Paraprofessional

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Para Educators play a vital role in helping our students achieve academic, social, and behavioral excellence. They work closely with teachers to implement individualized education plans (IEPs), provide direct instruction, and support students in the classroom, on the playground, and in the community.

• Assiststudents with daily behavior management, living skills, and academiclessons.
• Supervision of all students in all locations while at AAED.
• Teamwork in the classroomto supportacademic instruction and implement behaviorplans.
• Implement lessons as directed by teachers,assistwith independent work, projects, andleadingsmall grouplessons.
• Provide behavior modification in alignment with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and asdirected by admin/mentor/trainer team. 
• Participate in ongoing training to further develop skills andworkingknowledge.
• Maintain professional conduct andappearance.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies andprocedures.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with co-workers, families, businesses, and the public at large using exemplary written, verbal, and listening skills.
• Demonstrate conflict management skills by actively listening, finding solutions to problems, and working well with difficult people.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• High school diploma or GEDrequired
• Must qualify for andmaintaina valid IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,including ability to effectively communicate with internal and externalcustomers
• Excellent computerproficiency(MS Office – Word,Exceland Outlook)
• Must meet physical requirements as outlined in job description (link below)
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, whilemaintaininga positive attitude andprovidingexemplary customer service
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard acceptedpractices

Work Environment/Physical Requirements: 

• Able to complete all components of Safety-Caretraining
• Perform some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling (up to 40 lbs. and above).
• Assistlifting,holdingor positioning students with disabilities (including physical, behavioral, learning, etc.)
• Maintain independent mobility to move about the classroom and campus throughout the day including:Sitting or stooping on the floor for extended periods of time,kneelingfrequently,bending over repeatedly throughout the day,excessivelykneelingand standing or walkingthe majority ofthe day.
• Work outdoors year-round toassistwith car line, field trips, and supervising students on playground as well as any other assignedduties
• Work in noisy and crowded environments
• Ability to approach emotionally charged situations with balance andempathy
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjustfocus
• Must have unaided or aided hearing ability to receive information through listening in a noisyenvironment
• Able to give information through speaking in a noisyenvironment
• Employees mustmaintainflexibility in their assignments and may be assigned to any classroom, within AAED campuses as needed.
• Ability tosafely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistentwith the ADA, FMLA and other federal,stateand local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. If requested, reasonable accommodation will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.