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Job Specifications: (Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required)
The Paraprofessional assists the Teacher in ensuring all students are achieving at high levels academically, socially, and emotionally.
Job Responsibilities:
- Implements lessons plan including instructional groups per teacher’s direction.
- Assists in planning and developing/setting up instructional materials for classroom.
- Assist in administering assessments/progress monitoring.
- Works with the teacher in documenting academic progress through authentic observations and data collection.
- Utilize and ensure consistent implementation of behavior techniques and classroom management techniques and data collection.
- Perform teacher duties in his/her absence.
- Keep up on best and promising practices for education (i.e., attending professional development, participating in book studies, etc.)
- Provide caretaking/housekeeping duties as needed (i.e., changing of students, keeping classroom clean)
- Maintain positive staff and parent interactions and communication.
- Attend required trainings, meetings and events.
- Ensure administration is informed of all parent and individual student concerns and complaints.
- Ensure compliance with procedures, requirements and guidelines set forth by UCP, HIPAA, NAEYC, Department of Education, 4C, Department of Children and Families, and other State and Federal agencies.
Minimum Experience:
- 2 years experience working in a K-12th grade classroom
- Prefer experience working with children with and without special needs in a multi-disciplinary education setting
- Experience working with instructional technology preferred.
Education and Training: (or equivalent)
- Associate Degree (or equivalent college credits) in education or a related field. If related field – minimum of 6 Education credit
- OR
- Score of 464 or higher on the ETS Parapro test
If you do not have these credentials - you could be a Teacher Assistant.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour
Expected hours: 32 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Grade levels:
- Elementary school
- High school
- Middle school
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
School type:
Application Question(s):
- What school are you interested in working at?
UCP West Orange/Winter Garden,
UCP BCA (by UCF),
UCP Osceola/Kissimmee,
UCP TLA (Middle/HS),
UCP Pine Hills,
UCP Downtown
Education:
Experience:
- working in a classroom: 1 year (Preferred)
- working with students with disabilities: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person