#2 Paraprofessional

Title: #2 Special Education Paraprofessional Reports to: Director of Special Education and Principal Job Objective: Performs a variety of classroom support and student personal care services as directed under the supervision of a classroom teacher. Monitors and assists students during bus trips. Minimum Qualifications: - Ohio Department of Education aide certificate. Meets mandated state and federal qualification (i.e., completion of requisite higher education credit hours/courses, approved degree, or successful passage of a sanctioned professional standards test). - Meets all mandated health requirements (e.g., a negative tuberculosis test, etc.). - A record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment. - Complies with drug-free workplace rules and board policies. - Keeps current with advances in technology and workplace innovations that enhance productivity. - Consistently dependable. Flexible outlook. Accepts new responsibilities/assignments willingly. - Ability to physically assist students with disabilities (e.g., mobility, transferring, positioning, etc.). - Ability to interact comfortably and confidently with the public. - Ability to lift a minimum of fifty pounds. - Successful completion of communicable disease, child abuse/neglect, behavioral management, CPR, and/or first aid may be required as a condition of employment. Essential Functions: The following are typical work responsibilities. A reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions. Checks with the teacher for instructions. Works with small groups and/or individual students. Seeks advice when expectations are unclear. Acquires basic proficiency in skills that support student needs (e.g., sign language, finger spelling, etc.). Upholds board policies and follows administrative guidelines/procedures. Refers district policy/procedure questions to administrators/supervisors. Monitors students on an emergency basis when the teacher is called away from the classroom. []{style="font-family "}