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Job title: Paraeducator EN1 SESS

Company: School District U-46

Job description: To support the program in providing a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity, interests and needs of the students with an IEP. Perform duties and activities under direct supervision of a certified staff member. Uphold School District U-46 ICARE Standards. Maintain confidentiality of student, staff and department information within the school and community.



Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Implement individual or small group instructional lessons under the supervision of a certified teacher.


• Familiarize self with IEP goals/objectives for students in the classroom.


• Facilitate implementation of functional community-based curriculum.


• Follow through on set behavioral programs and procedures.


• Document student behavior as directed by the teacher.


• Supervise IEP’d students during lunch, recess, arrival and departure times, and/or community trips during assigned work hours as needed.


• Help in the loading and unloading of student buses at school and on trips during assigned work hours as needed.


• Escort students within the building, as directed by the classroom teacher.


• Work cooperatively with the classroom teacher by assisting with any related activity specific to the students’ IEP.


• Collaborate with the teacher, prepare and maintain materials.


• Lift, transfer, position, toilet, etc. (this is special skills only).


• Provide input to the classroom teacher regarding student-para interactions.


• Attend staff meetings and staff development activities as assigned.


• Other duties as assigned.

• Para Educator, Substitute, Professional Educator or Provisional Educator License required.


• Minimum education requirement for a Para Educator License is completion of at least 60 semester hours of college course work or a passing score on the ETS Para Pro exam or two specific Work Keys exams.


• Bilingual - Spanish/English (written/verbal) preferred. Certain assignments require Bilingual – Spanish/English.

• Effective communication skills.


• Experience working with students in an educational setting preferred.

• Lift, transfer, position, toileting etc. (for special skills positions only)


• Excellent physical agility and quick response time.


• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

• This is a 10-month position.


• Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education and set forth in the collective bargaining agreement as applicable.

• 6 hours per day.


• Exceptional Needs program serves students with cognitive challenges in the moderate to severe range.


• This position includes benefits.


• Minimum $18.26 per hour per union agreement.


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