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 :

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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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