Paraprofessional

• Provides instructional, vocational and developmental assistance to mentally, physically, emotionally disabled and other special needs students, as prescribed by the supervising teacher.

• Assists students with gross motor activities, such as grasping, holding objects, posture, crawling, walking and running, as appropriate to individual development.
• Assists students with fine motor activities, such as playing with toys, cutting materials and coloring, as appropriate to individual development.
• Assists students with daily living skills, such as dressing, eating, lavatory needs, grooming and personal hygiene, as appropriate to individual development.
• For any student requiring specialized assistance eating, the Para Professional must be able to feed students as directed by doctor''s orders.
• Applies effective principles and procedures of crisis intervention to students with aggressive behavior or other social difficulties; provides physical restraint as necessary, such as in violent circumstances.
• Reinforces rules of the school and learning environment; acknowledges and encourages appropriate behavior and distinguishes inappropriate behavior for the students'' understanding.
• Assists in the preparation of lesson plans, behavior modification plans, and teacher''s pre-planning sessions; provides input and assistance in the development of learning activities; prepares or assists in the preparation of instructional and vocational materials.
• Maintains accurate and complete records or student activities and behavior that may require the use of a computer terminal to enter student information and data; completes applicable forms, schedules, and instructional reports, as directed.
• Assists teachers in the supervision of learning activities, circulating within the classroom and providing assistance and learning support to students.
• May be assigned monitoring duties outside of classroom.
• Additional duties as necessary.