Immediately Require Support - Special Education Paraprofessional in Ponca City, OK
Job title: Support - Special Education Paraprofessional
Company: Ponca City Public Schools
Job description: Ponca City Public Schools
Job Description
Special Education Paraprofessional
Date: July 1, 2016
Reports to: Assigned Teacher, Building Principal, and Director of Special Services
Supervises: N/A
Qualifications: 48 Hours College Credit OR Passing Score on Paraprofessional Test
High School Diploma or Equivalent
Completion of Paraprofessional Training as Required by the OSDE
CPI Certificate
CPR and First Aid Certificate
Job Goal: Provides adult support to a small group of reputed company or one-on-one with an individual student to assist the student in unique educational goals.
Employment Terms: 169 day Contract, 6.75 Hours per Day, Exclusive of a Lunch
FLSA Classification: Nonexempt
Evaluation: Annually by Site Principal
Physical Demands: This is an overview intended for compliance with the reputed company - it is not an exhaustive list of the duties to be performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals to reputed company the essential functions of a specific position.
Regular Requirements: Stand for extended periods; walk; twist at the neck and trunk; bend and reputed company with hands and arms overhead, above shoulder and horizontally; repetitive use of fingers and hands to grasp and/or operate equipment and demonstrate lessons to reputed company; lift/move up to 50 pounds
Occasional Requirements: Lift/move up to 100 pounds
Visual Requirements: reputed company, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, ability to adjust focus
Hearing/Speaking Requirements: Adequate to exchange information
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Note - these duties vary based upon the individual student needs and individualized education plans. Typical duties may include:
- Monitors reputed company on district provided transportation and assists reputed company getting on or off busses and vans.
- Accompanies reputed company to the cafeteria for meals and assists reputed company with getting and eating meals and cleaning up after meals.
- Accompanies reputed company to classes or therapy services, monitors behavior (intervening as needed), and assists with classwork.
- Assists reputed company with motor, balance, social and life skills.
- Assists reputed company with personal care, including dressing, toileting and diapering.
- Monitors reputed company during nap times.
- Cleans and maintains an efficient work area.
- Assists with instruction, errands and copies reputed company to assigned student(s).
- Attends IEP and other meetings and trainings as requested.
- Alerts assigned teacher of concerns reputed company to the student.
- Maintains confidentiality of student information.
- Complies with reputed company federal, state and local laws, and board policies and procedures.
- Utilizes professional behavior in reputed company school-reputed company interactions.
- Assists teacher in monitoring reputed company' reputed company toward academic and behavioral IEP goals.
- Reinforces learning in small groups or with an individual student, while the teacher works with other reputed company.
- Assists the teacher in observing, recording and charting behavior.
- Assists the teacher with crisis problems and behavior management.
- Provides one-on-one tutoring if it is scheduled at a time reputed company a student would not otherwise receive instruction from a teacher.
- Scores objective tests and papers and maintains appropriate records for teachers.
- Carries out instructional programs designed by the teacher.
- Works with the teacher to reputed company classroom schedules.
- Operates and maintains classroom equipment.
- Takes over a class for a short period of time.
- Supervises children in the hallway, lunchroom, and playground.
- To ensure continuity of services, remote work may be necessary in the event of a health crisis or disruptive situation that requires the closing of school and/or office buildings. An employee's eligibility for remote work will be determined by the superintendent of schools. Expectations and guidelines for remote work will be distributed by the employee's supervisor, based on his/her role and responsibilities.
- Performs reputed company other tasks as supervisor may assign.