• High School Diploma or its recognized equivalent;
• Associates degree, or two years of study at an institution of higher education (32 credits), or Para-Educator State Test Certificate;
• Red Cross First Aid and CPR certification preferred.
• Knowledge of:
• Basic educational procedures and objectives, including classroom instruction and presentation, preparation of teaching materials and aids, behavior management and modification, testing, tutoring, and student-teacher relations and interactions;
• Basic special education methods and procedures for dealing with students with a variety of physical, emotional, and/or learning disabilities;
• Operation of classroom instructional equipment;
• Operation of standard office equipment;
• Operation of a personal computer and job-related software.
• Ability to:
• Follow written and oral instructions and observe District policies and procedures;
• Interpret and modify classroom instructions, materials, and presentations to the appropriate learning level of the assigned student;
• Prepare and provide basic classroom services for special needs students, including but not limited to, instruction, tutoring, student evaluation, curriculum implementation, materials preparation, and classroom management;
• Maintain a calm personal demeanor and remain focused in situations of high stress;
• Prepare and maintain required records, files, reports, logs, statistics, and documentation;
• Perform basic office tasks including keyboarding, copying, and filing;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, teachers and staff members, and other District personnel;
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously, including handling interruptions, and return to and complete tasks in a timely manner;
• Perform time management and scheduling functions, meet deadlines, and set task priorities.

• Provides assistance to special education teachers in a separate or regular classroom environment;
• Assists teachers in implementing students’ Individual Education Plans (IEPs);
• Assists teachers by preparing, modifying, and adapting materials and presentations used in the classroom;
• Assists teachers in administering skills and level testing;
• Assists students with classroom and homework assignments, tutoring, or other supplemental instruction;
• Assists students with socialization, personal hygiene, medications and physical therapy, nutritional, and related personal tasks as needed;
• Assists students individually and/or in a group situation, both in a separate classroom learning facility or by facilitating inclusion into regular classrooms;
• Assists regular classroom teachers by preparing, modifying, and adapting classroom presentations and materials to assigned students;
• Assists teachers with classroom activities, classroom management, grading papers, clerical and record-keeping duties, creating and updating reports and files, and other documentation; and performing student observations, as directed;
• Performs substitute teacher duties in the absence of the teacher;
• Assists teachers with clerical duties including, but not limited to, copying, inputting records and data into a computer, inputting IEP data, faxing, text and document preparation, and related duties;
• Assists in maintaining the classroom in a clean, neat, and orderly status, prepares bulletin boards and displays, and maintains classroom supply levels;
• Assists with student supervision on field trips and related extracurricular activities;
• Participates in appropriate training, workshop, and in-service programs;
• Maintains student and District confidentiality;
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with District policies, procedures and safety practices.

• Performs school grounds, bus, noon, and other monitoring and safety duties, as assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Associates degree, or two years of study at an institution of higher education (32 credits), or Para-Educator State Test Certificate;