Job Description:
Multiple positions may be available depending on student need and budgetary limits.
See attached job description.
This is a part-time, temporary position in the Extended School Year Program (ESY).
Program Duration: Monday, June 17, 2024 through Friday, July 12, 2024 (no instruction July 4, 2024 and July 5, 2024 for Independence Day).
Hours of Work: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Monday through Friday
Hours of Program (student hours): 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Monday through Friday
No paid time off/No benefits
POSITION SUMMARY/PURPOSE
To assist certified professional staff with special education students in the
classroom.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Assist and guide special education students as assigned by certified
professional staff.
Work directly with students individually and in small groups as assigned by
certified professional staff.
Assist 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.
Assist students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily
living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or
learning activities.
Assist certified professional staff in the administration of behavior
management plan for each student.
Serve as resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.
Accompany students to and from other parts of the school building or other
facilities as assigned.
Participate in meetings and school/district committees.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
Perform other related tasks as assigned by the Director of Pupil Personnel
Services, the School Principal and other administrators as designated by the
Superintendent.
Note: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not
meant to be all inclusive of every task or responsibility.
EQUIPMENT:
Standard office and classroom equipment.
TRAVEL:
Travel to/from school district buildings and professional meetings as
required.
WORK SCHEDULE:
As assigned.
JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILL REQUIREMENTS, AND DESIRED ATTRIBUTES
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform complex
arithmetic operations.
Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students,
employees and others.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with
students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
Ability to work outdoors as assigned.
Ability to provide functional student maintenance activities like assisting
students with toileting, and feeding.
Ability to lift, move and reposition students without assistance.
Ability to follow 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 direct and/ or redirect all parent communications to appropriate
certified professional staff.
EDUCATION:
As required for Paraprofessionals by the Connecticut State Department of
Education and the State of Connecticut.
At least twelve (12) Early Childhood Education (ECE) credits through an
approved post-secondary institution or equivalent preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
Prior experience in a similar work environment preferred.
Prior experience working with special needs children preferred.
FLSA STATUS:
Non-exempt
DISCLAIMER:
This job description conforms to EEO and ADA requirements. This job
description does not constitute an employment agreement or contract between
the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the
needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
Pay Rate: See in-force AFSCME Contract for additional information.