Autism Resource Classroom Paraprofessional

Position Type:
Support Staff/ARC Paraprofessional

Date Posted:
5/21/2018

Location:
All Building

Date Available:
August 2018

Closing Date:
When Filled

  
Geary County USD 475

Job Description

Classification

Classified

Division/Department

Exceptional Student Services

Job Category

ARC Paraprofessional

FLSA

Title

Non-Exempt

Autism Resource Classroom Paraprofessional

Qualifications

*48 College Credit Hours or the ability to pass a State Approved Assessment within 90 days of employment.

*High Diploma or equivalent

*Must be able to lift 50lbs.

*Respect Confidentiality

*Must have good attendance

Reports To

Supervising Teacher & Building Principal

Supervises

Students

BASIC FUNCTION/PURPOSE

The paraprofessional is a team member who works in special education classes only under the supervision of the classroom teacher. The paraprofessional serves as a part of the instructional team. The paraprofessional carries out the educational program developed by the classroom teacher and support personnel. The paraprofessional must receive a minimum of required hours of service training per year.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee performing the duties of this position is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, hear, bend, stoop, and reach. The employee may be occasionally required to manually lift, move, or carry up to 50 pounds. The employee is required to interact with staff and meet the demands of several different people. The employee is responsible for the work output of others. The employee occasionally works extended hours. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

CRITICAL SKILLS

1. Ability to maintain regular and good work attendance and come to work on time.
2. Ability to work constructively and cooperatively with others.
3. Ability to respond to information requests in a courteous, timely and helpful manner.
4. Ability to manage job responsibilities while meeting established deadlines.
5. Ability to access, input, and retrieves information from a computer.
6. Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and staff information.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assist students in performing activities/lessons that have been initiated by the teacher.
2. Assist in preparation and reinforcement of instructional materials.
3. Hear requests for help, observe learning difficulties from pupils, and report such matters to teacher.
4. Provide assistance with individualized programmed materials.
5. Work with individual students or small groups on instruction as planned by the classroom teacher.
6. Assist with redirecting students
7. Reinforce the school and classroom rules, policies, and procedures.
8. May need to monitor students on the bus.
9. Supervise and assist students when included into general education classes.
10. Assist in supervision of students during recess and lunch periods and accompany students on community experiences.
11. Monitor students and assist in instructing self-care skills including feeding, dressing, brushing teeth, using deodorant, combing hair, toileting, diapering, etc.

1. Instruct, assist and may transport students with vocational activities such as shredding documents, recycling, cleaning tables, etc.

1. Instruct students in community skills such as street safety, stranger safety signs, sight words, bank money skills, reading menus and ordering food.

1. Chart individual progress of students under the direction and supervision of the teacher.
2. Strictly adhere to confidentiality requirements regarding all matters pertaining to students, parents, parent communications, and/or classroom activities. (Note: Unless instructed otherwise by supervising teacher, all parent communication must come directly from certified personnel.)
3. Supervise student in teacher-planned activity and help student to stay on task for programs taught by supervising teacher.
4. Assist with activities of prescribed programs including those written by related service personnel such as PT, OT and Speech.
5. Implement behavior management techniques in accordance with the directions given by the supervising teacher (reinforcing appropriate behaviors in accordance with the teacher's plan, supervising timeout, etc.)

1. Control and monitor disruptive behaviors of disabled students in the classroom, throughout the building, on the playground, during field trips and during other community activities.

1. Prevent students from hurting themselves or others through the use of time-out room or other de-escalation strategies.

1. Provide observations, opinions and feedback to professional staff.
2. Attend professional development meetings provided by the district or supervisor scheduled meetings.

1. Perform other duties or accept responsibilities determined by the supervising teacher or building principal.
2. Requires extended periods of walking, standing, sitting, bending, twisting, lifting up to 50 lbs.
3. Will be required to complete Professional Development hours each year.
4. To be to work on time and to have good attendance.

All decisions and/or questions regarding Special Education services are to be referred to the supervising special education teacher.

Terms of Employment

9 Months

Salary Range

$12.79 to $13.79 per hour

Evaluation Frequency

Job performance will be evaluated a minimum of 1 times per year.

Updated 5-21-18

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Geary County USD #475 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and/or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For questions or complaints based on race, color, national origin, sex or age, please contact the USD 475 Director of Human Resources, 123 N. Eisenhower, Junction City, KS 66441. Telephone: 785.717.4000. For questions or complaints based on disability, please contact the USD 475 Director of Exceptional Student Services, 123 N. Eisenhower, Junction City, KS 66441. Telephone: 785.717.4000