QUALIFICATIONS:
1. High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required
2. 48 semester credits from accredited institution and/or successful completion of the state approved paraprofessional test.
3. Computer experience.
4. Experience working with children preferred.
REPORTS TO: Special Education Teacher/Principal
JOB GOAL: To work closely with intensive care students on a regular basis in an effort to provide them with the educational support they need to gain from the district's educational program.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assists the student(s) to whom assigned in physical tasks as necessary
2. Works with student(s) in the instructional program
3. While under supervision of the special education teacher, works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher
4. Accompanies the student(s) to whom assigned when trips to the office or other places outside of the school
5. Establishes as fully as possible a supportive relationship with the student(s)
6. Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the personnel evaluation team conferring about the students to whom assigned
7. Assists teacher in preparing materials to be used in the classroom
8. Other duties as assigned by the special education teacher.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year to be established by the NWABSD Board of Education.
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board Policy.
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The Northwest Arctic Borough covers 38,000 square miles in one of the world's most beautiful remote areas. Much of the region lies north of the Arctic Circle. The surrounding terrain is Arctic tundra, dotted with hundreds of lakes and rivers. Within the region are several protected land areas including Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Great Kobuk Sand Dunes, Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, and Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife is abundant, with caribou, moose, bear, salmon and sheefish constituting a significant portion of the local diet.