Position Areas
Special Education
Description
Las Américas ASPIRA Academy
326 Ruthar Drive
Newark, DE 19711
POSITION TITLE: Elementary Special Education Paraprofessional
GRADES: K-5
STATUS: Full-Time Position
School Mission:
Las Américas ASPIRA Academy (LAAA) was established to educate and empower each student to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities.
Position Description:
Las Américas ASPIRA Academy is looking for a highly motivated paraprofessional to work with special education students across multiple settings.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with the delivery of high-quality instruction in small group settings in both push- in and pull-out models to identified and unidentified students alike.
- Share in planning and administrative classroom duties.
- Collaborate with general education and special education teachers around strategies and interventions to use with identified and unidentified struggling learners.
- Assist with instruction and monitoring of Math and/or Reading intervention as needed.
- Be accountable for students' academic growth and achievement.
- Contribute to a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment.
- Reflect on successes and areas of growth as a paraprofessional, seek to improve performance, and respond to feedback.
- Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school- wide functions.
- Communicate regularly with parents regarding their children's academic success.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge, coursework, and certification in teaching exceptional learners.
- Comfort and fluency with reading and math content, as well as Common Core State Standards in Reading and Mathematics.
- Possess or be eligible for a valid State of Delaware Paraprofessional Certificate (for more information on State of Delaware licensure, please visit the website of the Department of Education at: http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title14/1500/1510.shtml
- Knowledge and understanding of dual language learners.
- Strong instructional skills and classroom management.
- Ability to reflect upon teaching practices and respond to constructive feedback.
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