Job Summary

The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) -Georgia Academy for the Blind is recruiting for an experienced Instruction Paraprofessional 1. Under direct supervision, this position will assist the instructor/teacher with providing education and/or training to students who are visually impaired with other disabilities. The job responsibilities include, but not limited to: 

Description of Duties:

• Assist teacher in maintaining an effective learning environment. 
• Assist students with individual physical needs, which includes daily living/functional training activities including self-care, feeding, and leisure. 
• Plan and conduct child development activities
• Monitor and supervise various classroom functions
• Obtains and/or prepares instructional materials/aids in appropriate formats for students.
• Completes documentation of student progress.
•  Attend seminars, conferences, required job-related training and other staff development training programs. 
•  May serve on committees. 
•  Must be able to deliver ABA therapy or comparable skill set to meet the needs of the EBD program required by IEP. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, possess one or more of the following:

• Experience as a paraprofessional
• Experience working with visually impaired, blind, hard of hearing, deaf, deaf-blind, or multi-disabled students
• Knowledge and/or basic skills in Braille.
• Knowledge of assistive technology device
• EBD or ABA certification or experience working with EBD students

Consideration/interviews will begin as soon as a list of applicants is established. Applications/resumes will be evaluated and only those meeting the qualifications may be forwarded to the hiring manager to be considered. Candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted directly. No notification will be sent to applicants except those who are selected for interviews. Due to the large volume of applications received, we cannot provide application status information.

It is the policy of the Georgia Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, or age in its employment practices.  The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and each associated State School is a registered participant in the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-Verify. The GaDOE utilizes the program to verify employment eligibility of individuals hired on or after July 1, 2007.