What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Paraprofessional position at WAHITIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Special Education Paraprofessional – 6.5 hours/day @ Wahitis Elementary School
Job Description
- Assist teachers in providing small group and individual instruction.
- Assist teachers in all areas of their work.
- Correct daily work assignments of students in all areas.
- Operate various pieces of equipment, i.e., copy machines, video equipment, typewriters, computers, recorders, etc.
- Assist individual students in teacher-monitored classrooms.
- Assist teachers in monitoring individual student objectives.
- Provide for student’s safety.
- Assist students with the development of self-help skills, speech and fine and gross motor skills.
- Communicate with parents and translate as needed depending on specific job requirements.
- Provide activities and instruction for students as planned by the teachers.
- Interpret teacher instructions and lessons.
- Work as part of the student’s IEP team.
- Utilize language development activities to enrich student vocabulary.
- Assist with maintaining discipline.
- Assist students in other classes as necessary.
- Implement behavioral intervention strategies.
- Other duties as assigned by building principal and/or administrator.
- *May be assigned additional duties such as toileting services, personal hygiene care, etc.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School graduate, or GED.
- AA degree, or 48 semester credits or 72-quarter credits from an institution of higher education (level 100 class or higher), or having successfully passed the ETS ParaPro Assessment.
- Dependable, trustworthy, experience working with children and adults, good time manager, initiative.
- Physically able to occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
- Ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, and grasp as required to successfully perform all duties and requirements.
- Ability to focus (adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus), clear vision at twenty (20) inches or less, and clear vision at twenty (20) feet or more.
- SPED Paraprofessional CPI trained within the first year of employment.
Terms of Employment
Starting Date: TBD
Salary: Per PSE CBA - Schedule A
Hours: Per Position Listed Above
Contracted Days:179 work days & 7 holidays (186 total contracted days)
Retirement Pension through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems
Benefits: Follow this link which will include all available benefits for this position:
https://www.othelloschools.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=1526&dataid=6876&FileName=2022-2025 PSE Collective Bargaining Agreement .pdf
Othello School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, marital status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs, activities and employment; and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
Othello School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Sandra Villarreal, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; and Section 504 Coordinator: Heidi Wagner, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org. Address: 1025 South 1st Avenue, Othello, WA 99344.
El Distrito Escolar Othello no discrimina en ningún programa o actividad por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, nacionalidad, edad, estado veterano o militar, orientación sexual, expresión o identidad de género, discapacidad o el uso de un guía para perros entrenado o animal de servicio y proporciona acceso igualitario a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jóvenes designados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar preguntas y quejas de supuesta discriminación: Coordinadora de Derechos Civiles y Coordinadora del Título IX: Sandra Villarreal, (509) 488-2659, svillarreal@othelloschools.org; y Coordinadora de la Sección 504: Heidi Wagner, (509) 488-2659, hwagner@othelloschools.org. Dirección: 1025 South 1st Avenue, Othello, WA 99344.
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