Immediately Need Projected: Special Education 1:1 Paraprofessional in Albion, MI
Job title: Projected: Special Education 1:1 Paraprofessional
Company: Battle Creek Public Schools
Job description: The special education aide will assist with the educational development of children with special needs by ways of one-on-one instructional and/or non-instructional support.
WORK YEAR:
School Year Calendar
HOURLY WAGE:
$15.50/hr
HOURS:
M-F: 8:30 AM - 3:45 PM with duty free lunch (6.75 hr/day)
ACCOUNTABILITY:
One-on-one aides in a Special Education setting will be under the direct supervision of the classroom teacher but primarily responsible to the building principal.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education Requirements:
- Associates Degree; OR
- 60+ credit hours from a degree granting college/university; OR
- High school diploma WITH successful passage of the Paraprofessional ETS Assessment*
- Certification in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), preferred but not required
- Parental experience desired but not required
- Ability to work well with children and adults
- Maintain a general interest in helping children in their educational process
- Calm and patient demeanor
- Will need to provide instructional support of student
- Serve as a liason for hearing persons and deaf person
- Assist in supervision of student
- Provide academic, one to one support for student
- Provide individual and small group instruction, when applicable
- Demonstrate initiative and creativity with student(s) and their program
- Demonstrate understanding of student?s problems, including medical needs; follow medical protocol as directed
- Will need to provide non-instructional health and behavior support of student as outlined in IEP, including any personal care needs
- Adhere to district health and safety procedures
- Perform other related duties that may be assigned by the principal and/or teacher