, computer lab, library, in-school suspension, etc.
• Assists teacher with collection of student work and other tasks, enforces discipline and safety rules.
• Notifies respective teachers in writing of the dates of a student has been assigned to in-school suspension; collects completed work
• and returns it to the respective teachers' boxes.
• Performs a variety of office and clerical assistance tasks for classroom teacher and school office staff; makes copies of various
• materials.
• Assists with large group activities.
• Guides independent study and other work assigned by teacher.
• Reports student problems to teacher and assists with student problems.
• Assists with the sale of supplies and collection of monies.
• Performs cafeteria, hall and/or bus duties; helps supervise playground and physical education activities.
• Assists with lunch, snack, clean-up, lavatory, clothing and wash-up routines and arrival and departure of students.
• Escorts students to classes; assists students during meals.
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: General knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in classroom teaching; ability to maintain confidential files and
information and to compile reports; skill in the use of classroom and instructional equipment; ability to operate standard office equipment; skill in the use of personal computers and related software packages, hardware and peripherals; ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with associates, students and parents.

Special Requirements: Possession of or ability to acquire appropriate license(s), certificate(s) and/or endorsement(s) (such as Highly Qualified status) for
position as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia or School Board.

Education and Experience: High school diploma or GED and minimal experience working with children, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements: This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms, frequently requires standing and walking and occasionally requires sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions; work requires close vision, distance vision, color perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, playground, classroom, light traffic).

Supervision Exercised: Principal