Education specialist Jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

Special Education Paraprofessional

Northern Hills Middle

• 2 Positions Available

Reports To : Building Principal

Pay Grade : Grade 3, Step 1, $16.19 per hour

Schedule : 5.9 hours per day / 29.5 hours per week / School year position

Job Summary : Under the direct supervision of a classroom teacher and the guidelines stated in the student's IEP, provide a variety of support duties related to delivering a sound academic program and maintaining a healthy, safe, and supportive school environment for children with special needs. Special education paraprofessionals may be assigned one-on-one assignments or small group assignments depending on the nature of the student(s) disability and the educational setting.

Preferred Qualifications :

Essential Job Functions :

Physical Requirements :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment). The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust / focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Work Environment :

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate. Work may be performed indoors and / or outdoors. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being and work output of students.

Mental Functions :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Evaluation :

In accordance with the Administrative Support Staff Agreement

Terms of Employment :

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his / her employment in the District.

The Forest Hills Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), marital status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally prohibited basis in its employment decisions or the provision of services.