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　　POSITION DESCRIPTION

　　Valley Center USD 262

　　Position Title: Paraeducator Low Incidence Mixed Abilities

　　Department/Location: Building Assigned

　　Position Qualification: Classified 9 month (student contact days asdetermined by BOE)

　　Reports To: Supervising Special Education Teacher

　　Terms of Employment: At-Will

　　FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

　　Annual Evaluation By: Building Principal

　　Approved By: BOE

　　Revised: December 18, 2020

　　GENERAL

　　Provides classroom support under the direction and supervision of alicensed staff member, to the instructional program by working

　　with special needs students one-on-one when necessary; followingeducational and specific behavioral plans; documenting daily

　　activities of students; modeling appropriate behaviors and interactionswith student and staff; monitoring student behavior during

　　non-classroom time; providing information to appropriate schoolpersonnel; and attending meetings, as scheduled.

　　DESIRED SOFT SKILLS

　　? Judgment-makes logical, common sense decisions for a given situation.

　　? Ability to build rapport-proactively builds relationships and getsalong well with others.

　　? Energy-maintains a high productivity level for long periods of time.

　　? Teamwork-actively participates as a member of a team in a positive,encouraging, and goal-focused manner.

　　? Adaptability-adjusts to new conditions and demonstrates flexibility inthinking with tasks, responsibilities, and people.

　　? Ability to learn-uses new job related information and trainingaccurately and appropriately to increase skills and positive

　　outcomes.

　　? Safety awareness-demonstrates knowledge of issues related to equipmentand work safety and takes steps to prevent injury

　　to self and others.

　　? Tolerance for stress- manages challenging situations in a calm andproductive manner.

　　QUALIFICATIONS

　　? High school diploma or equivalent. Some college hours preferred.

　　? One year job related experience with increasing levels ofresponsibility preferred.

　　? Knowledge of Special Education terms (legal, medical, educational);Special Education processes and programs; and protocol

　　in confidential translation and interpretation.

　　? Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records.

　　? Master Teacher Para Educator assessments (in lieu of 60+ collegehours/transcript) if assigned to a Title 1 building.

　　? Good communications skills (written/verbal).

　　? Ability to perform basic math calculations; read technicalinformation, compose a variety of documents, and/or facilitate

　　group discussions; and solve practical problems.

　　? Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office software; including theuse of Excel spreadsheets and district email.

　　? Ability to use google drive and google tools.

　　? Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships withfaculty, staff and school community; and communicate

　　with diverse groups.

　　? Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructionsfurnished in written, oral or diagram form; ability

　　to deal with problems involving several concrete variables instandardized situation.

　　? Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintainconfidentially at all times.

　　? Must support district mission, goals and objectives.

　　ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

　　? Adapts classroom activities, assignments and materials under thedirection of the licensed staff member for the purpose of

　　supporting and reinforcing classroom objectives.

　　? Attends a variety of meetings (e.g. staff meetings, in-services,workshops, first aid, CPI, emergency procedures, etc.) for the

　　purpose of acquiring and conveying information relative to jobfunctions.

　　? Communicates with a variety of individuals (e.g. supervisinginstructional staff, profes sional support personnel, etc.) for the

　　purpose of implementing IEP objectives and assisting in the evaluatingprogress.

　　? Maintains instructional materials, files, and records (e.g. studentrecords, daily logs, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring

　　availability of items, providing written reference, and recordingprogress towards IEP goals and objectives.

　　? Models desired behaviors (e.g. conversation, manners, cleaningactivities, listening, everyday interactions, etc.) for students

　　for the purpose of demonstrating appropriate social behavior in aculturally sensitive manner.

　　? Monitors students during assigned periods within a variety ofenvironments (e.g. classrooms, hallways, cafeteria, getting on