San Leandro Unified School District Human Resources Job Description PARA EDUCATOR – SH DEFINITION: Under the general supervision of the Special Day Class teacher, he/she will provide assistance in the performance of duties; supervision of students in instructional tasks; and perform other related tasks. Positions assigned to this classification are distinguished by the majority of time being devoted to the classroom. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Prepare materials such as dittos; xerox materials; obtain classroom supplies; record tapes; and prepare bulletin boards and display areas. Assist teacher in instructing students individually and in small groups as provided by law, implementing instructional plan developed for each student or group. Assist teacher in incorporating vocational and consumer education into regular instructional programs. Assist in presentations, maintaining established discipline in classroom routines and policies, assume responsibility for the classroom under the supervision of authorized certificated personnel, assigning appropriate clerical tasks to student assistants and discussing student’s work with teachers. Oversee and supervise students during class breaks, lunch, field trips, loading of buses and the like. Assist in the achievement of any differential standards developed for each student to meet competency requirements. Maintain records on students by xeroxing pertinent information from Cum folder, organizing folders on each student and adding new reports and information, grading papers, score and record results is grade book, maintaining attendance records and turning in daily attendance sheet to office, keeping records on student’s progress toward meeting the differential standards. Assist in the preparation of Individualized Program Meetings by calling parents for appointments, contacting all other persons required for the meeting, reserving room for the meeting, sending forms to all student’s regular class teacher to obtain student’s current standing and placing returned forms in the student’s folder, preparing Individualized Education Program forms with student’s name, address, etc and placing in student’s folder, sending for student to attend IEP meeting when necessary. QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to work with, understand and be empathetic to students who have mental, emotional and physical handicaps. Ability to assume responsibility for supervising special day class students. Ability to lift and handle students in caring for their personal or therapeutic needs. Knowledge of basic methods used in instruction and handling of students, knowledge of rules, regulations, procedures and policies of public schools, knowledge of standards of behavior to be observed by student, knowledge of routine clerical procedures, ability to learn computer keyboarding, ability to work with and be sensitive to the needs of young people who have a wide variety of disabilities, ability to follow written and oral instructions, ability to work harmoniously with students, faculty and administrative personnel, ability to maintain confidentiality in dealing with students, parents, and faculty and with the appropriate records. Ability to pass District test for this position. EXPERIENCE: Some experience with school related jobs desirable. EDUCATION: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade, some college and/or other advanced training preferred. Training in a college Para Educator program or experience as a Para Educator highly desirable, especially training and/or experience specifically in special education. 2/20/90