SPED Intensive Paraprofessional: Impactful Student Support

Yupiit School District; Alaska; On-site; USD 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Yupiit School District seeks a dedicated paraprofessional to assist the special education teacher or administrator in daily program operations. You will support a student with disabilities and accompany the student throughout the school day, helping implement IEP goals and adapt instruction as directed.

Responsibilities include coordinating curriculum for the assigned student, monitoring progress, maintaining records, and preparing instructional materials.

Qualifications

• Requires decision-making ability and the ability to work independently. Requires ability to plan, schedule, and prioritize work.
• Requires interpersonal skills to courteously and effectively assist individuals
• Requires ability to speak clearly and concisely both in oral and written communication.
• Requires willingness to perform various job-related duties as situations require, a strong sense of teamwork, and ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Requires ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, Board of Education practices, Alaska State Laws, and Department of Education and Early Development regulations.
• High School diploma or equivalent plus at least two years demonstrated successful experience in general office work.
• Business college or equivalent training may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as software operating and training instructions, and technical procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before supervisors and district employees. Ability to speak Yupik preferred.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Requires knowledge and ability to operate a variety of software on computers. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and scanning required.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with the principal, staff, students, parents, and community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the special education teacher with management and education of a child enrolled in special education.
• Coordinate special education curriculum and classroom activities for assigned student.
• Monitor assigned student's progress in IEP goals.
• Assist the special education teacher with parent conferences and participate in I.E.P. meetings for assigned student.
• Maintain records of student work and behavior.
• Complete required reports and submit them on specified days.
• Become familiar with materials, techniques and procedures used in working with assigned student.
• Learn how to apply prescribed exercises and speech/language exercises and practice to assigned student learning from itinerant specialists.
• Implement I.E.P. goals for students in conjunction with the special education teacher.
• Assist with preparation or collection of instructional materials.
• As directed by the special education teacher, provide individualized and small group instruction.
• Other duties as assigned by the special education teacher, School Principal as it relates to SPED students, or the Director of Special Education.

Skills

Decision making

Interpersonal skills

Oral & written communication

Teamwork

Cross-cultural awareness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Scanning

Job description

The Yupiit School District seeks a dedicated paraprofessional to assist the special education teacher or administrator in daily program operations. You will support a student with disabilities and accompany the student throughout the school day, helping implement IEP goals and adapt instruction as directed.

Responsibilities include coordinating curriculum for the assigned student, monitoring progress, maintaining records, and preparing instructional materials.