C SpEd Paraprofessional Comal ISD New Braunfels

Hill 35; New Braunfels (TX); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Comal ISD seeks a paraprofessional to assist in implementing classroom programs under supervision. You will help prepare materials, support students with disabilities, and assist the certified teacher.

The role includes supervising students, assisting with behavior management, and maintaining records. A high school diploma and some college experience are expected, with prior work with children considered a plus.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Two years of college coursework (48 semester hours) or an associate degree.
• Experience assisting reading and writing readiness and math readiness.

Responsibilities

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
• Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
• Assist students with physical disabilities including transfers and positioning as needed.
• Help manage behavior of students including crisis intervention when needed.
• Assist individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises.
• Supervise students during lunch, bus, and playground; inform teacher of special needs.
• Maintain confidentiality and participate in staff development and meetings.

Skills

Disability support

Instruction following

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Two years college coursework / associate degree

Experience assisting reading, writing readiness and math

Job description

This listing comes from the careers page at Comal ISD and is checked nightly.

Assist in implementation of classroom programs, including self-help, behavior management, and instruction programs. Work under general supervision of principal and immediate direction of certified teacher. If working in special education, help special education teacher provide for physical and instructional needs of students with disabilities in special education setting.

Responsibilities

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
• Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheel chairs, lifting, or positioning, as necessary.
• Help manage behavior of students. This includes intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
• Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom. This includes lunchroom, bus, and playground duty.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Responsible for properly maintaining district records, adhering to all policies set forth by the district for records maintenance ad learning the records retention schedule for department records.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Completion of at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (48 semester hours of college coursework); or have obtained, at minimum, an associate's degree; or met a rigorous standard of quality and can demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment knowledge or, and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and math or knowledge or, and the ability to assist in instructing reading and writing readiness, and math readiness, as appropriate.

Experience / Other Requirements

• Some experience working with children.

Skills

• Ability to work with children with disabilities.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.