Collaborative-Wide Floating Paraprofessional

Provide paraprofessional coverage and student support across SCEC programs based on daily staffing and program needs as directed by the sub coordinator. ⮚ Travel between SCEC program locations as assigned and demonstrate flexibility regarding daily work location and responsibilities. ⮚ Provide classroom coverage and assist programs experiencing temporary staffing shortages or increased student-support needs. ⮚ Support students individually and in small groups under the direction of teachers, Teacher Leaders, and/or Program Administrators. ⮚ Implement student IEP accommodations, modifications, behavior support plans, and other individualized supports as directed by appropriate professional staff. ⮚ Assist students with academic, communication, social-emotional, behavioral, vocational, and/or daily living activities, depending upon the program and students being supported. ⮚ Maintain respectful relationships with students and use proactive strategies to support regulation, engagement, and successful participation in the school day. ⮚ Provide supervision and support during classroom instruction, transitions, arrival and dismissal, lunch, recess, community-based activities, vocational experiences, and other school activities as assigned. ⮚ Assist students with personal care, mobility, feeding, toileting, or other activities of daily living when required by the needs of the students in the assigned program. ⮚ Follow all student-specific health, safety, behavioral, and emergency protocols for the program in which the employee is working. ⮚ Collect and record student data as required. ⮚ Maintain student confidentiality and professional boundaries at all times. ⮚ Work collaboratively with teachers, clinicians, nurses, administrators, and other paraprofessionals. ⮚ Become familiar with the routines, expectations, and safety procedures of multiple SCEC programs and adapt quickly when moving between programs. ⮚ Perform other duties consistent with the paraprofessional role as assigned by the Program Administrator or SCEC administration.

Requirements

An Associate's Degree or higher from an accredited College or University, or pass ParaPro ➢ Certification in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/First Aid within 30 days of hire and commitment to keep certification current. ➢ Certification in Crisis Prevention & Intervention (CPI) within 30 days of hire and commitment to keep certification current. ➢ Demonstrated ability to be agile in dealing with agility. ➢ Commitment to Deeper Learning and Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) as demonstrated by personal and professional development. ➢ 7-D License within 30 days of hire and commitment to keep license current ➢ Demonstrated ability to implement and manage a therapeutic and engaging learning environment for students who present with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, communication challenges, medical needs, cognitive and learning disabilities, and self-regulation, as well as students on the Autism Spectrum (ASD). ➢ This is a collaborative-wide position and is not assigned to one specific SCEC program or classroom. The Floating Paraprofessional will be assigned to programs based on daily staffing and student needs and must be willing and able to travel among SCEC program locations. Assignments may vary from day to day and, when necessary, during the school day. The successful candidate must be flexible, dependable, adaptable, and comfortable supporting students with a wide range of learning, communication, social-emotional, behavioral, and physical needs.