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Summary/Objective

The Paraeducator IV/V works within a special education classroom, under the supervision of a special education teacher, providing general classroom support or one-on-one assistance to a student.Paraeducator IV/V positions exist within schools throughout the district.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

1. Responding to all internal and external customers, as it relates to the job, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
2. Instructing, within close proximity to the teacher, individual students or small groups of students to reinforce material or skills initially introduced by the teacher
3. Assisting students with various physical, emotional and educational needs adhering to guidelines of student I.E.P
4. Assisting with assessments, grading papers and completing records under the supervision of the certified teacher
5. Distributing and collecting workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction
6. Copying, collating and filing worksheets and requested documents
7. Developing and creating bulletin boards, signs, borders and classroom displays
8. Operating and caring for equipment used for instructional purposes
9. Assisting with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, lunch/breakfast periods, field trips, crossing guard, bus assistant, after school activities, school gate duty
10. Alerting the teacher to any problem or special information about a student
11. Maintaining the confidentiality of protected student and staff member information even after no longer employed
12. Maintaining knowledge of and adheres to all policies, regulations, and rules
13. Performing related duties as assigned in a safe and prudent manner
14. One-on-one assistance to a student
15. May provide support to students requiring daily care in the areas of toileting and special feeding
16. May work with students with severe behavior problems

Other Duties

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of duties, responsibilities, or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
2. Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
3. High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation