Paraprofessionals

PART TIME in Reading PA Lancaster PA Mount Joy PA Catasauqua PA & Quarryville PA.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist students(s) in any physical tasks directed by supervisor.
• Provide academic reinforcement to students.
• Support the teacher on methods materials and strategies for reinforcements on target children. The teacher will plan all lessons and be responsible for instruction.
• Participate in ongoing staff development.
• Communicate regularly with teachers as to students needs and progress.
• Assist in the educational and social development of students under the direction and guidance of the facilitator and classroom teachers.
• Assist in the implementation of Individual Education Plans for the students and monitor their progress.
• Support students with emotional or behavior concerns and assist them in developing appropriate social skills.
• Works primarily independently in applicable/assigned settings.
• Assists students in individualized and small group instruction under the direction of the assigned teacher(s).
• Performs bus lunchroom and playground responsibilities as assigned by the teacher(s).

Paraprofessionals in specific assignments and job classifications will also:

• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs including transferring to and from wheelchairs lifting or positioning.
• Assist students with physical needs and personal care including feeding bathroom needs and personal hygiene.