Districtwide - Paraeducator (Behavior)

Duties & Requirements:

• Work directly with students/groups of students in-person.
• Demonstrate an understanding, patient, and receptive attitude toward students of varied age groups, and varied disabilities.
• Model appropriate behavioral interventions.
• Display a level of confidence and authority to students.
• Display professional behavior at all times.
• Communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Implement Behavior Strategic Plan/Behavior Intervention Plan and prescribed behavior strategies.
• Follow a flexible schedule based upon the needs of students in your school. Possess an ability to be flexible, changing gears at a moment's notice.
• Follow your responsible portions of the behavior plans including supervising students during their scheduled and unscheduled breaks.
• Provide in class support as directed by the principal and teacher.
• Monitor and supervise students throughout the school day. Perform various other duties including supervision and escorting students between classes when necessary.
• Respond to calls for classroom support to work the student through their behavior plan.
• Implement PBIS.
• Give students clear expectations and consistent responses.
• Use Zones of Regulation with students as needed.
• Communicate with classroom teachers, principal, and support team (PBIS, Counselor, RtI, Special Education) regularly.
• Intervenes in potential conflicts utilizing appropriate physical and/or therapeutic approaches for the purpose of diffusing confrontations and minimizing disruptions.
• Models conversation, manners, listening, and everyday interactions for the purpose of demonstrating appropriate social behavior in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Monitors students during assigned periods for the purpose of providing a safe and positive learning environment.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students and adults.
• Ability to handle conflict.
• Attend all required training.
• Work with high needs student(s) to promote success within the school setting.
• Work directly with behavior and/or health impaired student(s).
• Develop a working knowledge of the students with which you are working.
• Provide positive feedback when a student is behaving appropriately. Enthusiastically acknowledge student success.
• Develop a positive trusting working relationship with the student while retaining professionalism as a staff member.
• Redirect student when necessary to keep them on task.
• Work with the student within the parameters of an individualized education plan.
• Keep in contact with regular education teacher; act as liaison between special education teacher and regular classroom teacher when appropriate.
• Work with all students in the classroom, with priority given to assigned students.
• Be willing and able to teach small groups of students as instructed by the teacher.
• Maintain a log of activities that take place throughout the day and chart student behavior as instructed by the special education teacher.
• Possess ability to anticipate teacher and/or student needs, and work independently in meeting those needs.
• Excellent attendance and punctuality required.
• Training in use of behavior management required.
• Ability to use de-escalation techniques.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team.
• Previous successful work with children with behavioral challenges required.

Physical Requirements:
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands:

• Ability to regularly walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, push, pull.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors; inclement weather at times
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

Mandatory Conditions of Employment

• Proof of High School diploma, or equivalent;
• Have one of the following (proof of completion submitted no later than 60 days following hire date):
• An AA Degree from an accredited academic college or university
• A minimum of 72 college quarter credits
• Have passed a district-recognized assessment of basic skills and instructional proficiency (currently the ETS test)
• Completion of 14 hours of Fundamental Course of Study/General Paraeducator Certificate training as provided and directed by the District (OSPI and PESB requirement).
• Successful completion of Safety Care and Ukeru without accommodations.
• Successful clearance of the FBI and Washington State Patrol fingerprint background check.
• Successful Washington State Sexual Misconduct clearance.
• Completion of federal I-9 form.

Eligible Benefits:

• Washington State Retirement
• Medical, dental and vision
• Timeoff (sick, personal leave)
• Other benefits associated with Eastmont Paraeducator Association

Eastmont School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator, Kayla Brown, 509-884-7169, brownk@eastmont206.org; and Section 504 Coordinator, Matt Charlton, 509-884-7169, charltonm@eastmopnt206.org. 800 Eastmont Avenue, East Wenatchee 98802