Carlisle Public School is seeking a paraprofessional to collaborate with classroom staff in Grade 3 to support elementary students who have IEPs and are integrated into our general education classrooms.
QUALIFICATIONS:
•Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred •Prior experience working with students with disabilities •Training or coursework in special education preferred •Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Director of Student Support Services may find appropriate and acceptable.
REPORTS TO: Director of Student Support Services/Elementary Principal/Assistant Principal
JOB GOAL: To work closely with students with disabilities in an effort to provide them with instructional and/or social emotional support as needed for effective progress, while assisting the special and general education staff in implementing IEP goals.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
(Under the direction and supervision of licensed educators who design instruction.) •Provide academic support and direct instruction to students in a small group and classroom setting to meet IEP goals/objectives. •Assist teachers with the implementation of appropriate curriculum, lessons, alternate assessments and modifications for children with special needs. •Provide supervision of the classrooms during times in which the special educator is required to be elsewhere in the building. •Implement positive behavior management techniques and/or individual behavior support plans during individual, small group instruction and/or within the general education setting. •Attend planning meetings, in-service workshops/trainings, team meetings, and parent-teacher conferences, when requested by the Program Administrator. •Adapt curriculum materials to meet individual student needs and IEP goals/objectives. •Consult with teachers, special educators, and therapists around designated students, on a regular basis, to discuss student progress and to support and carry over classroom and therapy goals and strategies. •Maintain knowledge and understanding of current IEPs of assigned student/s and collect data as requested. •Supervise students with disabilities outside of regular class times, including but not limited to the transition from and to transportation, lunch, recess, field trips, assemblies, emergency drills, and hallway passing. •Provide students with necessary supports while fostering and facilitating increasing independence. •Assume assigned duties in another classroom if requested by the Director of Student Support Services. •Maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism expected of the teaching staff. •Perform other related duties as assigned by the Director of Student Support Services.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
•This position may require lifting, positioning, and transitioning students, as needed, according to caseload/classroom assignment. Demands for lifting may be up to 50 pounds.
Requirements
All employees are required to submit to a national fingerprint-based criminal background check in addition to a state CORI check.