Job Description:

Location: John Trumbull Primary School

Position Reports To Interim Director of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services, Interim Director of Curriculum and Instruction for General and Special Education
and Building Administrator

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Required Certifications & Qualifications
A minimum of two years of study at the college level (60 credits), an Associates Degree, or a passing score on the ParaPro Assessment is required

Preferred Qualifications
● Previous experience working with special education students.
● Willingness to be trained to assist with varying instructional and behavioral needs of all students

Essential Skills, Knowledge Performance Abilities
● Ability to carry out instructions/lesson plans
● Modify tasks in live time as needed
● Ability to balance providing support to assigned students while simultaneously building independence
as appropriate
● Work with other students in the classroom as needed, under the direction of the classroom/special
education teachers
● Effective use of written and verbal communication skills
● Maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others
● Establish supportive and compassionate relationships with students with special needs and other
students in the classroom
● Follow all applicable safety rules, procedures, and regulations to assist all students, including those with
disabilities or other special needs
● Assist students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living, as needed, for the
purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning activities
● Assist students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion,
learning, and the achievement of IEP objectives
● Accompany students on field trips and assist with their supervision

Additional Duties
Perform all other duties that may be assigned by the Director of Special Education and Pupil Personnel Services and/or the Building Administrator

Terms of Employment
● 184 Days
● Step 1- $17.20 per hour
● Active Paraprofessional Union Members stay on the current step

Work Schedule
30 hours per week - ½ hour unpaid lunch 8:45-3:15 (M-F)