SPED REACH - Paraprofessional

Cherokee County School District - GA; Canton (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherokee County School District in Georgia is seeking a Paraprofessional to support classroom teachers and students across resource, self-contained and regular settings. The role includes assisting with lesson plans, accommodations, and assistive technology, and helping monitor student progress.

Minimum qualifications include an associate or bachelor’s degree or passing the GACE Ethics and Paraprofessional Assessments, with certification as required by the Professional Standards Commission.

Qualifications

• Education level must comply with federal, state and local guidelines.
• Certification as mandated by the Professional Standards Commission.
• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree, or passing of the GACE Ethics and Paraprofessional Assessments required.

Responsibilities

• Supports classroom teachers using instructional strategies prescribed by staff.
• Provides support to selected students in resource, self-contained and regular classrooms.
• Assists with plans or accommodations required by IEPs, behavior or healthcare plans.
• Assists with managing special duties to meet needs of specific student populations.
• Helps students and teachers use hardware, software and assistive technology.
• Gathers feedback on student performance and tracks progress.
• Conducts small group or individual activities based on lesson plans.
• Assists with assessment, grading, and data collection.

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s Degree

GACE Ethics Assessment

GACE Paraprofessional Assessment

Job description

IMPORTANT NOTES

Job Description Code: 4M.025
Division/Department: School Leadership and Operations
Pay Grade: Paraprofessional Salary Schedule
Pay Type: Salaried; Non-Exempt
Retirement: TRS
Contract Work Year: 180 Days; 7.5 hours/day
Reports To: Principal/Designee
Evaluation Instrument: PEI

Minimum Qualifications Education level must be in accordance with federal, state and local guidelines; certification as mandated by the Professional Standards Commission. Associate or Bachelor’s Degree, or passing of the GACE Ethics Assessment and GACE Paraprofessional Assessment required.

GOAL

Serve as a support to the classroom teacher in providing educational opportunities for each student.

Representative Duties & Responsibilities

• Uses appropriate instructional strategies and techniques as prescribed by the appropriate personnel to support learning.
• Provide support to selected students in resource, self-contained and/or regular classroom settings.
• Assist and adhere to all elements of plans or accommodations as required by the IEP, behavior plan, healthcare plan, etc.
• Perform special duties as required for meeting the unique needs of specific student populations; e.g., lifting physically disabled students, toileting/personal hygiene assistance, using physical restraints or other specialized behavior management techniques.
• Assist student/teachers in using hardware, software, and other technology including assistive technology.
• Provide ongoing feedback to the appropriate personnel regarding student performance including issues potentially impacting the student’s performance.
• Conduct small group or individual classroom activities based on lesson plans developed by the teacher.
• Assist with student assessment, grading work and tests and collecting data on student progress.
• Assist with routine recordkeeping, as prescribed by appropriate personnel.
• Assist with preparation of materials for instruction (including the copying/duplicating of materials, construction of displays/bulletin boards, learning centers and manipulative).
• Locate, operate and return needed equipment.
• Assist with classroom housekeeping.
• Assist in ordering and inventory of classroom equipment and materials.
• Assist with the supervision of students including classroom and school-wide supervision such as loading/unloading buses.
• Assist with the supervision of students including bus monitoring for travel to and from school-related activities.
• Possess and maintain valid and appropriate license, certificate and/or credential as may be required for this position.
• Follow work scheduling and attendance requirements in a regular, predictable and punctual manner.
• Participate in training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to the assignment.
• Review current developments, literature and technical source information related to job responsibilities.
• Ensure adherence to appropriate safety procedures.
• Follow federal and state laws, as well as Board policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Essential Duties

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed – even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Chief Human Resources Officer.) It should also be noted the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

Minimum Requirements

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.

Fringe Benefits

FICA is paid by the employee and matched by the School District. Temporary workers do not qualify for employee benefits.

Adopted: April 20, 2000
Revised: March 2005, May 2007, July 2008, January 2011, July 2011, May 2015, February 2017, July 2019, July 2023, July 2024, July 2025