Sub - Para

TYPICAL DUTIES:  

The purpose of this job is to ensure that students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired or deafblind continue to receive support within their classrooms when para-educators are absent.

 A substitute duties include but are not limited to:

• Assists the teacher in academic classes such as reading, language, math, science, and social studies by providing academic support to students
• Works with individual students following teacher plans
• Participates in activities during gym, motor skill development, swimming, life skills and other hands-on classes
• Provides support to students in a variety of activities of daily living such as dressing, toileting, feeding (based on individual student needs/age)
• Assists the teacher in monitoring student progress.  Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student
• Prepares and utilizes materials for classroom use as well as straightens up and/or prepares for future activities
• Carry out individual programming for special needs students
• Supervises students during play activities/recess, cafeteria, assemblies, drills, and/or field trips. Escorts children to and from their cottages, classrooms and vehicles of transportation.
• Keeps students safe
• Other duties/tasks as assigned
   

QUALIFICATIONS:

High School Graduate or GED. Experience with students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired or deafblind is preferred. Considerable knowledge of child development, classroom procedures, and play activities, first aid techniques and safety precautions preferred.