Paraprofessional, Severe Multiple Impairments - Millet Learning Center

Saginaw Intermediate School District; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Millet Learning Center, part of the Saginaw Intermediate School District, seeks a paraprofessional to support students with severe multiple impairments. You will work under certified teachers, providing instructional and non-instructional services at various school and community locations.

Responsibilities include assisting with feeding, health care, mobility, and behavior support, while maintaining confidentiality and safety.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Experience with students with disabilities preferred.
• Willingness to perform personal care for students as needed.
• Ability to work effectively with administrators, coworkers, students and parents.

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional and non-instructional services to students with disabilities under supervision of a certified teacher.
• Assist with feeding, toileting, health care and related activities as legally permissible.
• Assist in teaching basic vocational skills to help students gain employment.
• Collect instructional data through observation and student work.
• Implement and monitor behavior plans under teacher direction.
• Support students in transitioning between activities and settings.
• Provide non-instructional support such as mobility, safety, lunchroom monitoring, and bus loading/unloading.
• Safely transport students using a school vehicle when required.
• Maintain confidentiality of student, parent, and staff information.
• Appear in a positive manner as a representative of the district.

Skills

Instructional support

Personal care support

Behavior management

Mobility assistance

Communication with stakeholders

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Paraprofessional, Severe Multiple Impairments - Millet Learning Center

RESPONSIBLE TO:

Millet Learning Center Principal and Assistant Principal

GENERAL SUMMARY:

These positions will provide instructional and non-instructional services to students with disabilities as outlined by the Building Administrators and/or Transitions Center Teachers.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

1. Provide instruction at various locations, including school and community settings, to students under the meaningful direction of a certified teacher
2. Provide direct and/or standby assistance with feeding, toileting, health care, and related medical services, as legally allowable, for students.
3. Able to teach basic and intermediate vocational skills necessary to obtain a job
4. Collect and calculate instructional data collected through observation and/or student work.
5. Implement and/or monitor behavior treatment plans under the direction of a certified teacher.
6. Implement activities as written in the lesson plans provided by a teacher
7. Provide non-instructional services to students, such as, but not limited to: student mobility, general health and safety, loading/unloading buses, monitoring the lunchroom, and other unstructured time.
8. Safely transport students to various locations in the community using a school-provided vehicle (minivan).
9. Maintain the confidentiality of information about any student, parent, and/or staff member.
10. Have a positive attitude when working with students, parents, other staff members, and community members
11. Assist in a 2-person team with the lifting of students weighing 75 lbs. or more.
12. Assist with securing wheelchairs on buses, and any other duties that are necessary to provide a safe environment for students while traveling on a bus during the school day.
13. Ensure a safe environment for students at all times.
14. Model and promote a positive image of self and the organization when in the community.
15. Must be willing to receive additional training to improve job skills.

MARGINAL SKILLS:

1. Maintenance and disinfecting of classroom equipment.
2. Other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. High School diploma or GED.
2. Basic computer skills.
3. Experience working with students, students with disabilities, or as a trainer is preferred
4. Must be willing to perform personal care for students as needed
5. Must be able to work effectively with Administration, co-workers, students, and parents.
6. Must have good oral/written communication, comprehension, and math skills.
7. Must have a good attendance history.
8. Must have a valid driver’s license with less than 3 points to be able to drive District vehicles.

TESTING MAY BE ADMINISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

Arithmetic, spelling, vocabulary, number comparison, name comparison, and writing ability.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION

Saginaw Intermediate School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, disability, age, or national origin in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Executive Director of Human Resources
Saginaw Intermediate School District
3933 Barnard Road
Saginaw, MI 48603
Telephone: [phone]