Severe Needs Para Educator

About This Role

Assist students with severe special education needs, under the guidance of licensed special education staff, by helping with curriculum, implementing programming, and behavior strategies. Provide technical physical care for students and maintain a clean and hygienic environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with classroom activities, including adapting the curriculum to individual student needs and delivering curriculum to individuals and small groups.
• Implement student accommodations, supports, modifications, procedures, and programming outlined in the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP).
• Maintain records of student progress and behavior in conjunction with licensed staff, providing feedback and reporting observations to the IEP team.
• Assist special education licensed staff in preparing materials, administering tests, attendance, and other classroom events.
• Monitor students and reinforce appropriate behavior for individual student needs.
• Assist in verbal de-escalation and non-violent crisis interventions to reduce the risk of self-harm and harm to others.
• Provide technical physical care for students with special needs, including toileting, grooming, cleaning ventilation devices, feeding, and medication delivery as delegated by a registered school nurse.
• Assist small groups of students or individuals with online classroom activities, curriculum accommodations, and modifications in remote settings.
• Prepare assignments for students to complete at home and support students in completing assigned work.

Requirements

• High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required
• Basic knowledge of typical office equipment (telephones, copiers, fax machines, email)
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Intermediate verbal and written communication skills
• Intermediate interpersonal relations skills
• Intermediate organizational skills
• Ability to work alone and with others
• Ability to appropriately modify curriculum
• Ability to implement behavior modification techniques
• Ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job
• Ability to work one-on-one and in small groups with students

Qualifications

• High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma
• No professional work experience required

Nice to Have

• Experience working in the public sector, specifically public education
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement
• Associate’s degree
• Work with special needs children in a paid program or licensed special education teaching experience
• Experience working with students with autism, behavior challenges, medically fragile conditions, hearing or vision loss, or intellectual disabilities
• CPR and First Aid certification

Skills

* Required skills