Paraprofessional

• Be kind, considerate, and compassionate
• Be honest, be on time, and be reliable
• Build good working relationships with your student(s) and their teachers
• Work collaboratively with teachers to support students' growth and development
• Be willing to seek and accept advice, guidance, support, and feedback
• Assist teachers with implementing school-wide and class-wide positive behavior initiatives as appropriate
• Support students in displaying and maintaining on-task behavior.
• Support students in completing assigned work
• Support students in transitioning from one location or activity to another
• Follow student-specific treatment, teaching, or lesson plans to support students in achieving their academic, social, and emotional goals
• Support students with activities of daily living as appropriate (e.g., eating, brushing teeth, hygiene, as appropriate)
• Collect data on students' academic, behavioral, and social goal.

• High school graduate, GED or equivalent of education and training

• Background checks as stipulated by local and/or state requirements (e.g., child abuse clearance, criminal history report, etc…)
• First aid and/or CPR certification as stipulated by local and/or state requirements
• Registration or Certification as required by state requirements.
• Ongoing continuing education hours as stipulated by local and/or state requirements

• Must be able to adhere to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times
• Must be able to support student(s) in using technology and adaptive devices they need to complete schoolwork, communicate, and navigate throughout the school.
• Strong commitment to clinical excellence
• Attention to detail
• Good communication skills

• Must be able to speak, write, read, and understand English
• Must be able to travel to/from school/work location.
• Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 25 pounds
• Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to 50 pounds
• Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
• Must be able to sit and climb stairs
• Must have visual and hearing acuity
• Must have a strong sense of smell and touch
• Must have sufficient strength and manual dexterity to safely operate equipment,
• including grasping and manipulating small objects
• Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment as needed

• Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

• Please note, this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
• As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

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