Job Description

POSITION TITLE: Special Education Paraprofessional

GRADES: 6-8

STATUS: Full-Time Position

School Mission:

ASPIRA Delaware was established to educate and empower each student to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities.

Position Description:

ASPIRA Delaware is looking for a highly motivated paraprofessional to work with special education students across multiple settings.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the delivery of high-quality instruction in small group settings in both push- in and pullout models to identified and unidentified students alike.
• Collaborate with general education and special education teachers around strategies and interventions to use with identified and unidentified struggling learners.
• Assist with instruction and monitoring of Math and/or Reading intervention as needed.
• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school- wide functions.
• Provide direct support with students experiencing behaviors and/or trauma by reinforcing behavior skills in individual or small groups, monitoring and enforcing acceptable social and physical behavior, implementing replacement behaviors, behavior plans, safety plans, and/or monitor students and assist with de-escalation.
• Monitor students in classroom and during breaks, lunch, recess, time outs, on field trips, getting on and off the bus, etc. Reinforce school-wide discipline procedures.
• Collect record and summarize data on observable student behavior, assist with skill acquisition and document interventions and progress data.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge, coursework, and certification in teaching exceptional learners.
• Comfort and fluency with reading and math content, as well as Common Core State Standards in Reading and Mathematics.
• Possess or be eligible for a valid State of Delaware Paraprofessional Certificate (for more information on State of Delaware licensure, please visit the website of the
• Department of Education at http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/1500/1510.shtml
• Knowledge and understanding of dual language learners.
• Strong instructional skills and classroom management.
• Ability to reflect upon teaching practices and respond to constructive feedback.

Professional Attributes:

At ASPIRA, we believe every team member must possess the following professional attributes to be successful in our school:

• Commitment: A genuine commitment to support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as well as excellence in education and close the opportunity gap by creating positive learning environments where all students thrive.
• Leadership: An ability to push yourself and motivate others to maximize individual potential to achieve the school vision and mission.
• Focus on the Whole Child: An ability to focus on student strengths, and to be driven by a desire to support their academic, social and emotional growth.
• Innovative Problem-Solving: The ability to see opportunity in challenges by taking the initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
• Adaptability: To excel in constantly changing environments and to remain flexible by shifting responsibilities or priorities to meet the needs of the overall school community.
• Collaborative Spirit: Demonstrating social, emotional and interpersonal strengths by respecting and honoring the diverse