Role OverviewUnder direct supervision, the purpose of the position is to provide assistance in the education, care, and development of students with severe disabilities. Employees in this classification perform instructional, clerical, and behavioral management duties.
What You Will Do
Provide instructional, behavioral, and developmental assistance to students with severe disabilities as directed by the supervising teacher or other certified professional. Assist with behavior interventions, apply principles of crisis intervention, and provide support and follow-up for students with severe disabilities.
Why It Might Be a Fit
Must possess strong stress management skills, ability to fulfill the dexterity and physical requirements of the work, and effectively attend to special needs. Must have a minimum of two years of experience working with exceptional needs school-age children (Pre-K thru 12) in an educational environment.
Requirements
- Associate's degree or higher; or at least sixty (60) semester hours from an accredited institution of higher education
- Passing the paraprofessional certification exam can substitute for the educational requirement to meet the highly qualified status
- Ability to fulfill the dexterity and physical requirements of the work, and effectively attend to the needs of school age children
- Previous vocational training or work experience in a licensed child care environment preferred
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with exceptional needs school-age children (Pre-K thru 12) in an educational environment
Benefits
- Salary Schedule
- Benefits not explicitly mentioned in the posting
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