Special Education Paraeducator

Manchester

Board

of

Education

Job

Description

Job

Title:

Special

Education

Classroom/Learning

Center/

One-On-One

Special

Education

Paraprofessional

Department:

Reports

To:

Building

Principal

and

Teacher

FLSA

Status:

Nonexempt

Bargaining

Group:

Manchester

Federation

of

Paraprofessionals

(MFP)

Salary

Grade:

Class

III

Work

Year:

School

Year

SUMMARY:

Under

the

supervision

of

the

principal

of

a

school,

this

position

assists

with

instruction,

support

functions,

and

student

supervision

in

various

classrooms

within

a

school.

ESSENTIAL

DUTIES

AND

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Works

with

individual

students

or

small

groups

of

students

to

reinforce

learning

of

material

or

skills

initially

introduced

by

the

teacher.

Administers,

scores

and

records

such

tests,

homework,

achievement

and

diagnostic

tests

as

the

teacher

recommends

for

individual

students.

Assists

the

teacher

in

devising

special

strategies

for

reinforcing

material

or

skills

based

on

a

sympathetic

understanding

of

individual

students,

their

needs,

interests,

and

abilities.

Operates

and

cares

for

equipment

used

in

the

classroom

for

instructional

purposes.

Helps

students

master

equipment

or

instructional

materials

assigned

by

the

teacher.

Distributes

and

collects

workbooks,

papers,

and

other

materials

for

instruction.

Guides

independent

study,

enrichment

work,

and

remedial

work

set

up

and

assigned

by

the

teacher.

Assists

with

the

supervision

of

students

during

emergency

drills,

assemblies,

play

periods,

and

field

trips.

Keeps

bulletin

board

and

other

classroom

learning

displays

up-to-date.

Assists

with

such

large

group

activities

as

drill

work,

reading

aloud,

and

storytelling.

Reads

to

students,

listens

to

students

read,

and

participates

in

other

forms

of

oral

communication

with

students.

Assists

students

with

lunch,

snack,

cleanup,

toilet

routines,

and

in

the

library

or

media

center.

Checks

and

records

the

collection

of

money

and

student

attendance.

Alerts

teacher

to

any

problem

or

special

information

about

an

individual

student

that

the

paraprofessional

becomes

aware

of.

Assists

the

substitute

teacher

assigned

in

the

absence

of

the

regular

teacher.

Maintains

a

high

level

of

ethical

behavior

and

confidentiality

of

information

about

students.

Participates

in

in-service

training

programs

as

assigned.

Assists

individual

students

with

instructional

and

personal

needs,

including

toileting,

diapering,

feeding

and

mobility.

Monitor

activity

room,

recess,

specials,

(art,

physical

education,

music,

etc.)

as

needed.

Clerical

tasks

such

as

lunch

count

and

order

lunches.

Help

with

physical

restraint

when

needed.

Monitor

or

provide

the

reinforcing

activity

for

the

applicable

behavior

system.

Ride

the

school

van

as

needed.

To

be

determined

by

the

Program

Administrator.

Respond

to

children's

personal

needs

as

necessary

(i.e.

toileting,

OT

and/or

PT

exercises,

etc.

Lifting

of

children

may

be

involved.)

When

feasible,

the

paraprofessional

will

work

in

regular

classrooms

to

assist

special

education

students

in

the

mainstream.

Must

be

able

to

lift

a

120

pound

child

in

an

appropriate

manner

for

toileting

or

moving

from

a

wheelchair

to

another

seating

apparatus.

Must

be

patient

and

attentive

to

students

with

severe

special

needs.

This

position

is

not

required

to

perform

any

duties

that

require

a

medical

license.

May

assist

with

minor

additional

classroom

duties

such

as

copying

or

setting

up

materials,

this

shall

not

constitute

a

significant

portion

of

the

paraprofessionals

assignment.

SUPERVISORY

RESPONSIBILITY:

N/A

QUALIFICATIONS:

To

perform

this

job

successfully,

an

individual

must

be

able

to

perform

each

essential

duty

satisfactorily.

The

requirements

listed

are

representative

of

the

knowledge,

skill

and/or

ability

required.

Reasonable

accommodations

may

be

made

to

enable

individuals

with

disabilities

to

perform

the

essential

functions.

EDUCATION

and/or

EXPERIENCE:

High

school

diploma

and

previous

experience

with

children

of

appropriate

grade

level

required.

Teacher

aide

course

or

related

experience

preferred.

Must

have

an

Associate's

degree

or

equivalent,

or

pass

the

ParaPro

test.

LANGUAGE

SKILLS:

Able

to

communicate

to

students,

parents

and

teachers

orally

and

in

writing.

MATH

SKILLS:

Ability

to

perform

mathematical

functions

including

averages,

percents,

rations

and

sums.

REASONING

ABILITY:

Ability

to

relate

and

work

with

children

and

adults.

CERTIFICATES,

LICENSES,

REGISTRATIONS:

N/A

PHYSICAL

and

MENTAL

DEMANDS:

The

physical

demands

described

here

are

representative

of

those

that

must

be

met

by

an

employee

to

successfully

perform

the

essential

functions

of

this

job.

Reasonable

accommodations

may

be

made

to

enable

individuals

with

disabilities

to

perform

the

essential

functions.

WORK

ENVIRONMENT:

The

work

environment

characteristics

described

here

are

representative

of

those

an

employee

encounters

while

performing

the

essential

functions

of

this

job.

Reasonable

accommodations

may

be

made

to

enable

individuals

with

disabilities

to

perform

the

essential

functions.