CLASSROOM PARAPROFESSIONAL

Description:

Classroom Paraprofessional

St. Coletta of Greater Washington is a non-sectarian, nonprofit organization that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and secondary disabilities. We are currently seeking a Classroom Paraprofessional who will be responsible for providing one-to-one support to an assigned student and assisting the teacher in providing a learning environment that improves and develops the student’s social, communication, and intellectual skills

Examples of Essential Functions:

* Assists assigned student with physical care, feeding, medication, mobility, or other skills as designated by the teacher or therapist.
* Reinforces skills introduced by the teacher and provides instruction to students as prescribed by the teacher; may utilize games, stories, or other construction activities to enhance learning skills.
* Assists students with gross motor activities such as grasping, holding objects, posture, crawling, and walking. The ability to lift and position physically disabled individuals may be required..
* Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and community-based instruction. The ability to keep up with running children and or to lift or assist with lifting students is essential to perform this task.

Qualifications:

* High School Diploma or GED and prior experience working with people with intellectual disabilities. Must be at least 18 years of age.
* Demonstrated ability to fulfill the dexterity and physical requirements of the work, and effectively attend to the needs of a student with intellectual disabilities
* Ability to work with individuals and small groups of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
* Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all employees.
* Ability to prepare and maintain required program records.
* Ability to assist supervising instructional staff in preparing and organizing materials.

Benefits:

* Health, Dental & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
* Convenient Metro-accessible location
* 403B with company match
* Free life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance and more

Salary: $17.95- $21.45 per hour

Apply on stcoletta.org/careers.

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