Early Childhood ECCAT Paraprofessional: PK-3 Aide

West Virginia K-12 Jobs; Charleston (WV); On-site; USD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

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Job summary

West Virginia K-12 Jobs is seeking a Countywide Supervisory Aide/Paraprofessional/ECCAT Grades PK-3 for Warwood Elementary School. The role supports instructional activities, assists with special needs, and maintains records, reports, and safe transportation. Qualifications include ECCAT authorization, WV tests, and a high school diploma, with a medium-heavy work capacity.

The position runs 2026-2027, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with benefits including insurance options and retirement programs.

Qualifications

• Possess ECCAT Authorization as required by law.
• Current ECCATs with Permanent Authorization must take ECCAT Numeracy and ECCAT Literacy.
• One class must be taken a year.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Pass the approved West Virginia Service Personnel Tests for School Aide.
• Completion of a successful background check.
• Basic word processing skills preferred.
• Be able to understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Be able to prepare reports and perform required bookkeeping procedures.
• Possess computer skills to include competency in word processing, date management and spread sheets.
• Experience and training with toileting, catheterization, aspiration techniques and other special needs as needed.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all federal, state, and district laws and policies.
• Promote and adhere to the district mission, core beliefs, academic goals, and target areas.
• Prepare student attendance reports.
• Provide and collect workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction.
• Collect and record collection of money.
• Read to students and participate in other forms of oral communications with students.
• Administer, score, and record such achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Help student’s master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Operate and care for classroom and office equipment including computers.
• Assist with lunch, snack and clean up routines.
• Assist with toileting and wash-up routines of both males and female students, which may include catheterization, associated lifting, aspiration techniques, and other special needs as required.
• Assist with dressing and undressing of both male and female students.
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students.
• Type a variety of materials such as letters, student records, reports and memos.
• Demonstrate the ability to remain and respond calmly and objectively to a variety of situations.
• Provide a variety of behavior management techniques in a crisis situation before resorting to passive restraint.
• Exhibit the physical attributes to passively restrain both male and female students over an extended period of time.
• Display the ability to physically control adolescent male and female students.
• Assist with maintaining a structured learning environment through appropriate organization of time, space arrangements, material organization.
• Implement established rules, instructions, preventive discipline, and other environmental stimuli to bring about significant changes in student functioning.
• Implement social, tangible, token activity, and other contingency environmental stimuli to manage behavior and bring about behavior changes.
• Follow lesson plans developed for instructional, social academic and emotional skills and objectives.
• Assist with modifying curriculum materials.
• Assist the teacher, other staff members or administration in working with students.
• Provide input into planning and scheduling.
• Participate in staff development training for the purpose of enhancing skills.
• Assist in keeping accurate and efficient records.
• Be cognizant of special education characteristics.
• Provide a positive role model for students.
• Apply humor, joy and enthusiasm under appropriate circumstances.
• Self-evaluate personal and job related characteristics on a regular basis and take corrective action if needed.
• File correspondence, invoices, cards or other records in prescribed manner, depending upon the practice of the school to which assigned.
• Maintain records and prepare reports as directed including bookkeeping procedures.
• Assist the secretary in various office duties as assigned.
• Keep prompt hours.
• Be courteous to callers at all times.
• Assist the bus driver in maintaining good student conduct on the bus.
• Assist young or disabled students in getting on and off the bus.
• Assure that students get on and off the bus in an orderly fashion.
• Provide written report of violations relative to discipline to the Principal of the School.
• Collect and turn over to the appropriate school secretary those personal items left on the bus by students.
• Report to assigned school, after completing bus run.
• Supervise the use of assistive devices (i.e. crutches, canes, walkers, braces, wheelchairs, seat belts).
• Assist with emergency management.
• Assist with evacuation procedures.
• Implement special IEP services.
• Communicate effectively and openly with teachers, administration, other staff members and students.
• Communicate and establish positive relationships with parents.
• Maintain complete and accurate records.
• Attend first aid classes as required to maintain certification.
• Maintain and/or upgrade skills.
• Maintain positive work habits.
• Perform duties efficiently and productively.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal, Immediate Supervisor, Assistant Superintendent or Superintendent.

Skills

Basic word processing

Report writing

Bookkeeping procedures

Date management & spreadsheets

Follow instructions

Special needs experience

Confidentiality

Communication with students/parents

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ECCAT Authorization

Pass WV Service Personnel Tests for School Aide

Background check clearance

Job description

West Virginia K-12 Jobs is seeking a Countywide Supervisory Aide/Paraprofessional/ECCAT Grades PK-3 for Warwood Elementary School. The role supports instructional activities, assists with special needs, and maintains records, reports, and safe transportation. Qualifications include ECCAT authorization, WV tests, and a high school diploma, with a medium-heavy work capacity.

The position runs 2026-2027, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with benefits including insurance options and retirement programs.