DES Paraprofessional - Griffin, United States - Griffin-Spalding County School System

Description

• Works alongside and in collaboration with the special education teacher in organizing and preparing instructional materials
• Implements supplemental and supportive instructional strategies to students as designated by and under the supervision of the teacher
• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce and supplement learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher
• Assists with providing accommodations for students with disabilities
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers and other instructional materials
• Checks notebooks, corrects papers and obtains/organizes pertinent instructional data as assigned by the teacher
• Assists with administering, scoring and recording achievement and diagnostic tests for students under the direction of the teacher
• Completes limited clerical duties assigned by the teacher to support instruction
• Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom
• Assists with supervision of students under the direction of the teacher
• Performs related duties within the school as assigned such as lunch duty, hall duty or bus duty as it pertains to special education students
• Participates in professional development activities
• Assists or performs self-care tasks for students (as needed)
• Assists with toileting, diapering, food preparation, feeding, other self-help skills and delegated medical procedures as directed for the by the healthcare professional and/or Individualized Education Program.

• No Supervisory Responsibilities

• High school diploma or GED equivalent AND pass GACE Paraprofessional Assessment OR Associate's Degree or two years (60 semester/90 quarter hours) of successful college coursework

• Bachelor's Degree
• Coursework in the field of education
• Classroom experience and/or proven ability to work well with children
• Experience with technology
• Experience with Microsoft Suite and Google for Education
• CPR Certified