We are seeking a Special Education Behavior Paraprofessional at Banning Lewis Preparatory Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. The role involves providing behavioral support to students, reinforcing a positive learning environment, and assisting teachers with administrative tasks. No experience required, but experience working with special needs children preferred.
Requirements
- Provides appropriate behavioral support to students using research-based interventions and strategies as directed by the special education teacher.
- Provides research-based, data-driven specialized instruction to address the instructional goals and objectives contained within each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) as directed by the special education teacher.
- Reinforces a positive learning environment with emphasis on individualized instruction.
- Administers instruction to align with provided curricula including Extended Evidence Outcomes (EEOs) as needed.
- Maintains record of students' activities, progress, behaviors, observation sheets, point sheets, and other data collection as directed.
- Provides program and lesson modifications for individual students to enhance appropriate academic, social, emotional, and cognitive skills as directed by special education and general education teachers.
- Provides clerical assistance to teachers by grading papers, making copies, collating packets, running errands, etc.
- Utilizes district-provided CPI training appropriately and consistently.
- Demonstrates leadership qualities including role modeling, diffusing volatile and stressful situations, and following through on appropriate discipline per guidelines.
- Administers behavior modification as directed.
- Acts as a liaison between special and general education teachers including relaying messages, input, and feedback on how things are working.
- Provides support for substitute teachers so the classroom can run effectively in the absence of a regular teacher.
- Assists and supervises students' assessments, including national, state, and teacher-generated testing as assigned.
- Participates in special education, in-service training, and building-level staff meetings.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- 10 paid holidays annually
