1:1 Special Education Paraprofessional - Meaningful Support

Kent Consortium; New York (NY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Kentwood Public Schools is seeking a ParaProfessional - Special Education 1:1 to support instructional goals for students with disabilities at the Early Childhood Main Campus. You will work under certified staff, assist in small groups or 1:1, and participate in CPI training as required.

Attendance is regular and punctual. The schedule is 28.75 hours per week across 38 weeks per year, with duties spanning instructional and non-instructional tasks, data tracking, field trips, and parent

Qualifications

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and perform arithmetic operations to assist students as needed.
• Ability to understand, apply, and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
• Ability to work with and maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees, and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff, and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with students with special needs, preferred.
• Ability to support student with Braille or willingness to learn.
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally, and racially diverse environment.

Responsibilities

• Assists and guides students in education and social development with students individually and in small groups to reinforce essential learning skills.
• Assists professional staff in administering classroom assignments and assessments.
• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for differentiating instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs, as evidenced by constructing, copying, distributing, and using educational materials as needed.
• The ability and willingness to complete the district provided Nonviolent Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training and maintain certification on schedule with the district's expectations.
• The ability to assist in working within data tracking systems to document student learning, progress, and performance aligned with student's Individual Education Program (IEP),Personal Care Services (PCS), and Positive Behavior Support Plans (PBSP).
• Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other non-instructional areas.
• Assist, as needed or as an alternate in times of assigned staff absence, in students' medical, grooming, and self-care needs, including eating, tooth brushing, toileting, and diapering as needed per student's individualized Personal Care Services (PCS).
• Provide instructional and other supports within the classroom as indicated.
• The ability to accompany students on field trips to assist with supervision.
• Assists, as requested by the teacher, with parent contact to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.
• Assists students with disabilities in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement of IEP goals and objectives, etc.
• Participates in the IEP process and serves as a resource for the student evaluation team as needed.
• Assist students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living to maximize their ability to participate in school, social, and learning activities.
• Follow all applicable safety rules, procedures, and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Job description

Kentwood Public Schools is seeking a ParaProfessional - Special Education 1:1 to support instructional goals for students with disabilities at the Early Childhood Main Campus. You will work under certified staff, assist in small groups or 1:1, and participate in CPI training as required.

Attendance is regular and punctual. The schedule is 28.75 hours per week across 38 weeks per year, with duties spanning instructional and non-instructional tasks, data tracking, field trips, and parent