PASSAIC VALLEY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
100 EAST MAIN STREET, LITTLE FALLS, NEW JERSEY 07424
Dr. Bracken Healy
Superintendent
Mr. Colin Monahan
Business Administrator
Board Secretary
SPECIAL EDUCATION
PARaprofessional Qualifications
- Must have a high school diploma and/or college-level coursework in education or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to assist with instructional activities and communicate effectively with students, parents, and school staff.
- Knowledge of diverse needs of children with disabilities and appropriate special education classroom practices.
- Required criminal history background check and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident alien status.
- Bilingual proficiency is highly desirable.
SCOPE
To assist the classroom teacher by working with individual and/or small groups of disabled students to provide them with physical help and emotional support, as needed for optimal benefit within their program.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists in taking care of the physical needs of the special education pupil, including putting on and taking off outerwear, moving from room to room, self-care tasks, and using the lavatory/toileting.
- Assists with individualized instruction and work with small groups of students under the supervision of the special education teacher to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
- Assists, where appropriate, in loading and unloading the special education pupil from transportation buses or vans and to the bathroom.
- Completes clerical duties as assigned by the special education classroom teacher.
- Assists pupils with various projects, crafts, and curriculum tasks.
- Aids physically handicapped children, particularly those who rely upon appliances and prosthetics.
- Performs other appropriate duties as assigned by the special education teacher or Supervisor of Special Services.
Send resume and letter of interest to employment@pvrhs.org or www.pvrhs.org