POSITION: Special Education Paraprofessional

Salary Schedule: Paraprofessional

  Department: Classified

Work Days: 190

  Reports to: Principal

FLSA: Non-Exempt

  Evaluation: Annually

Prepared Date: 08/08/2022

  Twiggs County Public Schools will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation so long as the accommodation does not create an undue financial hardship for the district.

PRIMARY FUNCTION: The Special Education Paraprofessional’s goal is to assist and work under the supervision of the teacher and other staff to maximize the impact of an effective and positive education of children.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:

1. The Special Education Paraprofessional will be a professionally qualified educator with a clearance certificate from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. A high school diploma and the GACE paraprofessional exam are required unless the paraprofessional has two years of college or 60 semester hours of college coursework.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.

Assists teacher in maintaining an effective learning environment.

2.

Follows teacher’s directions to maintain a clean and orderly learning environment.

      3.

Effectively monitors behavior according to behavior modification and intervention plans.

      4.

Maintains awareness of students’ whereabouts and assignments.

      5.

Provides the appropriate level of supervision of students during recreational periods, bus duty, field trips, and other assigned periods.

      6.  

Continuously monitors the health and safety of students and becomes familiar with behaviors and disabilities

    7.

Assists in direct academic, supportive, and functional instruction to students as directed by the assigned teacher.

    8. 

Makes or modifies instructional materials as directed by the assigned teacher within the established timeframes.

    9. 

Operates office equipment as needed to produce program-related materials.

  10. 

Provides appropriate physical care of assigned students to maintain their cleanliness, safety, and comfort by providing appropriate instruction and direct assistance with toileting, dressing, and feeding (with utensils or tube feeding.)

  11.

Assist with documentation and organization of materials as directed by the assigned teacher.

  12.

Consistently complies with departmental regulations on confidentiality.

    13. 

Refer parents to the assigned teacher when there are questions or concerns.

    14.

Display appropriate interpersonal skills with teacher, staff, and parents.

    15.

Notify school and teacher when absent as soon as possible.

  16.

Reports to assigned classrooms and duty stations according to the school schedule.

    17.

Dress professionally for the job.

  18.

Attend professional learning classes as required by the school or the Special Education Department.

  19.

Performs any and all other duties as assigned by the Principal.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

1. Ability to stay up-to-date with changes in all social media platforms ensuring maximum effectiveness
2. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, other personnel, and parents.
3. Ability to present information to individuals and groups.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Position requires mostly sitting, standing, and walking. Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and kneeling are required, with weights not normally to exceed thirty (30) pounds. Must be able to tolerate all types of weather conditions and must work outside on occasion.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.