Paraprofessional

Description:

Under the direction of the Principal and guidance of the Special Education Teacher, the Special Education Paraprofessional represents a broad grouping of varied positions providing instructional support, personal care and assistance to children in various programs and having varied special needs. Positions assigned to this classification are expected to have gained or learned basic knowledge, skills and fundamentals of learning theory, child development, behavioral management/modification, and general instructional fundamentals in order to work in mainstream or special needs classrooms with groups of students or 1:1 in the areas of instructional reinforcement and student learning assistance. Depending upon student needs, responsibilities and duties may involve assisting and guiding students in the reinforcement of academic classroom subjects, daily living skills, implementing behavioral plans and/or monitoring and enforcing appropriate behavior in accordance with instructional lesson plans and student IEP’s. Positions assigned to this classification also provide assistance and support in terms of adapting regular classroom curriculum to the special needs of each student by clearly repeating directions at level student understands, encouraging cooperation in classroom activities, communicating expectations, and modifying tests or tasks into smaller steps, and assisting student with mobility, adaptive, or other special needs.