Paraprofessional (Autistic Support) - Full-time

ul class="postingsList" id="p3259_"table class="title" style="padding: 0px; width:99.2%"tbodytrtd id="wrapword" style="width: 950px; padding: 5px;"Paraprofessional (Autistic Support)/tdtd style="width: 275px;"span class="title2" style="float:right;text-align:right;margin-top: 8px;margin-right: 6px;" JobID: 3259 input type="button" value=" Apply " onclick="applyFor('3259','Paraprofessionals- Special Education','Special Education Paraprofessional')" class="screenOnly ApplyButton"/span/td/tr/tbody/tablediv style="position:relative;"lispan class="label"Position Type:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Paraprofessionals- Special Education//spanspan class="normal"Special Education Paraprofessional/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Date Posted:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"10/21/2024/spanbrbr/lilispan class="label"Location:/spanbrnbsp;nbsp;span class="normal"Washington Elementary School /spanbrbr/lispannbsp;nbsp;/spanspan class="label"Additional Information: nbsp;/spanspan class="normal"a href="javascript:void(toggle_block('DescriptionText3259_'))"uShow/Hide/u/a/spanbrspan id="DescriptionText3259_" style="border: 1px solid black; padding:5px; display:none; opacity:.8;"span class="normal"span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="color:#0000FF;"strongParaprofessional (Autistic Support)/strong/span/span/spanbr span style="font-size:14px;"span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"span style="color:#0000FF;"strongStarting Salary: $19.00/hr./strong/span/span/spanbr br ustrongQualifications:/strong/u olliMust meet educational requirements for “highly qualified paraprofessional,” as defined by the federal laws, No Child Left Behind, and IDEA. Must meet educational requirements of Chapter 14, PA Code 22./li liMust meet basic reading, writing, and math competencies./li liValid Act 34, 114, and Act 151 clearances./li liValid tuberculosis test and physical examination with ADA reasonable accommodations stipulated, as appropriate./li liMust continue to meet the required annual obligations of Chapter 14, PA Code 22: 20 hours of approved staff development activities related to their assignment./li liU. S. citizen or holder of a valid work visa./li liSuch additional or alternatives to the above qualifications as the board or superintendent may determine appropriate and acceptable./li /ol To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.br br ustrongSummary/strong/ubr An instructional paraprofessional is a school employee who works under the direction of a certificated staff member to support and assists in providing instructional, behavioral, and functional programs and services to children with disabilities or eligible young children. The support and assistance include one-on-one or group review of material taught by certificated staff, classroom management and implementation of positive behavior support plans. Services may be provided in a special education class, regular education class or other instructional setting (e.g., community-based instruction) as provided in the student’s IEP. Instructional paraprofessionals shall meet one of the following qualifications:ulliHave completed at least 2 years of postsecondary study./li liPossess an associate degree or higher. • Meet a rigorous standard of quality as demonstrated through a State or local assessment./li liParticipate in 20 hours of approved staff development activities annually./li /ul br ustrongEssential Duties and Responsibilities/strong/u olliAssist the principal and other professionals in maintaining a safe and orderly school environment./li liAssist the special education and regular education teachers in the delivery of appropriate instructional and tutorial strategies as per the individualized educational plan (IEP)/li liUnder the direction of the teacher, provide instructional support for the purpose of supporting/reinforcing lessons (e.g., administering tests, tutoring or reinforcing instruction)./li liUnder the direction of the teacher, collect observational and academic data for the purpose of progress monitoring./li liMaintain students’ files/records for the purpose of documenting activities and/or providing reliable information./li liUnder the direction of the teacher, follow and implement positive behavior support plans./li liHandle students’ personal needs (e.g., feeding, toileting, diapering, etc.) for the purpose of providing care to students who may or may not have medical conditions, but the medical concern is not the primary orientation for the student./li liAssist students’ safe transitions from/to locations and environments within and around the school (e.g., bus, cafeteria, community-based instruction, etc.)./li liParticipate in specialized training related to specific individualized needs of eligible students with IEPs./li liMaintain confidentiality in accordance with FERPA regulations/Chapter 14./li liRespond appropriately to emergency situations as per standing orders and other policies and procedures./li liPerform such other tasks within the expectation of this job category and/or assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the Superintendent of Schools, principal, or Director of Special Education./li liWhen another paraprofessional (personal care assistant or educational interpreter) assigned within the building is absent (short-term), the administrator of the building may reassign other paraprofessionals to support special education students based on a priority of needs./li liIf the instructional paraprofessional is assigned to work with one student and the student is absent, the administrator of the building may reassign the paraprofessional during the absence of the student within special education./li liPerform such other tasks within the expectation of this job category and/or assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the Superintendent of Schools, principal, or Director of Special Education./li /ol nbsp;br emShare in our community! Grow with our students! Join our district today and be a part of our future!/embr nbsp;br The Allentown School District is committed to excellence! The richness of The Allentown School District's diversity is strengthened by its central role in educating our students for America's future through academic excellence and celebrating the culturally responsive, athletic and artistic range of talent in the schools. ASD students originate from 51 countries and speak 26 languages.br nbsp;br The Allentown School District offers a comprehensive benefits package to those who qualify.br This may include*br onbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Medical Insurancebr onbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Dental Insurancebr onbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Vision Reimbursementbr onbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Tuition Reimbursementbr onbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Personal and Sick timebr onbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; PSERS Retirement Fundbr nbsp;br em*Eligibility for specific benefits will be outlined in each labor group's specific collective bargaining agreement.nbsp;/em/spanbrimg src="https://www.applitrack.com/clear.gif" height="8"br/spandiv class="AppliTrackJobPostingAttachments"Attachment(s):ullia rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.applitrack.com/allentown/onlineapp/1BrowseFile.aspx?id=67156"Special Education Instuctional Para Job Description.pdf/a/li/ul/divbrdiv class="label" align="right" style="position:absolute; top:0%;right:1%;"span class="s"div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_2"/aa class="addthis_button_preferred_3"/aa class="addthis_button_compact"/aa class="addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style"/a/divscript type="text/javascript" src="https://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-4dfeb954767d3dc8"/scriptbra href="javascript:updateEmailLinkFromCurrentWindowLocation(quot;mailto:?subject=Job Postingamp;body=quot;,quot;I thought you would be interested in an employment opportunity I found at Allentown City School District. 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