ESY ParaProfessional - Secondary

Overview

Hours:

Varies

Salary: $16.00

• Have 2 years of college credits or
• Have a college degree or
• Pass the Para Pro Praxis Assessment with a score of 457 or higher or the Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative with a score of 75% or higher. Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative testing dates are offered at the school district throughout the year to West Ada Paraprofessional applicants. The test should be passed within 90 days of hire.
• To sign up for the Idaho Paraprofessional Test please click on this link:
• If you have questions regarding the Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative please contact Caitlin Bothke tlin or .
• Please upload transcript and/or PRAXIS scores.

Assists special education teacher with students in the Extended Resource Room or Positive Behavior Intervention program; performs related work as required.

The primary function of an employee in this class is to aid secondary school special education teachers in the Extended Resource Room (ERR) or Positive Behavior Intervention (PBI) program, assisting in the implementation of students' Individual Education Plans (IEPs). The Teacher Assistant works with students with a variety of moderate to severe physical, emotional, and learning disabilities and may work with an individual student or groups of students, both in a separate classroom facility or facilitating inclusion into a regular classroom.

The position is differentiated from the Teacher Assistant-Extended Resource Room/Elementary position by the age and physical maturity of the students in the program, which may present additional and more serious physical challenges. The position is directly supervised by the assigned Special Education Teacher with overall supervision by the building Principal. The primary duties of the position are performed in a classroom environment and may include exposure to body fluids and some personal injury risk from student behaviors.

• Provides assistance to special education teachers in the ERR or PBI;
• Assists teachers in implementing students' Individual Education Plans (IEPs);
• Assists teachers by preparing lesson plans and preparing, modifying, and adapting materials and presentations used in the classroom;
• Assists teachers in administering diagnostic, skills, and level testing;
• Assists students with classroom and homework assignments, tutoring, or other supplemental instruction;
• Assists students with socialization, personal hygiene, medications and physical therapy, nutritional, and related personal tasks as needed;
• Assists students individually and/or in a group situation, both in a separate classroom learning facility or by facilitating inclusion into regular classrooms;
• Assists regular classroom teachers by preparing, modifying, and adapting classroom presentations and materials to assigned students;
• Assists teachers with classroom activities, classroom management, lesson plans, grading papers, clerical and record-keeping duties, creating and updating reports and files, and other documentation, as directed;
• Performs substitute teacher duties in the absence of the teacher;
• Assists teachers with clerical duties including, but not limited to, copying, inputting records and data into a computer, faxing, text and document preparation, and related duties;
• Assists in maintaining the classroom in a clean, neat, and orderly status, prepares bulletin boards and displays, and maintains classroom supply levels;
• Assists with student supervision on field trips and related extracurricular activities;
• Performs school grounds, bus, noon, and other monitoring and safety duties, as assigned;
• Participates in appropriate training, workshop, and in-service programs;
• Performs other related duties as required;
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with District policies, procedures and safety practices.
• Basic educational procedures and objectives, including classroom instruction and presentation, preparation of teaching materials and aids, behavior management and modification, testing and grading, tutoring, and student-teacher relations and interactions;
• Basic special education methods and procedures for dealing with students with moderate to severe physical, emotional, and/or learning disabilities;
• Operation of classroom instructional equipment;
• Operation of standard office equipment;
• Operation of a personal computer and job-related software.

• Follow written and oral instructions and observe District policies and procedures;
• Interpret and modify classroom instructions, materials, and presentations to the appropriate learning level of the assigned student;
• Prepare and provide basic classroom services for special needs students, including but not limited to, instruction, tutoring, student evaluation, lesson plans, curriculum implementation, materials preparation, and classroom management;
• Maintain a calm personal demeanor and remain focused in situations of high stress;
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously, including handling…