Role OverviewUnder direct supervision, the purpose of the position is to provide staff support in an educational or child care environment, performing paraprofessional work in assisting teachers and students.
What You Will Do
Employees in this classification work with certified teachers, occupational therapists, and other certified specialists in the education, care, and development of mentally, physically, emotionally disabled, and other special needs students.
Why It Might Be a Fit
Employees at this level provide instructional, vocational, and developmental assistance to trainable and educable exceptional students.
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 childcare environment preferred
- Minimum two (2) years working with school age children in an educational environment
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Sick leave
- Holidays
- Retirement plan
- Health insurance
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