Essential Skills Paraeducator: Supportive Student Growth

Wabash Valley Online Application Consortium; Monticello (IN); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Twin Lakes School Corporation is seeking a TLHS Paraprofessional for Essential Skills to assist students under the supervision of licensed teachers. This support role focuses on reinforcing functional academics and behavior skills in self-contained or inclusive settings, including supervision during daily activities.

Candidates may qualify with two years of college, a two-year degree, or demonstrated genuine concern for children's learning.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in one of the following: Completed two years of college or hold a two year degree.
• Demonstrate a genuine concern for the learning of children.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains a positive rapport with students, staff and families.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret teacher and related staff directions and follow through with instruction.
• Ability to work with individuals or small groups to reinforce learning of functional academic materials and/or behavioral skills initially introduced by the teacher in self-contained and/or inclusive school setting.
• Ability to assist with supervision of self-help skills, daily living and pre-vocational skills including recess, lunch, toileting, hygiene, travel in and out of building and community outings.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions and accurately communicate information in a timely manner with supervising teacher, staff and administration.
• Ability to be a positive role model and consistently follow through with positive behavior supports in all educational settings.
• Participates in research-based training including functional academic reinforcement and crisis intervention training as requested.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of licensed teachers and directs family communication to appropriate licensed personnel.
• Willingness to be a team member that is flexible, open to ongoing professional development and can positively accept change on behalf of student or program improvement.
• Additional duties may be assigned based on specific student or classroom need.

Job description

Twin Lakes School Corporation is seeking a TLHS Paraprofessional for Essential Skills to assist students under the supervision of licensed teachers. This support role focuses on reinforcing functional academics and behavior skills in self-contained or inclusive settings, including supervision during daily activities.

Candidates may qualify with two years of college, a two-year degree, or demonstrated genuine concern for children's learning.