Application Requirements:
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applying for this position.
To be considered for this position, applicant must complete the following prior to the job
closing date.
- Add a cover letter
- Under Academics, add High
School or GED from drop down arrow, select your high school, select General
Studies, select Years Attended, and uploaded one of the REQUIRED documents below:
- High school diploma OR
- High school transcript
evidencing a graduation date OR
- Proof of GED
- Add relevant experience
for past 10 years
- Add 3 references. NO PERSONAL REFERENCES ACCEPTED.
- Upload a resume –
Include current and previous supervisor(s) contact information
- Complete Qualification
Questions
- Under the Additional Documents section, upload one
of the REQUIRED documents
below:
- OFFICIAL transcript
evidencing an Associate's or higher degree or evidencing 72.0
college-level quarter credits (48.0 semester) OR
- Parapro Assessment with
score of 461 or higher
Starting Salary: $20.14 per hour - Salary Schedule: SEIU 10
at http://www.msd25.org/Page/1769
Position
Summary:
Behavior
Specialist Paraprofessional is responsible for providing assistance to students
under the supervision of certificated staff in Behavior Intervention Programs
(BIP) and other learning environments where BIP-placed students are integrated.
Minimum
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or
equivalent
- Every Student Succeeds Act requirements
(copy of official college transcript
with evidence of 72.0 college- level quarter credit hours or copy of Parapro Assessment with score of 461 or higher –
documentation required at time of application)
- Ability to stoop, crouch, crawl,
bend, kneel, and stand for long periods of time
- Ability to assist in student
de-escalation and physical intervention when needed
- Ability and willingness to work with
students who bite, kick, hit, and can be verbally aggressive
- Ability to lift objects weighing up
to 40 pounds and assist with Emergency Response Protocols regarding student
restraint
- Agree to complete and submit prior to end of 2016-2017 school year course verification
of basic behavioral knowledge regarding Applied Behavioral Analysis and
Behavior Intervention Plans (e.g. ESD 171 offerings, The Evergreen State
College E-learning site, or other recognized agency/institution approved by
Special Education Department)
- Agree to complete and submit prior to end of 2016-2017 school year knowledge and
course verification of student de-escalation and safe methods of physical
intervention during crises (e.g. CPI,
Life Space Crisis Intervention, or other recognized agency/institution
approved by Special Education Department)
- 1st Aid & Adult/Child CPR
training (completed within 30 days from date of hire and to be maintained for
the duration of this job)
- Right Response training to be
maintained for the duration of this job (completed within 30 days from date of
hire and to be maintained for the duration of this job)
- Experience and/or training
with cultural, ethnic, and language diversity preferred
Essential Job Functions:
This list
of essential job functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as
necessary. Depending upon individual
assignment, the employee may perform all or a combination of several of the
following duties:
- Assist BIP students in
one-to-one, small group, and integrated settings in all instructional areas
including academics, socialization, adaptive behavior, and behavioral growth.
- Assist students in dealing
with conflict, expressing themselves in appropriate ways, and improving their
behavior with an emphasis on successful reintegration.
- Assist teachers in the preparation
and delivery of materials specific to student’s individual learning needs.
- Assist students with gross
and fine motor strengthening programs and activities
- Assist students with any
areas of speech/language affecting successful communication
- Assist in recreational,
playground, and/or physical education activities
- Coordinate activities and
meet with teacher(s) on a regular basis
- Administer tests and evaluate
student progress in topical areas and grade assignments and tests as directed
- Assist teacher(s) in the
maintenance of student records and grades
- Supervise students and
enforce assigned area rules
- Supervise and correct
students as necessary to maintain a safe environment, with a focus on Positive
Behavioral Intervention and Supports
- Supervise and oversee student
activities and safety in assigned areas
- May answer phones, maintain
records, collect and distribute materials, inventory, and order and process
materials
- May escort students to and
from locations
- Collect and maintain data
logs regarding student’s learning goals
- Use computers and related
technologies as needed by the program goals
- Attend meeting or trainings
as required, with emphasis on behavioral intervention and student de-escalation
- Maintain
consistent presence at assigned worksite and regular work hours
- Professionally
interact with students, staff, and public
- Comply with all
district policies and procedures
- Perform related duties as assigned
- Ability to asset in the carrying out of
Emergency Response Protocols, Behavior Intervention Plans, and during safety
incidents requiring reasonable force
Desired
Skills:
- Ability to organize and oversee activities
- Ability to be fair, consistent, and respectful at all times when working
with children
- Ability to be consistent, calm, and positive during all student
interactions, which may include during times of verbal and physical escalations
- Ability to deal with students in a warm and confident manner
- Ability to remain flexible to changes in assignments or situations
- Ability to
complete assigned tasks in a timely manner
- Ability to
follow written and oral instructions
- Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of staff,
students, and the public in a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to
use necessary equipment, machinery, and tools
- Knowledge of basic academic subject areas, such as spelling, writing,
reading, and math
- Knowledge of safety rules, regulations, and procedures
- Basic knowledge of applied behavioral analysis, including how antecedents
and consequences affect student behavior
- Knowledge of
learning and instructional styles appropriate to assigned grade levels and
individual students
- Knowledge of
child development concepts, developmentally appropriate curriculum and
individualized learning processes for children, indicators of child abuse and
neglect, and factors affecting low-income families
- Course verification
of basic behavioral knowledge regarding Applied Behavioral Analysis and
Behavior Intervention Plans (e.g. ESD 171 offerings, The Evergreen State
College E-learning site, or other recognized agency/institution approved by
Special Education Department)
- Knowledge and
course verification of student de-escalation and safe methods of physical
intervention during crises (e.g. CPI,
Life Space Crisis Intervention, or other recognized agency/institution
approved by Special Education Department)
- Skills in
written and oral communications
- Skills in
handling confidential matters
- Skills in
operating a PC (personal computer) utilizing district adopted software
- Skills in
learning and interpreting assignments, procedures, rules, and regulations
- Skills in
encouraging and tutoring students
- Skills in
communication in two languages (English, Spanish, etc.) if applicable
Marysville
School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Marysville School District complies with all federal and Washington State
rules and regulations and will provide equal employment
opportunity and treatment for all applicants and staff in recruitment, hiring,
retention, assignment, transfer, promotion and training. Such equal employment opportunity will be provided
without discrimination with respect to race, creed, national origin, age,
honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation
including gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any
sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or
service animal by a person with a disability.
The district will provide equal access to school facilities to the Boy
Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of
the United States Code as a patriotic society. District programs will be free
from sexual harassment. The
following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of
alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator - Gregg Kuehn, Risk
Management Supervisor, gregg_kuehn@msd25.org , 360-965-0109; Title IX Officer - Jason Thompson,
Executive Director of Human Resources, jason_thompson@msd25.org , 360-965-0070; Section 504 Coordinator, Stephanie
Zikopoulos, Director of Categorical Programs, stephanie_zikopoulos@msd25.org, 360-965-0049; ADA Coordinator - James Stevens, Executive Director of Special
Education, james_stevens@msd25.org,
360-965-0170.
Address: 4220 80th Street NE, Marysville, WA 98270. www.msd25.org Marysville School District is a
drug- and tobacco-free workplace.
