Instruction Paraprofessional 3
Job Summary
The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) -Georgia Academy for the Blind is recruiting 7 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 are not limited to:
Job Responsibilities
- Assist teachers in maintaining an effective learning environment.
- Assist students with individual physical needs, which include 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 a 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
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.