Long Term Substitute Paraprofessional

Long-term Substitute Special Education Paraprofessional Tatham School Description of work: To work closely with student (s) under the direction of a teacher in an effort to facilitate the progress of the student in meeting the goals stated and to provide other instructional and support assistance as required by the teacher. Duties: -This position involves working with students with Autism in a structured environment based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. -Support students and teachers in an ABA classroom. May include lunch duty and coverage for the teachers during meetings or if they are absent (with stipend). - Experience working with students with special needs preferred -Work with individual students or small groups of students in independent study, skills work, and remedial work assigned by the teacher. - Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed - Assist in gathering data on students - Participate in in-service training programs, as assigned. - Safety care training which will be provided by WSPS - Inform the teacher of any problems or special information about students. -Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips. -Assists the teacher in duties relating to the supervision of playground, lavatories, cafeteria, and bus loading activities. -Assists with lunch, snack and clean-up routines. -Any other duties as assigned by the building principal or the Superintendent of Schools. Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma Preferred Qualifications: *Associates Degree or 48 college credits attained, or WorkKeys completed *Demonstrated aptitude for the work to be performed *Experience working with students with autism *Background in ABA *Such alternatives found to be appropriate Salary: $100.00 per day worked