Special Education Paraprofessional

Position Purpose

- To assist certified professional staff with students in all educational environments to meet instructional goals and objectives.

Essential Job Functions

• Assists students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, and achievement.
• Assists and guides all students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and other skills.
• Works with students individually, in small groups, or whole group to reinforce and re-teach basic learning and implement

assigned programs.

• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments.
• Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual

student needs.

• Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.
• Assists with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure

students are on task.

• Assists all students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty,

corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.

• Prepares educational materials as needed.
• Assists teacher with parent contact, as requested, to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student

education.

• Participates in IEP process and serves as a resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.
• Assist students with activities of daily living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning

activities (toileting, feeding, maneuvering, hygiene, etc.)

• Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students,

including those with disabilities or other special needs.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Assists with fostering independence, socialization, and self-esteem for all students.