What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Paraprofessional - Elementary position at Fort Smith Public Schools?
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Special Education Paraprofessional - Elementary
FLSA: Non-Exempt
REPORTS TO: Principal and Classroom Teacher
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Contract will be prorated based on actual start date. A full contract for this position is 190 days, with benefits as specified in employee contract.
BEGINS: February 2023
LOCATION: Cavanaugh Elementary School
QUALIFICATIONS
- Associates degree, 60 college credit hours, or passing score on ParaPro Praxis exam
- Ability to work with students with disabilities.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Provide individual or small group instruction.
- Assist in implementing behavior management activities.
- Perform clerical duties which may include collection and recording of data, preparing classroom materials, and entering data into a computer program.
- Assist with feeding, toileting, daily living skills, and physical activities, such as lifting and transferring students to and from wheelchairs.
- Attend conferences, as deemed appropriate/necessary.
- Attend appropriate training sessions. If applicable, annually obtain specified number of professional development hours.
- Use, with proper training. assistive technology devices.
- Accompany student to general education classroom, cafeteria, playground, restroom, and or other locations on the school campus.
- Participate in community based instruction activities.
- Conduct student programing assessments and/or screenings, per instrument administration guidelines/evaluator qualifications.
- Other duties as assigned.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS
- Maintain emotional control under stress.
- Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
- Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders, bending, squatting.
See Classified Staff Salary Schedule
If seeing this posting on a job site, please apply here
https://fortsmithschools.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx if interested.
Primary Location
CAVANAUGH ELEMENTARY
Salary Range
Please see our Salary Schedule
Shift Type
Full-Time
JOB CONTACT INFORMATION
Name
Jennifer Six
Title
Human Resources Specialist
Phone
479-785-2501
Email
jsix@fortsmithschools.org
Salary : $28,100 - $35,600