Paraprofessional Student Support General Education - Willett Elementary School

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Paraprofessional Student Support General Education

Willett Elementary School

Position Purpose

Under the direct supervision of a certified staff member, to assist professional staff with students in the classroom to meet academic goals and objectives and implement positive behavioral supports.

Essential Job Functions

• Works with students individually and/or in small groups.

• Assists professional staff in data collection: academic and behavioral

• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing academic and behavioral skills according to individual student needs.

• Assists with individual, class, and school positive behavioral supports to support a safe, learning environment.

• Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, and other related non-instructional areas.

• Accompanies students on field trips for the purpose of assisting with supervision.

• Constructs, copies and distribute and use materials as needed.

• Assists teacher with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.

• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications Profile

• Prior experience working with students with social emotional and behavioral challenges preferred
• Data collection experience preferred
• Safety care training preferred
• Highly Qualified: 2 years college credits or equivalent or passing score of the ParaPro Test

Salary per Attleboro Paraprofessionals Association Collective Bargaining Agreement - Salary Range: $32,266 - $47,397

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