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Curriculum and Professional Development (Science) Specialist

School Name: CICS - Longwood Campus

Deadline: Open until filled
Contact Name: Jacquie Burton

Email: Jacqueline.Burton@edisonlearning.com

Website: www.edisonlearning.com/join_our_team

Full Description:

The SPED Paraprofessional, as a member of the special education team, works under the supervision of the certified Inclusion Specialist. This person primarily works in inclusive settings, assisting the Inclusion Specialist in implementing special education and related services. Such assistance may include: providing instructional assistance, guiding additional practice opportunities, reteaching, and monitoring behavior. The SPED Paraprofessional wil:l

Meet Paraprofessional requirements as established by state and local mandates;
Implement school and district policies and procedures;
Establish and maintain working relations with colleagues;
Participate in planning sessions with the Inclusion Specialist and classroom teachers;
Demonstrate creativity, flexibility, and perseverance in dealing with challenging learning, behavioral, family, and classroom situations;
Demonstrate an ability to learn new and specialized approaches for atypical learners;
Provide strategic instruction within the general education classroom for students with disabilities affecting learning, attention, social functioning and self-regulation, who are in need of support accessing core curriculum;
Provide support and supervision of students as assigned (during transitions, in special classes, during lunch, on the playground, etc.); Assist students with unique physical, motor or sensory needs, as assigned;
Assist in the administration and scoring of assessments to track individual progress of students with disabilities by utilizing Curriculum Based Measurement, Edison Benchmarks, and other means of monitoring individual progress;
Document services provided related to IEP objectives; A
ssist with paperwork and clerical duties associated with special education services.

Requirements:

Meets NCLB requirements;
Completed two years of full-time study at an institution of higher education (48 semester hours in some states and 60 in others);
Obtained an associates degree;
Meets rigorous standards of quality and demonstrate through a formal assessment the knowledge of, and the ability to assist in, reading, writing or mathematics. He or she also must possess a high school diploma.
Meets appropriate age, diploma and certification requirements as defined by the state;
Be capable of physically assisting students with specials needs as required (positioning, lifting, transferring, restraining, etc.);
Demonstrates the ability to work effectively under the direction of others;
Demonstrates the ability to work cooperatively with others;
Demonstrates a willingness to assume all responsibilities assigned which are appropriate for the position.