PARAPROFESSIONAL FOR STUDENT SUPPORT - SPECIAL EDUCATION AIDE

Elementary School
7.5 hours per day, 185 days per year prorated for remainder of the school year (in a full school year it would be 176 days of instruction and 9 paid holidays)
Applicable verified experience will be recognized
Compensation: Per OAPSE Salary Schedule

Qualifications:                  

• Assist the Intervention Specialist with the daily preparation and organization of materials and equipment for classroom instruction.
• Assist the Intervention Specialist in the implementation of each child’s individual education plan; helping to develop gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, academic, language, speech, self-help, auditory, and personal/social skills.
• Attend to children’s toileting and eating needs.
• Assist children in non-classroom situations such as the cafeteria, playground, entering and exiting buses, etc.
• Establish an appropriate rapport with students; providing motivation and reinforcement.
• In the temporary absence of the teacher, provide behavioral control and monitoring of instructional activities.
• Attend parent and staff meetings as requested by the building principal.
• Attend professional development training as requested by the building principal. (Example: sign language training)
• Comply with district policies and procedures.
• Maintain a positive and professional appearance and demeanor.
• Communicate effectively with staff and administration.
• Assist with record-keeping. (Example:  daily communication log to parents)
• Complete other school-related duties at the request of the building principal.

• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and tissue
• Occasional operation of a vehicle under inclement weather conditions, i.e., being prepared to come to school on all scheduled work days
• Frequent and regular requirement to sit, stand, walk, bend, twist/turn, type/keyboard, talk, hear, see, read, speak, reach above shoulders, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, climb steps, balance, kneel, and stoop
• Occasional requirement to carry, lift, push, move, and pull items up to a maximum of 50 pounds
• Ability to meet physical requirements on a daily basis  
• Occasional exposure to fumes/airborne particles, inclement weather driving conditions; loud noise, repetitive hand motion, offensive odors, blood borne pathogens, contagious diseases, bodily fluids and tissue, and aberrant and dysfunctional behaviors which could be potentially harmful.