Para-educator

7 days ago

Phoenix, AZ, United States Foundation for Blind Children Full-time

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Employment Type: Part-Time

Salary: Competitive

Job Description

Para Educator Summary Description: The role of a special education para-educator is to provide assistance in implementing plans and programs related to the academic or functional skill attainment for students with visual, language, social, cognitive, physical, and/or emotional learning challenges. Works directly with students, individually or in small groups, and performs clerical tasks as assigned.

Essential Responsibilities
  • Assists classroom teacher in teaching a variety of skills to students who are visually impaired and/or multiple handicapped
  • Works directly with students individually and / or in groups under the direction of the teacher
  • Ability to lift and carry non-ambulatory students
  • Prepare materials and equipment to be used by the students in the classroom
  • Follow through on teacher’s lesson plans, classroom routine, assigned tasks and direction from therapists
  • Provide assistance to students in daily routines such as eating, toileting, positioning and handling (lifting), data documentation and other clerical tasks
  • Adhere to agency policy and protocol
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Be flexible to assist where there is a need
  • Attend scheduled staff development training and meetings
  • Complete Medicaid documentation
  • Ability to move body in many different ways in order to interact with and position students such as: standing, walking, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, pushing and pulling consistently throughout the day and in a daily basis
  • Required to routinely lift up to 50 pounds
Requirements
  • Genuine interest to work with children
  • Ability to follow direction and adapt to new and/or unique situations
  • Ability to establish rapport and appropriate relationships with students and their families
  • Demonstrate a progression in knowledge and skills through job performance
  • Able to maintain confidentiality
Personal Characteristics
  • Accountable
  • Trustworthy
  • Critical thinker
  • Collaborative
  • Belief that all children can learn
  • Celebrates progress
  • Strong awareness of self
Licenses/Special Requirements
  • High school education or equivalent
  • Current Level 1 IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
  • Current certification in CPR, AED and First Aid
  • Article 9
  • Basic computer and keyboard skills
  • Helpful if able to read, write and speak Spanish
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