Anne M. Jeans Elementary Early Childhood Special Education Para-professional Aide

·      Assist in the educational and social development of students under the

direction and guidance of the facilitator and classroom teachers.

·      Assist in the implementation of Individual Education Plans for the students and

monitor their progress.  This includes: Verbal Behavior implementation throughout the day

for all students and Kindergarten Core mathematics and reading instruction for the assistant assigned to kindergarten students.

·      Provide support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to

enable them to fully participate in activities.

·      Work with other professionals, such as speech therapist, social worker,

occupational and physical therapists.

·      Assist classroom teachers with maintaining student records.

·      Support students with emotional or behavior concerns and assist them in

developing appropriate social skills through the use of visual schedules, positive praise,

social stories, video modeling, and calming breaks.

·      Assist in the daily set up and clean up of the classroom.  Assist in room changes for monthly

areas of study.

·      Assist classroom teachers with copying items to support teaching.

·      Support the Mission Statement of the district.  Support the Head Start guidelines for the

·      afternoon classroom.

·      Behave and speak in a professional manner at all times.  Work cooperatively with other

·      classroom paraprofessionals.

·      Set a good example in terms of dress, punctuality, and attendance.

·      Attend staff and team meetings.

·      Be proactive in matters relating to health and safety.

·      All other duties as assigned.

• All paraprofessionals originally hired after January 8, 2002 shall meet the requirements

  of a “Highly Qualified” paraprofessional aide as described in Title I of the Elementary

  and Secondary Education act.

•  Proof of negative TB test
•  Completed on-line application
•  Completed fingerprinting via ROE