Special Education Applied Skills Paraprofessional

Indiana Dept Of Education

Merrillville, IN

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Emergency Management, Higher Education, Project Tracking, Special Education, Student Housing, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Merrillville, IN
POSTED
21 days ago

Schedule: 7 hours 7:15 am - 2:15 pm

School year position

Reports to: Teacher of Record, Principal & Director of Special Education

Job Summary

To assist the classroom teacher in achieving teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups.

Qualifications Requirements:

  • 2 years of college experience; or associates degree; or
  • Passed the ParaPro Assessment
  • Completed 48 credit hours of college level classes
  • Experience with Special Education Instruction, preferred

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
  • Assists teachers in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
  • Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
  • Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies and field trips.
  • Provides assistance and monitors progress of students receiving services.
  • Provides accommodations for students based on their IEPs.
  • Communicates with the general education teacher on any issues or special information about an individual student.
  • Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
  • Perform other duties as requested by the Teacher of Record.

About the Company

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Indiana Dept Of Education