Empower: Special Education Resource Room Paraeducator

Sylvania; Meridian (ID); On-site; USD 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

West Ada School District is seeking a paraprofessional to support students in Resource Room, Extended Resource Room, PBIS, Early Childhood Special Education, or Tuition Kindergarten programs. You will assist with IEPs and help prepare instructional materials and activities for diverse learners.

The role involves supervising students, aiding in classroom management, and performing clerical tasks as needed. Qualifications include 2 years of college credits or a degree, or approved testing options;

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required; college or other advanced education or training is preferred; and
• Classroom or other instructional experience is preferred; and
• Experience with special needs children is preferred; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training providing knowledge and abilities to perform the work.

Responsibilities

• Provides assistance to special education teachers in the special education program.
• Assists teachers in implementing students’ IEPs.
• Assists teachers by preparing lesson plans and preparing, modifying, and adapting materials and presentations used in the classroom.
• Assists teachers in administering diagnostic, skills, and level testing.
• Assists students with classroom and homework assignments, tutoring, or other supplemental instruction.
• Assists students with socialization, personal hygiene, medications and physical therapy, nutritional, and related personal tasks as needed.
• Assists students individually and/or in a group situation, both in a separate classroom learning facility or by facilitating inclusion into regular classrooms.
• Assists regular classroom teachers by preparing, modifying, and adapting classroom presentations and materials to assigned students.
• Assists teachers with classroom activities, classroom management, lesson plans, grading papers, clerical and record-keeping duties, creating and updating reports and files, and other documentation, as directed.
• Performs substitute teacher duties in the absence of the teacher.
• Assists teachers with clerical duties including, but not limited to, copying, inputting records and data into a computer, faxing, text and document preparation, and related duties.
• Assists in maintaining the classroom in a clean, neat, and orderly status, prepares bulletin boards and displays, and maintains classroom supply levels.
• Assists with student supervision on field trips and related extracurricular activities.
• Performs school grounds, bus, noon, and other monitoring and safety duties, as assigned
• Participates in appropriate training, workshop, and in-service programs; Performs other related duties as required; Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with District policies, procedures and safety practices

Job description

West Ada School District is seeking a paraprofessional to support students in Resource Room, Extended Resource Room, PBIS, Early Childhood Special Education, or Tuition Kindergarten programs. You will assist with IEPs and help prepare instructional materials and activities for diverse learners.

The role involves supervising students, aiding in classroom management, and performing clerical tasks as needed. Qualifications include 2 years of college credits or a degree, or approved testing options;