Paraeducator - Special Education

Integrated Arts Academy

 

The Burlington School District believes a diverse and culturally proficient faculty and staff are pivotal to the creation of a strong learning and working environment that supports student achievement and success. BSD administrators lead inclusive school communities with our vision: "Cultivating caring, creative, and courageous people. - Join the journey.”

 

IAA’s mission is to support our students in becoming confident and engaged learners, problem solvers, and community members. We use arts integration and anti-racist practices to learn, build, and celebrate a diverse community of learners. We commit to our mission by upholding these four core values, co-created by the entire IAA community: creativity, growth, inclusivity, and accountability.

 

 

The Integrated Arts Academy is seeking Kindergarten Paraeducators to assist professionals in supplying individualized instruction to Kindergarten students in classrooms and small group environments.  

 

The Paraeducator is a unionized, non-exempt/hourly position with the BEA Paraeducators. They will report to the Site Principal. The paraeducator will facilitate and supplement the educational process under the direction of a professional staff member.  Responsibilities include communication facilitation, carrying out programs designed by the teaching staff, managing behavior, teaching self-regulation skills, and supporting and facilitating social engagement with peers.  Physical responsibilities include lifting, carrying, personal care, and the ability to assess a situation and respond quickly.

 

The essential functions of this position include:

Support the developmental growth of each child:

1. Facilitate children's engagement in play activities by asking children open-ended questions about their activity and offering suggestions to add more complex materials and ideas.
2. Facilitate language development by describing to children their activity as well as the adult’s activity as they are happening.
3. Use motivation/positive behavior management technique.
4. Understand young children, their behaviors and motivation.

Work Collaboratively with Teaching Team:

1. Assist professional staff in supervising students across environments
2. Assist professional staff in the maintenance and operation of classrooms by prepping materials and classroom for daily activities
3. Assist professional staff with the collation, collating and recording of data

Education:

• Minimum Required: At least two years post-secondary education or successful completion of the Praxis exam.   
• Preferred: Coursework in Childhood related field (i.e. psychology, education, human development, etc.); Associate or Bachelor’s degree.

Experience: 

• Preferred: Experience working with children that have special needs.

The working conditions of this position include: 

1. Work environment is a regular office, classroom, outdoor, community preschool or other school setting.
2. Occasional exposure to weather extremes.
3. Ability to tolerate extremes in noise levels.
4. Strength and stamina to safely restrain a student

QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualifications include but not limited to:  high school diploma plus at least 2 years additional education; minimum of two years experience in education or related field; ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with students, parents and school staff.

 

 

SALARY:

As per the Master Agreement between the Burlington Board of School Commissioners and the Paraeducators of the Burlington School District. 

In addition to the base rate of pay. Intensive Needs Paras will receive a premium for hours worked directly with intensive special needs (ISN) students of $4.00 per hour. 

 

BENEFITS:

Health and life insurance benefits are available for this position after a period of 45 working days. Dental benefits are available after 1 full working year.

 

 

Equal Opportunity: Burlington School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

 

Burlington School District will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.