Special Education Paraprofessional

JOB

DESCRIPTION

SPECIAL

EDUCATION

PARAPROFESSIONAL NOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS Range D ($22.28-$32.75/hour) DOE QUALIFICATIONS 1.

High

School

Graduate,

or

equivalent

required.

Two

or

more

years

of

college

preferred.

2.

Must

be

mature,

reliable,

and

able

to

relate

to

young

people.

3.

Previous

successful

experience

working

with

Elementary,

Junior

High,

or

High

School

children.

4.

Be

able

to

work

with

students

having

special

needs/behavior

difficulties.

5.

Must

be

able

to

assist

and

follow

directions

of

the

Special

Education

Director.

REPORTS TO: Special Education Director and Building Principal. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.

Work

under

the

immediate

supervision

of

the

Special

Education

Director

and

or

Special

Education

Teacher.

2.

Work

with

individual

students

assigned

or

task

assigned.

3.

Work

with

students

on

one

to

one

basis

to

assist

with

academic

and/or

behavior

problems.

4.

Assist

multi-handicapped

students

with

hygiene,

behavior/discipline

needs.

5.

Work

to

help

develop

the

abilities

of

special

needs

students.

6.

Work

may

involve

lifting

and

or

caring

for

special

needs

students,

or

students

with

behavior

difficulties.

7.

Cooperate

with

teachers

and

staff

to

aide

student

in

accomplishing

goals

on

their

individual

educational

plan.

8.

Perform

other

such

duties

as

may

be

assigned

by

immediate

supervisors. EMPLOYMENT TERMS: Position is a nine-month position or for the school year. Conditions of employment are

established

in

accordance

with

the

provision

of

the

School

Board.

Position is 7.5 hours per day, benefits are available. For more information, please visit our district website at www.nomeschools.org click on Employment, then Classified. Applications are at the bottom of that page. NOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER