Special Education Paraprofessional (Lithonia MS) 2024-2025

DeKalb County School District
GA, US
Full-time

Lithonia Middle School is seeking a SPED Paraprofessional. The ideal candidate should have experience working with students who have mental, emotional, and / or behavioral problems.

The selected candidate must be caring and motivated to work with special needs students. This position may require lifting and toileting.

Salary Grade / Schedule :

Salary Schedules :

The material contained herein is subject to change. All open positions offered by the DeKalb County School District are subject to specific job requirements.

The DeKalb County School District is an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are subject to federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.

Title : Paraprofessional, Special Education

Supports teachers in meeting the educational, behavioral, and social emotional needs of students in the classroom and community.

Essential Functions :

The following duties are representative for this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification.

Other duties may be required and assigned.

  • Assists students with physical needs including feeding, toileting, lifting, and mobility.
  • Assists students with health care procedures including hygiene and medications as needed for daily care.
  • In accordance with lesson plans developed by the teacher, provides small group and / or individualized instruction to students.
  • Monitors students before and after school and during other non-instructional transitional periods.
  • Assists teachers with daily classroom management activities designed to ensure that students demonstrate behavior that is conducive to an effective learning environment.
  • Assists teachers with assessment of student performance (standardized and non-standardized testing) and other recordkeeping tasks.
  • Assists teachers with the development and organization of appropriate instructional materials for use with students and ensures the availability of these materials prior to scheduled instructional segments.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE :

  • Minimum of sixty semester hours or ninety quarter hours of college courses completed with GPA 2.0 or higher from a Professional Standards Commission approved accredited college or university is required.
  • or -
  • High school diploma / GED and a passing score on the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Paraprofessional Assessment is required.

CERTIFICATE, LICENSES, PERMITS :

  • Must obtain valid Professional Standards Commission approved paraprofessional certificate.
  • 30+ days ago
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