South Grove Intermediate Behavior Support Paraprofessional

JOB TITLE: South Grove Intermediate Behavior Support Paraprofessional

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

EMPLOYMENT AND FLSA STATUS: Classified / Hourly

JOB GOAL

To support students more intensive behavioral and social-emotional needs.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works directly with the teacher and behavior interventionist to develop strategies and interventions to support students with more severe behavioral and social-emotional needs.
• Works with individual students or small groups to provide behavioral and social-emotional support through the intentional implementation of specifically designed strategies.
• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based their perceived understanding of individual students, their needs, and abilities.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud and storytelling.
• Reads to students, listens to students read and participates in other forms or oral communication with students.
• Alerts teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully license teachers.
• Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.
• Assists with the supervision of student during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, field trips, and lunch.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or Equivalency
• Experience working with students with intense behavioral and social-emotional needs preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated competence by successful completion of the ParaPro Test - preferred but not required.
• Proficiency in second language preferred but not required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Seldom = Less than 25 % 2. Occasional = 26 to 50 %

3. Often = 51 to 75 % 4. Very Frequent = 76 % & above

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time. (1)
• Ability to lift 25 lbs. (1)
• Ability to carry 25 lbs.(1)
• Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations. (4)
• Ability to see for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed matter. (4)
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels. (4)
• Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation. (4)
• Ability to operate office equipment. (4)
• Ability to reach in all directions. (4)

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION:

The District will comply with all legal requirements relating to reasonable accommodation for employees and

job applicants.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

· 180 days per year

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluations of Professional Personnel.