Paraprofessional - Support Response Team chez LIONSGATE ACADEMY

Description

POSITION TITLE: Paraprofessional - Support Response Team 

DIRECT SUPERVISOR: AIM Program Lead

POSITION STATUS: Non-Exempt

WORK HOURS: Monday – Friday, 7:45 am – 4:15 pm

DUTY DAYS: 177

 POSITION PURPOSE:  This position functions to support students and staff with student behavioral concerns, assists with school safety protocols under the direction of a direct supervisor.

The Support Response Team paraprofessional serves under the direction of a supervisor to support student behavior concerns, provide substitute coverage for paraprofessional absences, and facilitate the implementation of safety protocols across school settings.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Proactive
  • Proactively build relationships with all students
  • Help students formulate strategies/plans for successful behavior at school
  • Supervise hallway during student passing times
  • Monitor students in the lunchroom 
  • Collaborate with student’s team to provide the necessary level of support, specifically case managers
  • Assist teams with implementation of behavior plans and data collection
  • Create, maintain and monitor behavior referral forms for identification of developing patterns
  • Participate in supporting all drills, including debriefing of procedures
  • Support and model school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) 
• Responsive
  • Respond to daily behavior, crisis and health emergency calls as a member of the crisis team
  • Assist students in de-escalation following an incident
  • Assist with student debriefing of critical situations
  • Communicate all behavior incidents to the Direct Supervisor to review/confirm student- specific behavior plan interventions and help determine follow up 
• Flexible Paraprofessional
  • Provides on demand paraprofessional coverage throughout the school ensure safe operations of the school
  • May provide longer term subbing coverage during the recruitment hiring process, leaves of absences, etc
  • Responsive to student and classroom needs through supporting areas where additional staff are needed

 OTHER POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Participate in staff development programs 
• Attend all meetings, including educational assistant meetings

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school degree or equivalent
• Non Crisis Intervention or willing to be certified 
• Experience managing behaviors, executing behavior plans and willingness to complete training
• Ability to operate a computer and the software necessary to complete the required job tasks

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• 2 years of post high school educational training
• First Aid / CPR / AED certified
• 1 Year of experience at Lionsgate Academy
• Emotional Behavior Disorder / Autism knowledge

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to remain calm while dealing with conflict and problem solving
• Demonstrable resiliency after acute and/or critical, high-stress situations
• Adequate self-awareness and ability to communicate to team members when you need to remove yourself from high-stress situations
• Communicate effectively with students, staff, parents and community
• Awareness of autism and its manifestations, willingness to work with ASD students
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent work habits including attendance, punctuality, and dependability
• Promote a positive school culture
• Strong communication skills (oral and written) and ability to work within a team
• Present ideas clearly in an open, informative and non-evaluative manner
• Maintain high visibility and accessibility to staff
• Demonstrate readiness and confidence to make or share decisions in a timely manner
• Knowledge on behavioral principles and mental health related to ASD

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; run; use hands, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.  

MENTAL DEMANDS

The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Ability to read, analyze and interpret human service periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, students, parents and the general public. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, mean, mode and median ability to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

This position description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned. Ability to competently perform all of the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic responsibilities of all positions at Lionsgate Academy.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High school degree or equivalent
• Non Crisis Intervention or willing to be certified 
• Experience managing behaviors, executing behavior plans and willingness to complete training
• Ability to operate a computer and the software necessary to complete the required job tasks

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• 2 years of post high school educational training
• First Aid / CPR / AED certified
• 1 Year of experience at Lionsgate Academy
• Emotional Behavior Disorder / Autism knowledge