Impactful Paraprofessional - Early Childhood Special Ed

High Grove Early Childhood Center; Grandview (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

High Grove Early Childhood Center in Grandview, MO seeks a part-time Paraprofessional to support the teacher and students in Early Childhood Special Services. The role includes assisting with individual and small-group instruction, managing classroom materials, and supervising students during activities.

The successful candidate will hold one of several approved qualifications, participate in in-service training, and help maintain a well-organized classroom environment that fosters student

Qualifications

• Must have one of the following: associate's degree or higher, 60 college credits, or Missouri-based paraprofessional assessments.
• Completed Missouri's 20-hour online substitute training program is available through Grandview C-4 School District.
• Assessment scores must meet the criteria listed above for eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Administer, score and record achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher recommends for individual students.
• Work with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills introduced by the teacher.
• Assist the teacher in devising strategies for reinforcing material based on individual student needs, interests and abilities.
• Operate and care for classroom equipment used for instructional purposes.
• Assist students to master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Distribute and collect workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up by the teacher.
• Supervise students during drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Assist with large group activities such as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.
• Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral communication.
• Assist students in the library media center.
• Check notebooks, correct papers, and supervise testing and make-up work as assigned.
• Check and record student attendance.
• Help students with clothing, lunch, snack and cleanup routines.
• Assist with wash-up and toilet routines.
• Alert the regular teacher to any problem or information about an individual student.
• Serve as a source of information for substitutes and maintain ethical confidentiality.
• Participate in in-service training and other duties as assigned.

Education

Associate's degree or higher - Preferred

60 College credit

Missouri ParaPro Assessment passing score (before September 23, 2013)

Missouri Paraprofessional Assessment passing score (after September 23, 2013)

Completed Missouri's 20-hour online substitute training program

Job description

High Grove Early Childhood Center in Grandview, MO seeks a part-time Paraprofessional to support the teacher and students in Early Childhood Special Services. The role includes assisting with individual and small-group instruction, managing classroom materials, and supervising students during activities.

The successful candidate will hold one of several approved qualifications, participate in in-service training, and help maintain a well-organized classroom environment that fosters student