About this opportunity
Antioch Fire Department/ First Fire District lists this Special Education paraprofessional - middle school opportunity in antioch, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Special Education Paraprofessional
The paraprofessional assists teachers, students, and staff in educational settings by providing support with classroom instruction, and other responsibilities to enhance the learning environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Student Support:
Assist student within the school setting-behaviorally, emotionally and academically
Provide supervision to students in nonacademic settings
Actively supervise when not in an academic setting (lunch, recess, bussing)
Enforce school wide expectations using PBIS, TBRI, or Pyramid model
Be available to assist special education staff in tasks that may be related to students when not with students (planning, activity preparation, etc.)
Instructional Support:
Assist with modifications to the general education curriculum
Assist students with assignments and activities as provided by the general education and/or special education teacher.
Provide assistance and targeted intervention as needed, without distraction
Refer to supplied IEPs, BIPs, and 504s to best assist students and understand their needs.
Communicate with classroom teachers, special education teachers, and other paraprofessionals about the specifics of the students you are working with
Supervision and Safety:
Assist with toileting when needed
Assist in dressing when needed
Ensure student safety
LOP/SLP Specific Responsibilities:
Physically assisting students with a variety of tasks including walking, physical participation in a variety of environments, loading and unloading from bus or vehicle, etc.
In relation to the aforementioned comment, physically prevent or prompt students when needed.
Assist student during meal time (opening lunchbox, packages, refilling water, sometimes as specific as cutting food items and helping students use silverware)
Assist in variety of personal hygiene responsibilities (cleaning face, washing hands, nose blowing)
Full assistance in the restroom including accompanying students fully into the stall or nurse bathroom, changing soiled undergarments/pull-ups/diapers, cleaning of sanitary areas when needed, communicating with supervisor when bathroom materials need to be restocked by family, etc.
Learn how to use and facilitate student use of assistive tech communication devices
Collaborate with case managers and related services frequently and effectively to ensure proper and effective instruction is consistently occurring.
Encourage or aid in peer interactions
Provide empathy and assist students who may display screaming, crying, and/or aggressive actions and can assist in management and/or minimizing disruptive behavior Updated 2024
Participate in training or professional development to better serve students
Shall assume any other duties as may from time to time be delegated by immediate Supervisor. Furthermore, the Supervisor shall make any adjustments in the scope of responsibilities as outlined above which will be in the best interest of the school district.
Qualifications:
Paraprofessional license
Physical Demands:
The role requires the ability to perform various physical tasks, including standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, lifting, and bending, as necessary to fulfill job responsibilities. The work environment may involve exposure to typical levels of noise and activity associated with a school and on a school bus setting. This overview is not exhaustive of all physical requirements and responsibilities inherent in the role.
Terms of Employment:
Reports to: Building Principal
Benefits: Sick leave and personal days
Terms of Employment: Hourly rate, length of work year and ongoing service shall be aligned with the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Board of Education and the ASP.
HMO insurance and dental benefits
Opportunities for professional development and growth within the district.
Worksite address
antioch, IL, 60002, US
Who can apply
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