Life Bridges Job Coach - Paraprofessional

Comal Isd - New Braunfels, TX

Full-time

Onsite - New Braunfels, TX

About the position

The Life Bridges Job Coach - Paraprofessional position at Comal ISD involves assisting in the implementation of classroom programs for students with disabilities. The role focuses on providing support under the supervision of a Special Education Coordinator and certified teacher, ensuring that the physical and instructional needs of students are met in a special education setting.

Responsibilities

• Help teacher prepare instructional materials and classroom displays.
• Help maintain a neat and orderly classroom.
• Help with inventory, care, and maintenance of equipment.
• Help teacher keep administrative records and prepare required reports.
• Provide orientation and assistance to substitute teachers.
• Assist students with physical disabilities according to their needs, including transferring to and from wheel chairs, lifting, or positioning, as necessary.
• Help manage behavior of students, including intervening in crisis situations and restraining disruptive or dangerous student behavior as needed.
• Assume responsibility for learning and adapting to each student's special medical, physical, communicative, and emotional needs.
• Work with individual students or small groups to develop motor skills and conduct instructional exercises assigned by teacher.
• Help supervise students throughout the school day, inside and outside the classroom, including community activities.
• Keep teacher informed of special needs or problems of individual students.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Participate in staff development training programs, faculty meetings, and special events as assigned.
• Observe and evaluate students in employment settings.
• Identify community job sites for students to enhance vocational job training.
• Shadow students on job sites and work closely with job site supervisor.
• Promote positive image of Life program and CISD.
• Role model appropriate communication/behaviors for students.
• Responsible for properly maintaining district records, adhering to all policies set forth by the district for records maintenance and learning the records retention schedule for department records.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Valid Texas Educational Aide Certificate.
• Completion of at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (48 semester hours of college coursework) or have obtained, at minimum, an associates degree.
• Ability to work with children with disabilities.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of general office equipment.
• Ability to present a positive image to community members.
• Some experience working with children.

Nice-to-haves

• CDL preferred.