Parapro Sp Ed - EBD Res/SC - Special Education in Bridge

Job ID: 47920

Date Posted: 8/22/2016

Location: BRIDGE

Job Code: Parapro Sp Ed - EBD Res/SC - 050031

Standard Hours: 40

Department: Special Education - 101200

Employment Class: T6B

Minimum Salary: $12,261.00/Annually

Maximum Salary: $33,436.00/Annually

Paraprofessional Educator certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) required.

High school diploma or equivalent and passed the Praxis Parapro Assessment (prior to March 1, 2007) or the GACE Parapro Assessment required. In lieu of assessments, 60 semester or 90 quarter hours from a PSC approved college or university are required.

Experience in a licensed child care environment preferred.

• Knowledge of child development
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of office and media equipment
• Ability to act as a representative of Gwinnett County Public Schools

• Provide support to the instructional program within an assigned classroom with specific responsibility for assisting in the supervision, care, and instruction of special needs students in the regular education classroom, special education classroom, community, and assisting in implementing plans for instruction.
• Monitor student behaviour during non-classroom time, provide information to appropriate school personnel, and attend Individual Education Program (IEP) meetings.
• Adapt classroom activities, assignments, and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing IEP objectives.
• Administer immediate first aid and medical assistance as instructed by a health care professional for the purpose of meeting immediate health care needs.
• Assist medically fragile or physically disabled students for the purpose of maintaining students' personal hygiene.
• Attend training meetings and in-service presentations for the purpose of acquiring information relative to job functions.
• Confer with teachers on a regular basis for the purpose of assisting in evaluating special education student progress and/or implementing IEP objectives.
• Implement and collect data under the supervision of assigned teacher, behavioural plans designed by IEP teams.
• Monitor special education students for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Perform record keeping and support functions for the purpose of supporting the teacher in providing necessary records/materials.
• Provide instruction to students in a variety of individual and group activities for the purpose of reinforcing instructional objectives, implementing IEP plans.
• Respond to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns.
• Assist with monitoring duties which may include hallways, lunchroom, restrooms, and/or bus duty as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time, talk, hear, stand, and walk. The employee may be required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, have significant finger dexterity and/or reach. The employee is required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The job is performed under conditions with exposure to risk of injury and/or illness. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.