Paraprofessionals

Mount Pleasant Public Schools • Mount Pleasant, MI

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About The Position

The Special Education Paraprofessional at Mount Pleasant Public Schools plays a crucial role in supporting certified staff and assisting students with special needs. This position involves a variety of responsibilities, including monitoring student progress, providing supervision in various settings, and helping students with self-care skills. The paraprofessional is expected to maintain confidentiality and perform additional tasks as assigned by certified staff or administrators.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Previous employment of specific job-related experience preferably to include working with special education students or post-secondary education in a related job field or some combination thereof.
• Complete at least two years of study at an institution of higher education (equal to 60 semester hours); or obtain an associate's degree (or higher); or meet a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrate, through a formal state or local academic assessment.
• Physical ability to work with students in the classroom setting to include sitting on the floor and demonstrated ability to lift a minimum of forty (40) pounds.
• Demonstrated competency in oral and written communication, general accounting, and proofreading.
• Completion of first aid, CPR, behavior management, physical intervention skills, sign language, Braille, as provided by the district.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, professional tact, diplomacy, and presentation with administrators, students, teachers, parents, and the community.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of first aid, CPR, behavior management, physical intervention skills, sign language, Braille, as provided by the district.

Responsibilities

• Assists certified staff in duties relating to methods, materials, and strategies to use with students as well as monitoring the student's progress.
• Perform non-instructional tasks as assigned by certified staff, supervisor, or designee.
• Supervision of students outside the classroom in areas such as playground, lunchroom, and community-based experiences.
• Assist students with self-care skills as needed to include dressing, washing hands, toileting, etc.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of student's individual information.
• Perform such other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as assigned by the building administrator or designee and/or certified staff.

Benefits

• Salary and other terms of employment as outlined in the Agreement between the Mt. Pleasant Support Personnel Association and the Mt. Pleasant School District Board of Education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED