Secondary SPED Paraprofessional — In-Person, Full-Time Benefits

Young World Physical Education; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 24,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS is seeking a Secondary Special Education Paraprofessional at Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri. The role supports classroom teachers, assists with daily routines, and helps implement the IEP with students needing social, physical, and intellectual growth.

Responsibilities include group instruction, materials prep, collaboration with parents and staff, and providing personal care and mobility assistance when required.

Qualifications

• Sixty (60) college credit hours.
• Associate's degree or higher.
• Missouri ParaPro Assessment passing score (before September 23, 2013).
• Missouri Paraprofessional Assessment passing score (September 23, 2013 and after).
• Completed Missouri's 20-hour online substitute training program.

Responsibilities

• Work with teachers in team teaching, team planning, and daily routines.
• Provide group instruction to assigned children.
• Understand, support and assist in implementing and communicating the curriculum with the children and their parents.
• Assist in preparing and setting up daily materials.
• Work cooperatively with parents and other classroom/ school volunteers and staff.
• Participate on program planning committees and parent involvement activities.
• Attend orientation and Professional Development sessions and serve as group leader when needed.
• Implement individual and group activities to stimulate growth as outlined in the IEP.
• Instruct children in daily living skills as appropriate.
• Remain with students for support during all times outside of the Special Education classroom as assigned.
• Provide short-term classroom coverage when the teacher must leave the room but remains within the building.
• Must provide personal care for student (i.e. diaper changing, toileting, feeding,) as appropriate
• Lift and transfer students as needed.
• Implement the use of technology to enhance student achievement.
• Use of ASL skills required for DHH assignments.

Skills

ASL skills

Education

60 college credit hours

Associate's degree or higher

Missouri ParaPro Assessment passing score

Missouri Paraprofessional Assessment passing score

Missouri 20-hour substitute training

Job description

KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS is seeking a Secondary Special Education Paraprofessional at Northeast High School in Kansas City, Missouri. The role supports classroom teachers, assists with daily routines, and helps implement the IEP with students needing social, physical, and intellectual growth.

Responsibilities include group instruction, materials prep, collaboration with parents and staff, and providing personal care and mobility assistance when required.