What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 Summer School Special Education Tier 4 Paraprofessional position at North Kansas City Schools?
The 2025 Summer School session will run Monday - Thursday, first session beginning June 2 and ending June 26, second session beginning July 7 and ending July 24.
PARAPROFESSIONAL - SPECIAL EDUCATION
QUALIFICATIONS :
- A minimum of thirty-six college hours from an accredited college or university is required.
- A valid Missouri Teaching Certificate is preferred.
- Possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and physical attributes necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate or acceptable.
REPORTS TO : Building Principal, Executive Director - Special Education
Direct Supervisor : Special Education Classroom Teacher
JOB GOAL :
To assist with a teacher, group of teachers, or throughout the building to provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
Assists with the supervision of students at all times and including emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
Keeps bulletin board and other classroom learning displays up-to-date.
Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and story-telling.
Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.
Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.
Checks and records student attendance.
Help students with clothing when necessary and appropriate.
Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
Serve as a substitute for the teacher, as assigned or required, on an emergency basis.
Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentially of information about students as is expected of a fully licensed teacher.
Assists students in self-monitoring strategies, de-escalation techniques, navigating environment and assistive technology devices
Maintains up-to-date data on student goals and progress
Assists students with minimal bathroom needs and minimal feeding needs
Becomes CPR certified and First Aid Training
Trains in Medication Administration including administration of EPI PEN
Assists students with toileting and diapering
Assists students with transferring and lifting of students
Demonstrates a basic understanding of Chronic Health Conditions
Demonstrates knowledge of the following : medical assessment education (knows when to call the nurse), Diabetic Management Training and Personal Protective Equipment, following all safety protocols
Demonstrates understanding of student needs (wheelchairs, assistive technology devices, etc.)
Assists students while they are experiencing crisis
Assists teachers while they are working with students in crisis situations
MANDT Trained
Able to implement Tier 3 Behavior Intervention Plans
Assists with implementing Board policy as it relates to seclusion and restraint
Adheres to all safe room procedures
Collects accurate data related to safe room procedures
Participates on crisis response team
Direct instruction to reinforce skills related to IEP goals
Data collection for IEP Goals
Demonstrates effective human relations and communication skills.
Adheres to good safety practices.
Adheres to all district rules, regulations, and policies.
Other duties as required or assigned.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The individual who holds this position is regularly required to walk, hear and speak and must have close moderate and distance vision ability. This individual must be able to travel between district facilities. The position requires a moderate amount of travel and physical activity.
CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT : The work environment is consistent with typical office / school environment.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT : Salary and work calendar to be established by the Board of Education. Benefits according to Board policies.
FLSA : Non-Exempt
RETIREMENT : Public Education Employee Retirement Systems (PEERS)
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES : Substitute Certificate or 60 college credit hours
CLEARANCES : Criminal Justice Fingerprint / Background Clearance
EVALUATION : Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluations utilizing the Performance Based Support Staff Evaluation process.
