Life Skills Paraprofessional - 6.5 hrs/day

Young World Physical Education; Middlebury (IN); On-site; USD 18,957 - 26,999; Full time

Job summary

Middlebury Community Schools is seeking a Life Skills Paraprofessional for Northridge High School in Middlebury, Indiana. The role supports students with personal, social and instructional needs, under classroom teachers and related service staff, to ensure a smooth learning environment.

The position involves assisting with personal care, implementing IEP-based activities, and providing instruction in school and community settings.

Qualifications

• Two years or more of college, or an associate degree, or Para Pro Test.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently; assist with transfers.
• Regularly required to sit, talk or hear; use hands and fingers.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with personal needs and care.
• Implement activities from the teacher's IEP.
• Provide instruction in school and community settings.
• Collect and summarize student progress data.
• Provide supervision to students under teacher direction.
• Arrange transportation to community sites.
• Participate in IEP conferences as appropriate.
• Be flexible to changing student needs.
• Follow emergency procedures.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Crisis management

Confidentiality

Communication

Education

Two years of college or higher

Associate degree

Para Pro Test

Job description

Life Skills Paraprofessional - 6.5 hrs/day

Middlebury Community Schools, Northridge High School, Middlebury, Indiana.

Job Description

Job Goals: Serve as a member of the trans-\ disciplinary team, working under the supervision/director of classroom teachers or related service personnel to assist students in personal, social and instructional needs to provide them with a smooth functioning class environment, which allows them to take full advantage of the instructional program and the available resource materials.

Essential Functions

• Assisting and caring for the personal needs of students.
• Implementing activities/skill practice developed by the teacher from the IEP.
• Provide instruction in school and community settings.
• Maintain confidentiality of all information regarding the student.
• Collect and summarize student progress data as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Provide and arrange for transportation to community-\ based sites.
• Provide general supervision to students under the teacher’s direction.
• Monitor student’s social/vocational abilities through written documentation and observation.
• Participate, as appropriate, in IEP conferences.
• Display flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of the students.
• Provide support/training for job situations.
• Know and implement emergency procedures.

Special Responsibilities for Students with Moderate and Severe Needs

• Provide hand-over-hand instruction.
• Perform 1–2 person lifts and/or transfers according to training specifics by ECSEC physical therapists.
• Lift 50 pounds (possibly lifting with another adult up to 150 pounds).
• Sign simple words and phrases.
• Use physical restraint when needed (per training procedures).
• Be of assistance to students for personal needs such as dressing, diapering, feeding and toileting.
• Assist students with the use of alternative modes of communication.
• Assist students with physical and occupational therapy exercises.
• Participate in Crisis Prevention Intervention Physical Restraint training.

In‑Service Training Topics

• The role of the paraprofessional to the therapists and teachers
• Characteristics of the exceptionalities of the identified students
• Confidentiality
• Implementing instructional activities
• R.E./current local changes (ex., collaboration, inclusion)
• Student motivation, behavior modification
• Communication and time management

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

Paras hired after January 8, 2006, must have:

• Completed two (2) years or more years of study at an institution of higher education; or
• Obtained an associate’s (or higher) degree; or
• Passed the Para Pro Test

Physical Demands: Regularly required to sit and talk or hear; use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms; may have to lift up to 50 pounds frequently (possibly lifting with another adult up to 150 pounds); specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The noise level in the environment is usually moderate.

Evaluation

Annual performance evaluation.

Terms of Employment

187 days per year. Salary and benefits as per Classified Policy.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $16.68 Per Hour

Job Category: Instructional Support > Individual Aide