Special Education Paraprofessional at CATCH Prep High School
Job Summary
Job Summary
Under the direction of certificated personnel (under the direct supervision of the site Administrator), the Special Education Paraprofessional has the responsibility of providing support to special education services. The Special Education Aide is distinguished from other instructional aides in that they are required to perform duties that are necessary and appropriate to ensure that special education students receive services outlined on their Individual Education Plan (I.E.P.) in accordance with federal law. Services include physical, emotional and mental support to special education students as needed.
Job Description / Essential Elements:
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Participate in the performance of a variety of duties involved in collecting and entering data into an electronic computer according to programmed instructions; verify and distribute resultant printouts as required.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Participate in the performance of a variety of duties involved in collecting and entering data into an electronic computer according to programmed instructions; verify and distribute resultant printouts as required.
Coordinate the collection of data from point of origin; participate in the preprocessing of data to locate missing information and to make corrections as necessary.
Verify data entered into computer by checking printouts for errors and correcting as required; perform statistical checks to ascertain accuracy of data entered.
Monitor the system for malfunctions; report malfunctions to appropriate personnel. Maintain inventory of supplies and materials.
Coordinate the retrieval of information from the system for faculty, staff and students.
Assist in data collection and compilation for revisions to the data processing system.
Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION:
Work requires a general educational background normally equivalent to a high school education.
EXPERIENCE:
Work requires two years of experience in the data entry field to acquire skills necessary to coordinate and perform a variety of data entry and data collection activities.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
SUPERVISION
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
DATA ENTRY/CRT
STATISTICAL REPORTING
DATA VERIFICATION
DATA CODING-GENERAL
DATA ANALYSIS
MICROSOFT WINDOWS
PC WORDPROCESSING SOFTWARE
PC SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE
PC DATABASE MGT SOFTWARE
WORDPERFECT
MICROSOFT WORD
MICROSOFT EXCEL
DBASE
ALDUS PAGEMAKER
MICROSOFT POWERPOINT
Requirements / Qualifications
Letter(s) of Recommendation (Two (2) Letters of Recommendation are required and must be signed by the author. The signature block must include the author’s name and title/relationship to the applicant. Letters must be dated within the last 2 years prior to the position closing date. Letters without the author's signature, name and title/relationship to the applicant and letters without a date or dated more than 2 years prior to the position closing date will not be accepted. One letter from a supervisor is preferred. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school, Bachelor's Degree, and at least one year experience working with students with special needs and Tier 3 intervention students. * PLEASE INCLUDE EXPERIENCE RELATED TO THIS POSITION ON YOUR APPLICATION OR RESUME, IT IS REQUIRED FOR SCREENING PURPOSES. INCLUDING CURRENT DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.*
Requirements / Qualifications
Letter(s) of Recommendation (Two (2) Letters of Recommendation are required and must be signed by the author. The signature block must include the author’s name and title/relationship to the applicant. Letters must be dated within the last 2 years prior to the position closing date. Letters without the author's signature, name and title/relationship to the applicant and letters without a date or dated more than 2 years prior to the position closing date will not be accepted. One letter from a supervisor is preferred. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school, Bachelor's Degree, and at least one year experience working with students with special needs and Tier 3 intervention students. * PLEASE INCLUDE EXPERIENCE RELATED TO THIS POSITION ON YOUR APPLICATION OR RESUME, IT IS REQUIRED FOR SCREENING PURPOSES. INCLUDING CURRENT DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.*