Itinerant Paraprofessional/Testing Assistant

Position Type:

Paraprofessional/Itinerant Paraprofessional/Testing Assistant

Date Posted:

6/4/2024

Location:

District Wide

Date Available:

August 2024

Closing Date:

When Filled

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Itinerant Paraprofessional/Testing Assistant

Location: Sweetwater School District

Reports To: Building Principal/Director of Special Services

Terms of Employment:

9 Months/Year

Part Time, at most 29 hours per week

Salary: P-IIA, $18.10 Must Be Highly Qualified

Nature and Scope of Job:

To implement on a daily basis all assistance toward maximizing student learning as deemed necessary and/or required to meet the social emotional, behavioral, academic, and personal needs of special education students under direction of the supervising resource room teacher.

Job Functions:

1.Assist in setting up students on computers for academic/behavioral/emotional and other areas in need for testing as directed by special education staff and/or supervisors.

2.Assists supervising staff in collecting data on individual students for evaluation report.

3.Facilitates in the supervision and classroom management of all students as directed and consistent with the supervising teacher's management plan.

4.Assists supervising teacher with individual student hygiene to include toileting, personal hygiene, and feeding tasks when appropriate.

5.Instructional assistants need to be in assigned areas.

6.Assists the supervising teacher in preparing materials, and setting up equipment for use in specific testing areas

7.Maintains confidentiality of all information concerning students, staff, parent/guardian in any public setting, classroom or area where students or uninvolved staff are involved.

8.Selects an appropriate place, time, with supervisor to discuss situations.

9.Uses positive verbal and non-verbal communication and interaction skills when working with students, district, personnel, and co-workers at all times.

10. Locates and organizes any instructional materials by copying, filing, as directed by supervising supervisors.

11. Intervenes with students, at the direction of the teacher or administrator, in crisis/emergency situations.

12. Seeks appropriate additional tasks when assigned work is completed.

13. Instructional assistant will cover in regular classrooms as assigned by supervising teacher.

14. Performs any other duties as assigned by supervisor and/or administrator.

15. Participates in additional training to increase knowledge base.

EMPLOYEES ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL DUTIES OF THIS JOB

Job Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills and Mental Ability:

Knowledge of the teaching and learning process

Knowledge of lesson implementation and presentation

Knowledge of classroom management techniques

Ability to communicate positively throughout the work day

Ability to follow and successfully complete both written and oral directions

Ability to think clearly and calculate accurately

Ability to work positively with people of various personality types

Possess good organizational and time management skills.

Possess sound emotional judgment

Education, License, Certification or Formal Training

Must be highly qualified:

Highly qualified classification is 48 college hours, AA degree, or a passing grade on the district approved ParaPro Assessment.

Equipment Which May Be Used:

Computer and Peripherals

Copy Machine

Paper Cutter

Laminator

Technology Equipment

Assistive Technology Equipment

Calculator

Video Equipment

Audio Equipment

Physical Demands:

Adequate hearing and vision skills

Be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Be able to sit for up to 4 hours at a time.

Be able to work at a computer monitor for extended lengths of time.

Be able to accurately take hand written or typed notes during classes.

Environmental Demands:

Air-conditioned buildings

Occasional exposure to weather extremes

Ability to work under fluorescent lights

Exposure to loud noises