Paraprofessional/Classroom Aide

Responsibilities

General responsibilities:

• Assists with instructing students individually or in a group in accordance with identified needs
• Consults with treatment team to ensure utilization of a behavior management system that is consistent with the system used in other program components
• Is responsible for assisting in planning, scheduling and implementing educational field trips and actively participates as required. May drive program vehicle during such trips
• Assists teacher in identifying and communicating educational needs of consumers in preparation for summer tutorial services
• Assists in implementing daily/weekly lesson plans
• Reads to and listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students
• Works with students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced by the teacher and/or computer based program.
• Assists teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing materials or skills based on needs of students
• Checks notebooks, grades paper-based and computer based assignments daily
• Supervises testing and make up work as assigned by teacher and/or computer based program
• Alerts Education leadership to any problem or special information about the student
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work assigned by teacher or computer based program
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation
• Applies seclusion and restraint per AltaPointe Policy and Procedure, as required

Assesses educational needs of students on an on-going basis and makes appropriate adjustments to educational plans as needed:

• Administers educational testing within 10 days of consumer’s admission to program and prior to student’s discharge
• Works with Special Education teacher to meet IEP goals
• Checks and records student attendance daily
• Provides data to teacher for educational discharge summary and final report card at time of discharge
• Maintains awareness of current techniques and approaches to the educational process as they relate to the population being used

 Carries out administrative duties in accordance with established schedules and procedures:

• Determines classroom supplies and maintains sufficient supplies
• Maintains an effective professional relationship with all program staff as well as with all external contact made during the course of fulfilling job related duties
• Appropriately delegates routine tasks to behavioral staff such that student needs can be met without disruption

 Performs liaison services with the local educational system for students at BayPointe:

• Monitors the student’s adjustment to school placement and shares information with school/residential staff

Physical Requirements of the Job: 

• There is frequent standing, sitting, and walking which are in bursts of 5 to 10 minutes. However, there are times when this can be extended to pacing with the consumer (time could be undetermined), and at times sitting and standing can be extended with the employee having the ability to change positions as permitted by the observance and behavior of the consumer at that time.
• There is occasional forward bending from the hips while kneeling to reach to the side.
• There is an occasional need to be able to assume a full squat/lunge from a standing position.
• There is an occasional need to maintain back extension while being on stomach with one’s own body weight on hips and legs. This position is maintained for several minutes.
• Occasionally, be able to put one’s own body weight on one knee and one elbow on the same side of one’s body.
• Occasionally, be able to kneel and reach to same side toward the floor.
• Lift up to 10 pounds from the floor to various levels, including from the floor to overhead occasionally during shift.
• Have the ability to lift up to 50 pounds to assist in Activities of Daily Living, as required. Be able to lift up to 50 pounds from floor to waist.
• Strong grasp is needed to use keys to open doors throughout the facility, and to maintain constant contact with a consumer during a restraint procedure or with other hold techniques.
• Pushing/pulling force up to 25 pounds occasionally during shift.
• There are times that require the employee to be able to ambulate as quickly as possible to assist coworkers with a consumer in a restraint procedure. (i.e.: jog/run up to 0.1 mi).
• At times therapy may be inside or outside the facility; therefore, some activities will dictate physical requirements for playing or games.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in education or related field.