Special Education Paraprofessional

Position: Special Education Instructional Paraprofessional

Reports To: Director of Special Education/Building Administrator/Classroom Teachers

Qualifications:
● High School Diploma.
● Highly Qualified per NCLB Requirements. (Successful completion of Parapro Testing or 60 College

Credits).
● Ability to demonstrate essential reading, writing, and mathematics skills.*
● Ability to speak English clearly and properly.
● Current or become trained in CPI
● Demonstrated physical ability to lift and move students.
● Prior successful experience with children/students.
● Willingness to follow instructions provided by all supervisors listed above.
● Demonstrated ability to relate well with students, staff, and parents.
● Demonstrated ability to exhibit cooperative and positive attitudes.
● Technology literate.
*Mona Shores Public Schools uses a battery of assessments to determine each candidate’s level of proficiency in specific skills areas.

Preferred Qualifications:
● Values and promotes flexibility/patience.
● Current enrollment in a teacher education program with a concentration in the instructional area under consideration.

Job Goal:
● To assist teachers to achieve their instructional objectives by working with an individual student or small group.
● To assist in daily living skills, support physical activities, transitions and to have the ability to administer seizure medications, so they will reach expectations established for the entire class.

Responsibilities:
● Follow directives, management techniques, and routines designated by the classroom teachers, Building

Administrator, and/or Director of Special Education.
● Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material and skills initially introduced by the teacher.
● Administer achievement tests and other assessments when assigned.
● Refer parental questions and concerns to teachers and/or the Building Administrator while keeping all information about students confidential.
● Assist with student medical/health concerns as needed.
● Assist with student personal hygiene needs, daily living skills, and related instruction when needed.
● Assist students with restroom related duties when needed: diapering, changing soiled underwear and/or clothes, toilet training, etc.

● Perform all other duties assigned by the classroom teachers, Building Administrator and/or Director of
Special Education.

● Provide positive behavior support and redirection, including implementation of any behavior plans as assigned.

Terms of Employment:
● School year, per the instructional paraprofessional work schedule.
● Pay scale and fringe benefits per the Master Agreement.

Evaluation:
● Performance in this position shall be evaluated by the Building Administrator.

**NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list. Job responsibilities may vary and be assigned depending on student and building needs.**

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully

perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the

essential functions. While performing the duties of that job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The

employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl or run. The employee must occasionally

lift and/or move students. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance,vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while

performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform

the essential functions. Noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an

exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additionally duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position

and additional duties may be assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.89 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• No nights
• No weekends

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16