Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Paraprofessional- Blue Ridge

Exceptional Student Services (ESS) Paraprofessional- Blue Ridge

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Job purpose:

The Exceptional Student Services Paraprofessional will implement general curriculum instruction for a classroom of students, at the direction of a certified teacher. The ESS Paraprofessional will support the management of IEP-driven supports and services for a classroom of students, while establishing a positive learning environment and promoting maximum student independence in all assigned tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Supports the implementation of specially designed general curriculum content in reading, language arts, math, science, and social studies, at the direction of a certified teacher.
2. Collaborate with teachers, administrators, support staff, and parents to support student progress.
3. Completes special education documentation and classroom record-keeping according to DPS local procedures.
4. Pursues professional learning opportunities to build professional expertise.
5. Maintains confidentiality regarding students with disabilities.
6. Helps with students' personal hygiene needs, including changing and managing braces or other supportive devices.
7. Assists with positioning students in and out of adaptive equipment (e.g., wheelchairs, standers) under the guidance of a physical therapist.
8. Support the student with safe transitions in and out of their wheelchair.
9. Follow the student’s scheduled bathroom breaks and adhere to all bathroom and diaper-changing procedures.
10. Perform daily stretching routines as outlined in the student’s plan.
11. Follow daily stander training protocols, including lifting, positioning, monitoring, and documenting time in the stander.
12. Supports students during meals by cutting food, opening containers.
13. Facilitates safe, appropriate participation at recess with peers and playground equipment.
14. Assists the school nurse in providing breathing treatments or other health-related tasks as directed. 
15. Assist the teacher, classroom staff, and students during all instructional and classroom activities.
16. Provide motivation, positive reinforcement, and redirection to help the student complete assigned tasks.
17. Assist with dismissal procedures, including waiting with the student in the lobby and helping load them onto the bus.
18. Strong technical and computer skills are preferred

Qualifications:

Associates degree or higher; or at least sixty (60) semester credit hours from an accredited institution of higher education; official transcript required to validate education; ability to effectively attend to the needs of middle school aged students/small groups in the classroom under the direction of a classroom teacher and school administration.

Open until filled:

Review of applications and interviews will be scheduled as applications are received and a selection of a candidate will occur as soon as possible.

Work Calendar:

This position works 186 days.

This position is posted for the 2025-2026 school year.