ESE Paraprofessional

Seaside Charter Schools; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

SEASIDE SCHOOL CONSORTIUM, INC. in Jacksonville, FL is seeking an ESE Paraprofessional to support classroom instruction and manage student needs under supervision of an ESE teacher.

The role requires an associate degree, experience with children (preferably with special needs), and the ability to clear Level II background screening. The position entails assisting with IEPs and may include related clerical duties.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in an educational environment, preferably students with special needs.
• Able to clear Level II background screening.
• Eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Assist with classroom instruction and maintain discipline and childcare needs.
• Provide individual tutoring and monitor instructional activities per IEPs.
• Assist with planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating behavior management programs.
• Support independent functioning, daily living skills, and safety according to student IEPs.
• May perform related clerical duties and cafeteria duties as needed.

Skills

Experience with children

IEP support

Education

Associate degree (A.A. or A.S.)

Job description

ESE Paraprofessional

Job Summary

Under supervision of an ESE teacher, the Instructional Paraprofessional for Special Needs is assigned for at least 80% of the workday the responsibility for assisting with classroom instruction and with the maintenance of discipline and childcare needs. Reports to school principal or designee.

Qualifications

• Minimum education is an Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree.
• Experience working with children in an educational environment, preferably students with special needs.
• Able to clear Level II background screening.
• Eligible to work in the United Sates.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide assistance in all of the areas indicated as appropriate for the Instructional Paraprofessional (Regular Needs) as adapted to the complex and individualized areas required for students with special needs.
• Other responsibilities such as additional related classroom clerical duties, cafeteria duty, etc. may be assigned for a minor portion of the workday.
• Provide assistance with individual tutoring in academic areas including introducing and monitoring instructional activities, monitoring testing situations, and planning for instruction with the teacher according to student's Individual Educational Programs (IEP's).
• Assistance may include creating and using alternative instructional materials, assistance with electronic aids or other reader programs, tape recorders, audio readers/trainers, adapted computer programs, communication programs, etc. based on student's individual special needs.
• Other areas of assistance in classroom instruction might include note taking, continuous planned prompting of students to initiate/maintain/complete learning activities, and individual use of low vision/hearing aids/materials.
• Providing individualized communication assistance including interpretive/translation (ESOL) services, communication board assistance, Braille transcribing assistance, and other adaptive devices necessary for instructional purposes.
• Aid the teacher with planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating complex individualized student behavior management programs.
• Assists with behavioral data collection, identifying problem behaviors and planned strategies to change behaviors according to student’s IEP's.
• May participate in social skills training activities through individual/group counseling sessions with students, role-playing activities, and structured behavioral programming assistance (proximity control, prompting, and contingencies, coaching, cuing.
• Support and encourage independent functioning of students, daily living assistance, self-care activities, physical and occupational therapy assistance, orientation and mobility assistance and assistance with student safety according to student’s IEP's. physical restraint of individual students.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee with or without reasonable accommodation, to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Employees are regularly required to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Standing and sitting for significant periods is also required.
• Walking and reaching is required. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

Most work is performed indoors, with occasional outdoor work required. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

FSLA:Hourly, Non-Exempt

SEASIDE SCHOOL CONSORTIUM, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND WILL PROVIDE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, GENDER, COLOR, RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, MARITAL STATUS, DISABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROHIBITED BY LAW.

The above policy applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation benefits, and all other conditions and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.