Paraprofessional, Special Education
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. A minimum of sixty college hours from an
accredited college or university and a 2.5 GPA is required.
2. A valid Missouri Teaching Certificate is
preferred.
3. Possession of the knowledge, skills,
abilities, and physical attributes necessary to perform the
essential functions of the position.
4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications
as the Board may find appropriate or acceptable.
REPORTS TO: Building Principal
JOB GOAL: To assist with a teacher, group of
teachers, or throughout the building to
provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning
environment in which
students can take full advantage of the
instructional program and available
resource materials.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Works with individual students or small groups
of students to reinforce learning of material or
skills initially introduced by the teacher.
2. Administers, scores, and records such
achievement and diagnostic tests as the teacher
recommends for individual students.
3. Assists the teacher in devising special
strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a
sympathetic understanding of individual students,
their needs, interests, and abilities.
4. Operates and cares for equipment used in the
classroom for instructional purposes.
5. Helps students master equipment or
instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
6. Distributes and collects workbooks, papers,
and other materials for instruction.
7. Guides independent study, enrichment work, and
remedial work set up and assigned by the
teacher.
8. Assists with the supervision of students
during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and
field trips.
9. Keeps bulletin board and other classroom
learning displays up-to-date.
10. Assists with such large group activities as
drill work, reading aloud, and story-telling.
11. Reads to students, listens to students read,
and participates in other forms of oral
communication with students.
12. Assists students in the library or media
center.
13. Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and
supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by
the teacher.
14. Checks and records student attendance.
15. Help students with clothing with necessary
and appropriate.
16. Assist with the supervision of students.
17. Serves as the chief source of information and
help to any substitute teacher assigned in the
absence of the regular teacher.
18. Serve as a substitute for the teacher, as
assigned or required, on an emergency basis.
19. Maintains the same high level of ethical
behavior and confidentially of information about
students as is expected of a fully licensed
teacher.
20. May be assigned routine clerical duties such
as filing, typing, etc.
21. May be assigned to a specific assignment such
as study halls, cafeteria supervision, medial
center, in school suspension, after school
detention, etc.
22. Demonstrates effective human relations and
communication skills.
23. Adheres to good safety practices.
24. Adheres to all district rules, regulations,
and policies.
25. Other duties as required or assigned.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Nine, ten, eleven, or twelve-month year. Salary and work year
to
be established by the Board.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the immediate
supervisor.