CLASSROOM ASSISTANT-TI-ESE

Qualifications:

EDUCATION: An earned associates degree from an accredited institution OR at least 60 semester hours of earned college credit from an accredited institution.

OR

EDUCATION: Standard high school diploma or satisfactory completion of an approved General Educational Development (GED) Testing Program.

REQUIRED: Achieve a passing score on either the Para Pro Assessment Test or other officially sanctioned standard tests, which measure required reading and mathematics skills, to assist in instructing reading/language arts, writing, and mathematics; or reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as appropriate.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: The ability to interact and communicate effectively with children. Bilingual skills preferred. Computer skills required as needed for the position.

PREFERENCES:

EXPERIENCE: Prior experience working with children preferred.

PREFERRED: Bilingual skills.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• If assigned to ESE classroom with ESE students, may provide assistance, as required with activities of daily living which may include any or all of the following by:
• assisting with personal hygiene and restroom functions, which may include
  
  

diapering or catheterization.

• providing mobility assistance including lifting, positioning or transferring
  
  

student.

• assisting with activities related to seizure control.
• assisting with feeding needs, which may include suctioning.
• assisting with adaptive equipment needs.
• providing behavioral assistance, which may include utilizing positive crisis
  
  

management (PCM) skills.

Hourly Rate: $15.00 – $18.82 per hour

Calendar: 188B

Pay Grade: 11

New Hires will be hired at the minimum of the assigned hourly range