Hawthorne Elementary School is seeking an 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 : Unified
Salary Schedules :
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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.
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