LRE Paraprofessional

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Job description

Support - Position - Paraprofessional

Job Number

Start Date

Open Date 08/21/2023

Closing Date

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL (LRE/ Personal Care Aide)

BERRIEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Mars Elementary (1 position available)

Qualifications:

1. High school graduate
2. Passed the paraprofessional test for certification or completed two years of college
3. Good written and verbal communication skills
4. Demonstrated technical skills and basic understanding of the educational process and the application of knowledge to assist students; relate to school age children, parents, staff and members of the community
5. Have demonstrated the ability to work effectively under the direction of others

Reports to: Building Principal/Special Education Director

Job Goal: Works with the special education and general education teachers to support students in their least restrictive environment by providing personal care services to students who qualify.

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Provides assistance to any eligible student with a disability when the individual educational planning team (IEPT) determines that additional assistance is necessary to support the student in a lesser restrictive general education classroom or community-based setting including personal care needs (potential assistance with toileting, feeding, dressing, and transferring needs, etc.)
2. Implements accommodations and modifications related to classroom activities based on needs identified in the student's IEP
3. Maintains confidentiality and FERPA guidelines in regards to students within the school building
4. Completed Medicaid Personal Care Logs
5. Promotes social acceptance and interaction with general education peers
6. Promotes student independence in learning activities, completing classroom assignments and interacting with peers
7. Support students through behavioral redirection and intervention
8. Potential to assist student(s) with toileting and transferring duties
9. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
10. Assists in implementing behavioral intervention strategies
11. Any additional duties as assigned

Start Date: ASAP

Hours: 35 Hrs per week

Pay: Based on experience and BSSPA Contract

Deadline to Apply: July 28, 2023

INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD ADDRESS THEIR APPLICATIONS/RESUME TO:

Jennifer Thies, Director of Human Resources

BERRIEN SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PO Box 130

Berrien Springs, MI 49103

OR

Apply On-line at:

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Berrien Springs Public Schools Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic, (collectively, "Protected Classes") in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.

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