Job Description:

THOMPSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL

Reports To: Classroom Teacher, Building Administrator, and Director of Special Education

General Duties: To assist the student(s) in all aspects of learning opportunities and activities of daily living as well as assist the teacher as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Assist student academically in all settings throughout the school day.

• Assist with mobility and orientation.

• All aspects of ADL’s when necessary.

• Maybe required to lift during a student transition and reposition (primarily for students that are non-ambulatory).

• Assist with toileting and hygiene/self-care skills.

• Assist with feeding.

• Help student(s) with organizational skills.

• Guide students in developing positive relationships with peers and adults.

• Assist with the supervision of students during student free time.

• Escort and provide assistance to student(s) when necessary.

• Assist teacher in maintaining work and study areas.

• Collect and display suitable material for educational displays.

• With teacher supervision, correct student work and give additional work to help remediate student’s weaknesses.

• Attend meetings to help organize weekly programs of instruction and discuss problematic students and situations if required.

• With teacher supervision, participate in discipline procedures and prescribe consequences for student behavior.

• Collect data as needed when asked.

• Attend upcoming CPI training for de-escalation techniques and strategies.

• Required to attend and participate in aquatics program (must be in the water with the student(s)).

• Able to assist the student(s) when met with a challenge by physical needs when necessary, such as outburst, eloping, etc.

• Maintain a cooperative staff relationship with all personnel functioning within the educational setting.

• Work in the community to assist with Transitional goals.

• Assist teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing behavior or academic skills based on an understanding of individual

student needs, interests, and abilities.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the classroom teacher/or the Director of Special Education or his/her designee.

Qualifications:

• Be of good character

• Hold a High school Diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED)

• Meet Connecticut instructional assistant requirements:

• Complete at least two years of post-secondary education.

1. Earn an Associate degree.

2. Pass a related assessment (Praxis Para Pro Assessment).

3. Completion of a successful

Position Type:Full-time

Positions Available:3

Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Welcome to Thompson Middle School, Mary R. Fisher Elementary School

Thompson Middle School depends upon the caring partnership of students, parents, and teachers to support the learning process. As active learners, students explore options that bring them closer to their educational goals within this partnership. Students will find their educational experience rewarding when they take ownership for their work, responsibility for their behavior, and contribute to the quality of our school. The Thompson Public School system does not discriminate against any person based upon sex, race, religion or creed., •At The Mary R. Fisher Elementary School, we respect each child as a unique individual. Our school is an environment where there is an appropriate program and place ment for each child depending on the child's needs, abilities, learning style and rate of learning. It is our commitment to receive the child, with empathy at his/her stage of development and to guide him/her through these formative years with intelligence and compassion. We will consider the academic and physical needs and will work toward an open, relaxed and individualized learning climate where each child can progress to his/her optimum ability developing and acquiring new skills and interests necessary to becoming a life-long learner. Finally, we believe that children learn not only through experiences but also from models with whom they live, work and play. We commit ourselves to providing opportunities for children to develop satisfying and creative ways to utilize leisure time to benefit of themselves and society. As a staff we shall work toward becoming models of self-discipline and responsibility. We believe this will help each child see the importance of these vital processes and provide the ground work for him/her to exercise these ideals throughout the formal school experience and beyond.

Job Requirements

Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Salary: Per Contract

Application Questions

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Contact Information

Michelle Giammarinaro, Human Resource Director

785 Riverside Drive

North Grosvenordale, Connecticut 06255

Phone: 860-923-9581 ext. 13080

Fax: 860-923-9638

Email: mgiammarinaro@thompsonpublicschools.org