Special Education Paraeduician

About the Employer

Job Summary

Under the direction of professional staff, work with students individually or in group settings. Assist with supervision of students (classroom, cafeteria, halls, etc.). Implement behavior management strategies. May include riding the bus with students. May include working one-to-one with a student to complete assigned tasks. Student supervision required. Ensuring student safety is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist students with necessary health assistance under the guidance of the nurses.
• Assist in the preparation of materials used in the educational process.
• Assist students at mealtime.
• Assist students in personal hygiene areas.
• Help get students to and from the bus or car.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Assignments and Scheduling

Classification: Teacher Associates 7 hours (7) hours per day 17.26/hour Employment Start Date to be determined. Preparation, experience, skills, willingness to assume responsibility. Ability to work well with others. Flexibility in working with classroom teachers. Good oral and written communication skills. Ability to work independently. Ability to effectively supervise students while maintaining a positive relationship with them.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle and/or feel objects, tools or controls; talk and hear.
• Squat, stoop or kneel, reach above the head and forward 0 to 24 inches and on occasion up to 36 inches.
• Continuously uses hand strength to grasp items.
• Frequently bend or twist at the neck and trunk more than the average person while performing the duties of this job.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds 0 to 12 feet, and occasionally up to 20 feet, such as curriculum materials, desks, chairs, and boxes.
• Sometimes push/pull items such as tables and carts.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus while supervising students and working with computers, written materials, reports, assessment data, etc.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Quiet noise level in the work environment.
• Position requires the commitment of professional working hours that may require the employee to extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. workday.
• Employee will frequently work in different areas of the classroom, including in/at desks, on or near the floor, standing, in movement while supervising indoor and outdoor activities, etc.
• Employee will usually work in indoor temperatures but will work outdoors when supervising students outside of the classroom.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is an equal opportunity employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability.