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SalaryClassroom Paraprofessional
St. Coletta of Greater Washington is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and secondary disabilities. We are currently seeking A Classroom Paraprofessional who will be responsible for providing one-to-one support to an assigned student and assists the teacher in providing a learning environment which improves and develops the student’s social, communication and intellectual skills
Examples of Essential Functions
- Assists assigned student with physical care, feeding, medication, mobility or other skills as designated by the teacher or therapist.
- Reinforces skills introduced by the teacher and provides instruction to student as prescribed by the teacher; may utilize games, stories or other construction activities to enhance learning skills.
- Assists student with gross motor activities such as grasping, holding objects, posture, crawling, and walking. Ability to lift and position physically disabled individuals may be required..
- Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods and community-based instruction. The ability to keep up with running children and or to lift or assist with lifting students is essential to perform this task.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED and prior experience working with people with intellectual disabilities. Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Demonstrated ability to fulfill the dexterity and physical requirements of the work, and effectively attend to the needs of a student with intellectual disabilities
- Ability to work with individuals and small groups of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all employees.
- Ability to prepare and maintain required program records.
- Ability to assist supervising instructional staff in the preparation and/or organization of materials.
Benefits
- Health, Dental & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid vacations
- Convenient Metro-accessible location
- 403B with company match
- Free life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance and more
Salary: $17.00- $20.00 per hour
