Job Description

Title:   ITINERANT SPECIAL EDUCATION PARA-EDUCATOR

Position Type: Non-Exempt

Primary Function:

Substitutes for classroom teachers who need to attend meetings related to the education of students with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 50 hours of college credit hours; experience in teaching and/or substitute teaching.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Limited knowledge of classroom management.
• Skilled in handling varied, multiple duties; sufficient strength, agility, and dexterity and oral and written communication skills required to perform all essential job functions.
• Ability to work with students, teachers, administrators, and parents.
• Demonstrated initiative and self-direction.
• Ability to move about in room to monitor students and check work in classrooms with varied seating and desk organization patterns.
• Ability to assist in the implementation of instructional program and to participate in monitoring and ensuring appropriate student behavior in the classroom, cafeteria, hallways, outdoor activity areas, gymnasiums, etc.
• Ability to travel to more than one work location in the course of the day.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Provides instruction as a substitute based on lesson plans and directions prepared by classroom teachers.
• Performs tasks related to the learning process; performs tasks assigned by classroom teachers, such as hall monitoring.
• Monitors students under the direction/supervision of the building administrator.
• Participates in staff development activities related to area of assignment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Reports to:

Director of Accountability and Instructional Services and Principals at Assigned Schools

Terms of Employment:

Ten months a year. Salary according to School Board Pay Plan.

Evaluation:

Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with School Board policy and administrative regulations.

1/31/2013