Role: Certified Paraprofessional
Rate: Up to $20/hr
Primary Function:
Supports students with special needs and disabilities by assisting in instructional activities and daily care, working under the guidance of professional staff.
Key Responsibilities:
- Student Support:
- Help students individually or in groups with classwork to reinforce learning and skills.
- Provide assistance with personal care needs, such as hygiene, essential life functions, mobility, and use of medical devices.
- Classroom Assistance:
- Support teachers in classroom management and preparing instructional materials.
- Supervise students during lunch, on the playground, on field trips, and in other settings.
- Assist with behavior support plans and ensure a safe and productive learning environment.
- Clerical Tasks:
- Maintain records, inventories, and assist in creating displays like bulletin boards.
- Help with grading assignments and tests, and support testing procedures as directed.
- Equipment and Materials:
- Set up and manage audio-visual materials.
- Ensure students can effectively use assistive devices.
- Professional Development:
- Attend training sessions, in-service programs, and school meetings as requested.
- Confidentiality:
- Maintain the privacy of all student information.
- Other Duties:
- Provide teacher-planned instruction when needed.
- Supervise the classroom temporarily in the teacher's absence.
- Support teachers and administrators with student discipline and behavioral observations.
Qualifications:
- Education:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Must meet one of the following:
- Completion of at least two years of postsecondary education,
- An associate degree or higher, or
- Meet state or district quality assessment standards.
- Experience:
- Prior experience with school-aged children preferred.
- Training in child development or personal care is beneficial.
- Skills:
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to maintain composure while working with students with a wide range of needs.
- Physical Requirements:
- Must be capable of lifting up to 15 lbs. regularly and occasionally up to 100 lbs.
- Frequent standing, sitting, walking, and occasional bending, reaching, or twisting.
Work Environment:
- Primarily in a climate-controlled setting, with occasional outdoor supervision.
- May involve assisting students with physical and personal care needs in various educational or community settings.
This position provides an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' learning experiences while offering a supportive role in their development and care.
If you are offered a position, please be advised that the following information will be required before you are able to begin this engagement:
State Police Clearance (Act 34) - complete online and print your results immediately
Child Abuse Clearance (Act 151) - effective 12/31/14, submit electronically
FBI Fingerprints (Act 114) - register & pay online, then go to the fingerprint location of your choice to be printed
Physical & TB test from within a year
Act 24 (PDE Form 6004) - Arrest/Conviction Report
PA Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release
Act 168
A separate form must be completed for:
- Current employer; and
- All former employers that were school entities; and
- All former employers where you were in a position that involved direct contact with children.