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Severe Needs Para Educator - Dakota Valley Elementary School

Cherry Creek School District
Colorado, USA
Junior · 2+ years experience
Onsite
Discovered 2 days ago
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • The minimum prerequisites of formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other criteria that a candidate must fulfill to be considered for a position. It is essential that certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, and trainings are fulfilled, valid, and not expired.
  • Criminal background check and fingerprinting required
  • High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma
  • No professional work experience required
  • Title I assignments must meet one of the following requirements:
  • Completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education; or
  • Obtained an associate’s or higher degree; or
  • Met a rigorous standard of quality, and can demonstrate through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing, as appropriate:
  • Reading/language arts, writing, and mathematics; or
  • Reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness
  • Mandatory biennial Crisis Prevention Intervention training provided by the District for staff working in an Autism, Behaviorally Disordered, or ILC assignment
  • Medication administration training provided by the District as needed
  • Basic knowledge of typical office equipment such as telephones, copiers, fax machines, email, etc.
  • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Intermediate verbal and written communication skills
  • Intermediate interpersonal relations skills
  • Intermediate organizational skills
  • Ability to work alone and with others
  • Ability to appropriately modify curriculum
  • Ability to implement behavior modification techniques
  • Ability to diffuse and manage volatile and stressful situations
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job
  • Ability to work one-on-one and in small groups with students
  • If working in the DHH Program, ability to understand the impacts of hearing loss on learning and social interaction
  • If working in the Homebound program, ability to set appropriate boundaries and build appropriate relationships while working in the home setting with families and other student healthcare providers
  • If working in the Homebound program, the ability to have appropriate communication and boundaries with families while working in their homes with students
  • PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS: The physical demands, mental functions, cognitive capacities, and work environment factors required to perform a position’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Work location is subject to change to meet the requirements of the organization
  • Medium work strength level (lifting or carrying 50 pounds)
  • Works both indoors and outdoors
  • Typically a moderate noise level
  • Prolonged standing and walking
  • Frequent bending, reaching, and climbing
  • Frequent lifting, pulling, and/or pushing
  • Squatting
  • Overhead work
  • Eye/hand coordination (e.g., typing, ten key)
  • Visual concentration
  • Exposure to outdoor weather conditions

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other qualifications relevant to the position that are strongly preferred but not mandatory for a candidate to be considered.
  • Experience working in the public sector, specifically public education
  • Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
  • Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement
  • Associate’s degree
  • Work with special needs children in a paid program or licensed special education teaching experience
  • Experience working with students with autism, behavior challenges, medically fragile conditions, hearing or vision loss, or intellectual disabilities
  • CPR and First Aid certification

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