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Paraeducator for Special Education

2 months ago

Lexington, Kentucky, United States Fayette County Public Schools Full time
Job Summary

This position is responsible for providing support to certified teachers in implementing instructional practices, transitional activities, and maintaining a safe and supportive instructional environment for special education students.

Key Responsibilities
  • Implement strategies and procedures developed by teachers to maintain safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments.
  • Assist teachers and related service professionals in carrying out health-related procedures required by students who have special needs.
  • Keep student data current and report concerns to teacher when they arise.
  • Under the guidance and supervision of a teacher, effectively implement learning strategies, prompting procedures, and other systematic instructional procedures in school and non-school settings.
  • Implement teacher-developed plans or strategies that enhance the fluency, maintenance, and generalization of academic skills.
  • Assist teachers with community-based instruction.
  • Use grammatically correct language and reinforcement procedures to support student learning.
  • Perform routine clerical duties such as preparation of instructional classroom materials and maintaining classroom records.
  • Assist teachers in monitoring student progress regarding academic/cognitive development, social development, and behavior.
  • Assist teachers and other professionals in maintaining student records required by federal and state law and regulations.
  • Implement teacher-developed behavior plans and techniques that adhere to laws, regulations, and procedural safeguards concerning the management of student behaviors.
  • Monitor and assist students in non-academic learning environments.
  • Direct group activities of students as assigned and assist in lunchroom duties as assigned.
  • Assist in overseeing students while in regular class, labs or other activities, providing them with the necessary materials needed to participate.
  • Follow teacher instructions and implement team decisions.
  • Contribute relevant, objective information to teachers and other school professionals to facilitate planning, problem solving, and decision-making processes.
  • Maintain confidentiality of individual students and their families, as well as all student educational records.
  • Perform assigned responsibilities under the supervision of the teachers in a professional and ethical manner.
  • Participate with administrators, consultants, and/or other professionals in designing and implementing comprehensive professional development activities for paraprofessionals.
  • Assist in administering diagnostic and other tests and record test information.
  • Read, understand and assist in implementing, recording and monitoring assigned students IEPs.
  • Assist students to and from activities, loading, unloading and/or riding the bus and assist in preparation as required.
  • Assist students by providing proper examples, emotional support, a friendly attitude and general guidance.
  • Provide support to the teacher and student by creating an environment that is conducive to learning.
  • Conference with the teacher/case manager concerning programs and materials to meet student's needs.
  • Assure the health and safety of students by following health and safety practices and regulations.
  • Maintain regular attendance and report your absence to the teacher and in the absence reporting system as specified by the district.
Qualifications
  • Minimum 48 college credit hours or successful completion of the Kentucky Paraeducator Assessment or completion of an Associates Degree and experience working with youth in an organized setting and some instructional experience in a classroom environment working with children and parents with special needs, multi-cultural and multi-ethnic backgrounds.
Knowledge and Abilities
  • Basic subjects taught in District Schools, including arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language and reading.
  • Safe practices in classroom and playground activities.
  • Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
  • Basic record-keeping techniques.
  • Learn procedures, functions and limitations of assigned duties.
  • Apply and explain policies and procedures related to school and program activities.
  • Communicate effectively with others.
  • Work cooperatively with others.
Working Conditions
  • Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking.
  • Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing.
  • Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
  • Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching, running.
  • Must be able to lift one-third of their body weight, not to exceed 50 pounds.