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Adaptive Curriculum Paraprofessional
Indian Creek Elementary School is seeking an Adaptive Curriculum Paraprofessional. The ideal candidate should have experience working with students who have mental, emotional, and/or behavioral problems. The selected candidate must be caring and motivated to work with special needs students. This position may require lifting and toileting.
Title: Paraprofessional
Supports teachers in meeting the educational, behavioral, and social emotional needs of students in the classroom and community.
Essential Functions:
- Assists students with physical needs including feeding, toileting, lifting, and mobility.
- Assists students with health care procedures including hygiene and medications as needed for daily care.
- In accordance with lesson plans developed by the teacher, provides small group and/or individualized instruction to students.
- Monitors students before and after school and during other non-instructional transitional periods.
- Assists teachers with daily classroom management activities designed to ensure that students demonstrate behavior that is conducive to an effective learning environment.
- Assists teachers with assessment of student performance (standardized and non-standardized testing) and other recordkeeping tasks.
- Assists teachers with the development and organization of appropriate instructional materials for use with students and ensures the availability of these materials prior to scheduled instructional segments.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience:
- Minimum of sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours of college courses completed with GPA 2.0 or higher from a Professional Standards Commission approved accredited college or university is required.
- Or high school diploma/GED and a passing score on the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) Paraprofessional Assessment is required.
- Must obtain valid Professional Standards Commission approved paraprofessional certificate.
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