Paraprofessional- Intensive Special Needs Classroom

Job Goal:
To provide behavioral and learning support, instruction and monitoring for children and youth with varied learning and behavioral needs.

Job Responsibilities:

Modify instructional and assessment materials to meet the needs of individual students as prescribed by their IEP under the direction of the special education teacher
Foster independence in students on IEPs by assisting them in the routines of school life
Work with individuals or small groups of students to support instructional program in the assigned area
Support students during lunch periods, assemblies, recess and field trips
Implement the student's behavioral plan by using the standard principles of reinforcement, by providing consistent implementation of contingencies, and by delivering accurate prompting as needed
Support student acquisition of daily living skills such as dressing, feeding, washing, toileting as needed
Collect, organize, graph and maintain all data for assigned students
Prepare for and actively participate in confidential consultation meetings with administration, supervisors and other staff to provide regular feedback to the special education team members on the progress and challenges experienced by assigned students in addressing their IEP goals
Practice and maintain student confidentiality both within and outside the school environment.
Complete brief objective summaries of students' performance within the daily communication book.
Manage the students' challenging behaviors by:
Verbal and/or Physical prompting, notification to appropriate supervisory staff when physical restraint is needed and adherence to appropriate physical restraint procedures and safe hold positions.
Recognize the antecedents of more challenging student behaviors and intervene with appropriate support to reduce the behavior.
Discrete Trials
Teaching Methodology of Applied Behavioral Analysis
Attend all scheduled trainings/workshops
Monitor student behavior on bus ride to ensure safety at all times during the route