Para​/Driver

High Needs (LIFE) Para/Driver role at Norfolk Public Schools, Nebraska.

JOB TITLE: HIGH NEEDS (LIFE) PARA/DRIVER - SENIOR HIGH

REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma
• First aid/CPR certificate desired
• Driver’s license and good driving record
• Must pass a DOT physical

REPORTS TO: Building Administrator;
Special Education Teacher

RECEIVES GUIDANCE FROM: Building Administrator, Special Education Teacher

JOB GOAL: Assist the teacher in providing education and instruction to students

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: School year only

EVALUATION: Special Education Teacher;
Building Administrator

NOTE: This is a generalized job description. Specific duties and responsibilities vary, depending on the assigned school. Applicants should be aware of the specific functions of the position prior to employment.

Essential Functions

• Consistent and punctual "on site" attendance at the worksite is an essential job function
• Types, draws, writes and duplicates instructional material; makes educational games and aids
• Listens to students read, and reads to students
• Helps students with make-up work
• Assists in individual or group activities, games, flash cards, computers, etc.
• Assists students in interpreting and following directions of teacher
• Drills - to reinforce any skill the teacher has taught
• Alerts teacher to needs of students
• Assists teacher in checking progress of individualized study projects
• Supervises lunchroom, playground, halls, classrooms and other assigned activities
• Prepares bulletin boards, charts, and graphs
• Assists with the physical and health needs of the children, such as feeding and toileting
• Assists with augmentative communication/electronic devices/be willing to be trained for use
• Checks bus before each operation for mechanical defects and notifies the proper authorities in the case of mechanical failure
• Follows guidelines for loading/unloading students
• Transports only authorized students
• Obeys all traffic laws; observes all mandatory safety regulations for school buses
• Keeps to assigned schedule
• Maintains discipline when students are on the bus/van and reports undisciplined students to the proper authority
• Discharges students only at authorized stops
• Keeps assigned bus clean
• Reports all accidents and advises about all possible safety problems
• Transfers and positions students with physical disabilities
• Does miscellaneous typing and filing
• Inventories books, materials and equipment
• Assists when emergencies arise
• Performs other delegated non-instructional responsibilities assigned by teacher or administrator

Other Requirements (Intellectual, Sensory)

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Skills in organization, leadership and human relations
• Visual and auditory skills for dealing with students

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Education and Training, Primary and Secondary Education