Paraeducator - PE (3271)

Memphis-Shelby County Schools; Calera (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is seeking a Paraeducator to support the instructional program within assigned classrooms with responsibility for supervising, caring for, and instructing students with special needs. The position involves implementing instructional plans, monitoring behavior, and communicating with school personnel.

Qualifications include an associate degree or 48 credit hours or WORKKEYS, good health, and strong interpersonal communication.

Qualifications

• Must hold an associate's degree (or) have completed a minimum of 48 hours of study at a regionally accredited institution of higher education (or) have successfully completed the WORKKEYS test.
• Good physical and emotional health, including ability to lift as well as to implement behavioral management program with students of varying ages and sizes.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• To provide support to the instructional program within assigned classrooms with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of students with special needs; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior; and providing information to appropriate school personnel.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Education

Associate’s degree

48 college hours

Job description

Paraeducator

• Must hold an associate's degree (or) have completed a minimum of 48 hours of study at a regionally accredited institution of higher education (or) have successfully completed the Alabama State Board of Education approved WORKKEYS test.
• Good physical and emotional health, including ability to lift as well as to implement behavioral management program with students of varying ages and sizes.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.

Qualifications

• Must hold an associate's degree (or) have completed a minimum of 48 hours of study at a regionally accredited institution of higher education (or) have successfully completed the Alabama State Board of Education approved WORKKEYS test.
• Good physical and emotional health, including ability to lift as well as to implement behavioral management program with students of varying ages and sizes.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable.

Reports to

Principal and Assigned Teachers

Job Goal

To provide support to the instructional program within assigned classrooms with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care and instruction of students with special needs; assisting in implementing plans for instruction; monitoring student behavior; and providing information to appropriate school personnel.

Terms of Employment

187 days.

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