Educational Paraprofessional

Job Description:

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

To help the teacher accomplish teaching objectives by meeting the special needs of students or small groups to help achieve appropriate skill levels. Assists the teacher to provide a well organized, smoothly functioning class environment.

CLASSROOM RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists students with individual, special needs including but not limited to personal hygiene needs, toileting, and any other care permitted by law.

• Assists the teacher in providing instruction to the children, by reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual student needs, interests, and abilities.

• Helps student(s) master equipment and instructional materials assigned by the teacher. Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.

• Administers, scores, and records such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual student(s).

• Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom learning displays up to date.

• Reads to student(s), listens to student(s) read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with student(s).

• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher

• Alert the teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.

• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.

• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully certified teachers.

• Assists the teacher in maintaining assigned student(s) discipline.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operates and cares for specialized equipment used by student(s) as permitted by law. Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.

• Assists with the supervision of student(s) during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips, in the cafeteria, hallways, and bus duties.

• Operates and cares for equipment in the classroom to include duplication of materials. Escorts student(s) to areas of special instruction; i.e., library, gym, etc.

• Performs other duties as required to maintain the efficient operation of the school.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Ability to work harmoniously with students, teachers and others.

• Working knowledge of office practices, cafeteria procedures and non-instructional student activities. Any training required by the Administration shall be provided on-site by the school nurse.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduation from high school, plus Nurse's Aide training or appropriate experience.

• Emphasis on a four year college degree with teacher certification with some related experience.

• Specialized training or certification as required by administration and/or the State of Connecticut.

Salary: as per the current Labor Agreement; Special Needs Differential

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