About This Role
This paraprofessional role contributes to a well-organized, smooth-functioning classroom environment, enabling students to fully utilize instructional programs and resources. The position provides academic and classroom functioning support to students under the direction of a certified teacher, helping professional staff meet instructional objectives by assisting individual students and small groups.
Responsibilities
- Prepare for classroom instructional events and other educational or non-educational activities under the supervision of a certified teacher
- Assist the teacher in implementing special strategies and interventions developed for reinforcing material or skills based on individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities
- Serve as a resource person about the student(s) in communicating with teachers regarding specific instruction with students relative to specific goal attainment
- Work with individuals and small groups of students to reinforce material, assist with self-help and independence skills, implement remedial and review exercises, aid independent study, help students master instructional tasks, and assist in test taking, tape-recording books, and reading to students
- Observe and make notes on student performance or learning behaviors, such as listening to students read or other activities related to developing oral communication skills
- Implement curriculum modifications or accommodations designed by professional staff
- Conduct Discrete Trials when necessary
- Accompany assigned student(s) to lunch, recess, or the nurse’s office when necessary
- Assist student(s) with physical tasks if there is a difficulty when necessary
- Assist teachers with non-instructional duties, such as attendance checking, classroom supervision of students, escorting and supervising movement of students, checking books and materials, correcting papers, proctoring testing, providing make-up work assistance, and toileting, including diaper changing
- Perform other clerical duties related to classroom organization and instruction
- Assist in the administrative duties of the school during normal school hours, including supervising students in corridors and during fire drills and assemblies, and assisting students in situations other than their regular assignment as requested by the teacher
- Accept temporary assignment by the principal to additional administrative duties in the event of an emergency (lunchroom, recess, and playground duties will be assigned only in emergency situations)
- Set up and operate instructional and/or assistive technology equipment under the direction of the teacher
- Participate in available professional development activities appropriate to district expectations
Requirements
- At least one (1) year of relevant experience preferred
