Paraprofessional

Job Goal: To provide behavioral and learning support, instruction and monitoring for children and youth with varied learning and behavioral needs.

Job Responsibilities:

Modify instructional and assessment materials to meet the needs of individual students as prescribed by their IEP under the direction of the special education teacher

Foster independence in students on IEPs by assisting them in the routines of school life

Work with individuals or small groups of students to support instructional programming in the assigned area

Support students during lunch periods, assemblies, recess and field trips

Implement the student’s behavioral plan by using the standard principles of reinforcement, by providing consistent implementation of contingencies, and by delivering accurate prompting as needed

Support student acquisition of daily living skills such as dressing, feeding, washing, toileting as needed

Collect, organize, graph and maintain all data for assigned students

Prepare for and actively participate in confidential consultation meetings with administration, supervisors and other staff to provide regular feedback to the special education team members on the progress and challenges experienced by assigned students in addressing their IEP goals

Practice and maintain student confidentiality both within and outside the school environment.

Complete brief objective summaries of students’ performance within the daily communication book.

Manage the students’ challenging behaviors by: Verbal and/or Physical prompting, notification to appropriate supervisory staff when physical restraint is needed and adherence to appropriate physical restraint procedures and safe hold positions.

Recognize the antecedents of more challenging student behaviors and intervene with appropriate support to reduce the behavior.

Discrete Trials

Lifting and Toileting required

Teaching Methodology of Applied Behavioral Analysis

Attend all scheduled training/workshops

Monitor student behavior on the bus ride to ensure safety at all times during the route

Job Responsibilities:

Modify instructional and assessment materials to meet the needs of individual students as prescribed by their IEP under the direction of the special education teacher

Foster independence in students on IEPs by assisting them in the routines of school life

Work with individuals or small groups of students to support instructional programming in the assigned area

Support students during lunch periods, assemblies, recess and field trips

Implement the student’s behavioral plan by using the standard principles of reinforcement, by providing consistent implementation of contingencies, and by delivering accurate prompting as needed

Support student acquisition of daily living skills such as dressing, feeding, washing, toileting as needed

Collect, organize, graph and maintain all data for assigned students

Prepare for and actively participate in confidential consultation meetings with administration, supervisors and other staff to provide regular feedback to the special education team members on the progress and challenges experienced by assigned students in addressing their IEP goals

Practice and maintain student confidentiality both within and outside the school environment.

Complete brief objective summaries of students’ performance within the daily communication book.

Manage the students’ challenging behaviors by: Verbal and/or Physical prompting, notification to appropriate supervisory staff when physical restraint is needed and adherence to appropriate physical restraint procedures and safe hold positions.

Recognize the antecedents of more challenging student behaviors and intervene with appropriate support to reduce the behavior.

Discrete Trials

Lifting and Toileting required

Teaching Methodology of Applied Behavioral Analysis

Attend all scheduled training/workshops

Monitor student behavior on the bus ride to ensure safety at all times during the route

Position Type:Full-time

Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

• This position is for Grafton Middle School.
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
  Experience in working with youth in the classroom or in clinical and therapeutic settings is preferred
  
  Protective measure training or being able to be certified is preferred
  
  Must be physically able to utilize physical management or current protective measure training and de-escalation techniques as trained.
  
  Must be able to physically assist students who may be 50 pounds or greater
  
  Must be able to work collaboratively with a team that may include other learning assistants, classroom teachers, behavior specialists, and other service providers
  
  Must be flexible and understanding of the students and programs they may be assigned to, which may include assisting other students and/or needing to support in other buildings where staffing may be needed.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

There are no application questions required for this job posting.

• Christopher Starczewski , Principal
• 22 Providence Road
• Grafton, Massachusetts 01519
• Phone: 508-839-5420
• Fax: 508-839-8528
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