Centralia-Paraeducator-Sp. Ed. (Edison Elem) 2024-25

Job Summary:

Paraeducators working in the self-contained classrooms assists the classroom teacher in supervision and instruction of special education students by following the goals of the student's Individual Education Plan.

Required Qualifications:

• Associates' Degree or 72 quarter college credits or have passed the ETS
• Ability to obtain a Criminal Justice fingerprint clearance
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, possess awareness (for self and others), listen actively, be patient, incorporate humor/lightheartedness into work, be empathic, possess a growth mindset, and be customer-service oriented
• Ability to support the District's vision, mission, and goals including the belief that all students can succeed
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to maintain timely and professional lines of communication with students, families, staff, and building administration
• Ability to create organizational systems and to flexibly respond to changing student needs, meet deadlines, and multi-task when necessary
• Ability to function in a calm, efficient, courteous manner under stress and exercise careful judgment, confidentiality, and tact in the performance of duties
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, work effectively under pressure, and maintain professional relationships with students, co-workers, and administration
• Right response trained or willing to be trained upon employment
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to speak Spanish
• Positive experience working with adolescents
• Experience working in a K-12 school setting

Essential Functions for this Position:

• Communicates clearly, accurately, concisely, and professionally
• Adapts classroom work under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of providing a method to support and/or reinforce classroom objectives
• Assists teachers for the purpose of implementing lesson plans and/or developing daily living and behavioral skills
• Administers first aid, medical, and/or physical assistance (moving, lifting, eating, toileting, tube feeding, catheterizations, etc.)
• Monitors individual students, classroom and/or playground activities to maintain a safe and positive learning environment
• Maintains classroom equipment and students' files/records as they pertain to special education
• Confers with teachers to provide input on schedule development, lesson planning, and student progress
• Restrains students using Right Response Training methods when appropriate
• Performs record keeping and basic clerical functions to support the teacher(s)
• Attends various meetings to support students
• Attends trainings as directed or appropriate
• Other duties as assigned

Salary: $18.97 - $25.32 per hour, depending on experience;

$.50 additional per hour for individuals with an Associate of Arts degree or higher;

$.50 additional per hour for individuals who can write, speak, and read fluently in Spanish

Work schedule: Temporary position for the 2023-24 school year - M-F (excluding non-school days) 2.0 hours per day, 192 days per school year

Benefits: 11 paid holidays; 11 sick leave days; 3 personal leave days; health insurance through SEBB including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance, State retirement through DRS ; other fringe benefits as allowed in the Part-Time Teamsters Collective Bargaining Agreement.