Para-Professional at Downtown College Prep (DCP)
Job Summary
Job Summary
To assist teacher(s) and/or other certificated personnel by performing a variety of instructional support duties to individual or small groups of Special Education pupils in a classroom or resource environment encompassing a range of physical, emotional, intellectual, and communication disabilities; to assist in the establishment and maintenance of appropriate classroom and site behavior; and to perform a routine of clerical tasks as assigned.
Requirements / Qualifications
Requirements / Qualifications
- Proficiency in usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation of standard English - Knowledge of basic concepts of child development and behavior - Effective record-keeping practices and procedures - Knowledge of academic content in all subject areas grades 6-8. - Knowledge of behavior intervention techniques and strategies - Ability to establish positive and healthy relationships among youth - Ability to learn methods and procedures to be followed in assigned special education classroom/program - Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions - Can effectively supervise assigned special education students in a variety of situations and maintain emotional control under difficult and emergency situations - Maintain a variety of records related to the activities and operations of assigned special education classroom/program in a confidential manner as appropriate - Ability to recognize and report safety hazards; learn, understand and adhere to laws, rules, practices, and procedures related to public education for pupils and those related to the specific program - Ability to exercise tact, diplomacy, and good judgment in dealing with special education students - Ability to effectively and tactfully communicate in both oral and written forms - Ability to maintain confidentiality of records or discussions - Ability to assist teachers and administrators in dealing with behavior - Can meet the physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively perform required duties - Fluency in Spanish highly preferred. - Possession of a high school diploma or its equivalent and at least 48 college semester units earned at an institution of higher learning; OR - Possession of a high school diploma or its equivalent and possession of a degree earned at an institution of higher learning;
- Letter of Introduction
- Resume
- Proficiency in usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation of standard English - Knowledge of basic concepts of child development and behavior - Effective record-keeping practices and procedures - Knowledge of academic content in all subject areas grades 6-8. - Knowledge of behavior intervention techniques and strategies - Ability to establish positive and healthy relationships among youth - Ability to learn methods and procedures to be followed in assigned special education classroom/program - Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions - Can effectively supervise assigned special education students in a variety of situations and maintain emotional control under difficult and emergency situations - Maintain a variety of records related to the activities and operations of assigned special education classroom/program in a confidential manner as appropriate - Ability to recognize and report safety hazards; learn, understand and adhere to laws, rules, practices, and procedures related to public education for pupils and those related to the specific program - Ability to exercise tact, diplomacy, and good judgment in dealing with special education students - Ability to effectively and tactfully communicate in both oral and written forms - Ability to maintain confidentiality of records or discussions - Ability to assist teachers and administrators in dealing with behavior - Can meet the physical requirements necessary to safely and effectively perform required duties - Fluency in Spanish highly preferred. - Possession of a high school diploma or its equivalent and at least 48 college semester units earned at an institution of higher learning; OR - Possession of a high school diploma or its equivalent and possession of a degree earned at an institution of higher learning;
- Letter of Introduction
- Resume