Paraeducator IV/V - SPED

Summary --------

The Paraeducator IVV works within a special education classroom under the supervision of a special education teacher, providing general classroom support or one-on-one assistance to a student. Paraeducator IVV positions exist within schools throughout the district.

Objective --------

The Paraeducator IVV position is designed to support students with various physical, emotional, and educational needs, adhering to guidelines of student I.E.P.

Essential Functions -------------------

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Responding to all internal and external customers as it relates to the job in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner.
• Instructing within close proximity to the teacher, individual students, or small groups of students to reinforce material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assisting students with various physical, emotional, and educational needs, adhering to guidelines of student I.E.P.
• Assisting with assessments, grading papers, and completing records under the supervision of the certified teacher.
• Distributing and collecting workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Copying, collating, and filing worksheets and requested documents.
• Developing and creating bulletin boards, signs, borders, and classroom displays.
• Operating and caring for equipment used for instructional purposes.
• Assisting with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, lunch, breakfast, field trips, crossing guard, bus assistant, after-school activities, and school gate duty.
• Alerting the teacher to any problem or special information about a student.
• Maintaining the confidentiality of protected student and staff member information, even after no longer employed.
• Maintaining knowledge of and adhering to all policies, regulations, and rules.
• Performing related duties as assigned in a safe and prudent manner.

One-on-One Assistance ---------------------

• May provide support to students requiring daily care in the areas of toileting and special feeding.
• May work with students with severe behavior problems.

Other Duties -------------

• This job description is not a comprehensive listing of duties, responsibilities, or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies ------------

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.

Supervisory Responsibility -------------------------

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment ----------------

• This job operates in a school environment.

Physical Demands -----------------

• Regularly required to see, talk, and hear.
• Regularly climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Regularly reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly lift, push, and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Position Type -------------

• Expected Hours of Work: At-Will Notice of Employment does not provide a guarantee of a particular schedule of work or a minimum number of days or hours.
• These are 9-month, 32-hour per week positions.
• This position is eligible for medical benefits. The employee will work eight hours per day, Monday through Thursday, during core business hours.

Required Education and Experience --------------------------------

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• AA degree, 60 college credits from an accredited university, or satisfactory results on an Arizona state-approved competency exam.
• ParaPro preferred.

Required Certifications ----------------------

• May require First Aid.
• CPR certification and/or Crisis Prevention Institute CPI Training.
• Work Authorization.
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain a Fingerprint Clearance Card with an IVP number through the Arizona Department of Public Safety.