Center-Based Special Ed Substitute & Instructional Support

Poudre School District; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 28,929 - 33,062; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

PERA retirement

Paid time off

Short & long term disability

Walk-in clinic access

Job summary

Poudre School District in Fort Collins, CO seeks a paraprofessional to provide center-based substitute coverage and instructional support. Roles may include assisting Integrated Services/special education teachers and stepping in for teachers as needed to support students with significant needs, following lesson plans and IEP guidelines.

The position requires helping with personal care, mobility, and health-related tasks, and collaborating with staff to maintain a safe, conducive learning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, teaching, or related field strongly preferred
• One to two years of related experience
• Experience working with special needs students preferred
• Criminal background check required for hire
• Colorado Department of Education Substitute Authorization required
• Colorado Department of Education Teaching licenses or Special Services Provider License preferred
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) required within 1 month of hire

Responsibilities

• Provide substitute coverage for center-based programs, provide instruction to students as outlined in lesson plans, and use materials provided to attain lesson goals.
• Provide building level substitute coverage for Integrated Services/special education teachers and paraprofessional positions. Implement instruction and reinforce learning skills in individual or small groups, adapting curriculum to individual student needs, monitoring and enforcing acceptable social and physical behavior, and implementing daily and long-range lessons and activities to meet IEP, behavior plans, and/or health care plans.
• Assist students with personal care, social skills, and/or self-awareness in getting to and from restrooms, lunchrooms, etc. Assist students with personal health and hygiene, including spoon feeding, tube feeding, toileting, catheterization, and diapering. Lift, transfer, or push students in wheelchairs.
• Maintain established routine of the school and classroom procedures, maintain a safe and orderly environment, and take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Monitor students in classroom and during breaks, lunch, recess, timeouts, field trips, on and off the bus, etc.
• Collaborate with teachers and staff members ahead of time for planned absences and coverage needs. Plan as necessary with staff members to provide coverage within the program.
• Attend appropriate in services, building meetings, training, IEP meetings, parent conferences, and/or school functions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Poudre School District in Fort Collins, CO seeks a paraprofessional to provide center-based substitute coverage and instructional support. Roles may include assisting Integrated Services/special education teachers and stepping in for teachers as needed to support students with significant needs, following lesson plans and IEP guidelines.

The position requires helping with personal care, mobility, and health-related tasks, and collaborating with staff to maintain a safe, conducive learning