What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Needs Paraprofessional position at Oxford Public Schools(CT)?
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
To help the teacher accomplish teaching objectives by meeting the special needs of students or small groups to help achieve appropriate skill levels. Assists the teacher to provide a well organized, smoothly functioning class environment.
CLASSROOM RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assists students with individual, special needs including but not limited to personal hygiene needs, toileting, and any other care permitted by law.
- Assists the teacher in providing instruction to the children, by reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual student needs, interests, and abilities.
- Helps student(s) master equipment and instructional materials assigned by the teacher. Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
- Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual student(s).
- Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom learning displays up to date.
- Reads to student(s), listens to student(s) read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with student(s).
- Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher
- Alert the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
- Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
- Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully certified teachers.
- Assists the teacher in maintaining assigned student(s) discipline.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Operates and cares for specialized equipment used by student(s) as permitted by law. Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
- Assists with the supervision of student(s) during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips, in the cafeteria, hallways, and bus duties.
- Operates and cares for equipment in the classroom to include duplication of materials. Escorts student(s) to areas of special instruction; i.e., library, gym, etc.
- Performs other duties as required to maintain the efficient operation of the school.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Ability to work harmoniously with students, teachers and others.
- Working knowledge of office practices, cafeteria procedures and non-instructional student activities. Any training required by the Administration shall be provided on-site by the school nurse.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Graduation from high school, plus Nurse's Aide training or appropriate experience.
- Emphasis on a four year college degree with teacher certification with some related experience.
- Specialized training or certification as required by administration and/or the State of Connecticut.
Salary: as per the current Labor Agreement; Special Needs Differential