Special Education Para Educator: Student Support & Behavior

Davenport Community Schools; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Davenport Community Schools is seeking a Special Education Paraprofessional to support instructional activities under the supervision of a certified teacher in Davenport classrooms.

Responsibilities include providing social skills instruction, assisting with daily living skills, supporting students with Autism and other disabilities, attending required trainings, and following directives to ensure FAPE for all students.

Qualifications

• Must be willing to attend any additional required evening trainings or meetings during the school year or during the summer.
• Must be willing to accept feedback from specialists and special education facilitator regarding implementation and use feedback to implement changes in instruction.
• MUST be willing to follow directives of classroom teacher, building administration, and district administration.
• Must be willing and able to work with students who are explosive in nature and engage in physical and verbal aggression towards others.
• Regular attendance at work is required in order to meet the services in the IEP and in order to ensure the provision of FAPE (free appropriate public education).
• Must be able to follow multiple behavior plans for students at the same time AND must be able to implement changes to those plans when directed and follow through for each student.

Responsibilities

• Provide research based social skills instruction and intervention under supervision of certified teacher.
• Provide academic assistance, behavior interventions, and instruction of social skills and daily living skills.
• Attend field trips with student as necessary.
• Accompany students to and from the bus and supervise them in various school settings.
• Assist students with changing clothes and other hygiene needs.
• Accompany one or more students to community and building work sites and provide instruction, supervision and behavior modification while on the site independently.

Job description

Davenport Community Schools is seeking a Special Education Paraprofessional to support instructional activities under the supervision of a certified teacher in Davenport classrooms.

Responsibilities include providing social skills instruction, assisting with daily living skills, supporting students with Autism and other disabilities, attending required trainings, and following directives to ensure FAPE for all students.