Emotional Support Classroom Assistant

Moon Area School District; Bon Meade (PA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Moon Area School District is seeking an Emotional Support Classroom Assistant Class I at Bon Meade Elementary School. 7 hours per day (8:00 am – 3:30 pm), 195/193 workdays, with responsibilities including supporting students with disabilities, implementing IEP-based strategies, and assisting with classroom tasks.

The role requires an Associate degree or higher (or two years postsecondary study) or PDE Paraeducator Credential, plus ability to work with children and use Microsoft Office and AT

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher, or two years of postsecondary study or PDE Paraeducator Credential.
• Ability to work with children.
• Demonstrate aptitude for tasks and proficiency with district tests.

Responsibilities

• Provides one-to-one and small group assistance and redirection to maintain task focus.
• Assist/supervise students with disabilities as directed by teachers or administrators.
• Assist with self-help or self-care skills as designated in the IEP.
• Assist the student in the use of Assistive Technology as prescribed by the IEP team.
• Monitors and assists students through the day in multiple settings including lunch, field trips, and transportation if applicable.
• Directs movement of students during drills, assemblies, and special classes.
• Perform clerical and data-collection tasks related to IEP progress and ACCESS billing.

Skills

Ability to work with children

Microsoft Office proficiency

Task prioritization

Education

Associate degree or higher

2 years postsecondary study

Paraeducator Credential

Tools

Microsoft Office

Assistive Technology (AT)

Job description

POSITION: Emotional Support Classroom Assistant Class I

Bon Meade Elementary School

(7 hours – 8:00 am – 3:30 pm)

JOB FUNCTION: To assist with the needs of the Special Education students, classroom teachers, and other staff members.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Associate degree or higher; or must have completed at least two (2) years of postsecondary study, or qualified status via the PDE Paraeducator Credential of Competency.

Ability to work with children

Demonstrate aptitude for the tasks involved / Proficiency to excel on the district administeredtest

Demonstrate proficiencyin the use of Microsoft Productsand other office equipmentor software

REQUIREMENTS:

Demonstrate the ability to work in a diverse environment and flexibility to handle changing priorities.

Ability to prioritize identified needs of students by following directives of classroom teachers, staff and peers, as well as the goals of the IEP.

Participates in training as required for performance of job. This may include but is not limited to ABA and Safety Care.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides one-to-one and small group assistance and redirection to maintain task focus and to minimize disruptions to class instruction; implement strategies as indicated in the student's IEP/Positive Behavior Support Plan.
• Assist/supervise students with disabilities as directed by classroom teacher or administrator with reinforcement of skills introduced by the classroom teacher.
• Assists assigned student(s) who have identified needs for self-help or self-care/personal hygiene skills such as toileting, diapering, dressing, feeding and other personal care needs as designated in the IEP.
• Assists the student(s) in the use of Assistive Technology (AT) as prescribed by the IEP team.
• Monitors, supervises and assists the students throughout the day in the classroom, lunch, field trips, assemblies, from class to class, bathroom, recess, therapies, regular education classes, and his/her transportation if applicable.
• Assists the teachers by directing the movement of regular and special needs students during emergency drills, assemblies, and special classes.
• Assists with clerical and organizational tasks and data collection related to IEP progress monitoring, records and file maintenance, arranging bulletin boards, displays and materials and completes daily service logs for ACCESS billing as appropriate.
• Functions as a source of information and assistance to any student or substitute teacher assigned during the absence of the classroom teacher; communicates information to the regular teachers from the special education teachers regarding the student(s) assigned.
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers and supervises testing and make-up work as assigned by the teacher.
• Instructional Paraeducators are required to accumulate a minimum of 20 professional development hours each school year.
• Performs other duties as directed by the building principal or classroom teacher.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 195/193days; Hourlywageper contract

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provision of the School District's evaluation system of support service personnel.

NOTE: The above responsibilities may differ depending upon location and needs of student(s).