Substitute Paraprofessional

Qualifications for Position:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Prior experience working with children, preferably in a learning environment.
• Approved Criminal History Review from NJ Dept. of Ed. Office of Criminal History Review.  
• Ability to lift and position students alone and with another person as required.  
• Lifting is performed from various levels and weight can vary up to 70 pounds.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities of the Position:  

• Assists teachers in implementing student activities in school environment.  Maintains open communication with teacher; accepts and provides appropriate feedback.
• Prepares student work areas; helps to maintain standards for cleanliness and hygiene; ensures that students can enter and move around school sites safely.
• Reinforces instruction in small/large groups or on a one-to-one basis.
• Encourages educational achievements, positive behavior and independence.
• Uses only techniques for behavior management and communication with students that have been approved by the Services.
• Responds appropriately to interruptions, emergencies, and various safety and evacuation.
• Observe agency and departmental policies and procedures.  Meets and maintains agency standards for student behavior management, child abuse and neglect, infection control, safety, emergency procedures, attendance, moral and professional conduct.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Americans with Disabilities with Amendments (ADAAA) Specifications:

The demands described herein below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.   

Proficiency Ratings Legend:         O = Occasionally – May be called upon to perform from time-to-time.

                                                                R = Regularly – Commonly called upon to perform.

F = Frequently – Repeatedly called upon to perform; cannot perform job without this.

• Lifting unassisted:  Up to 30 pounds, from any level.  (F)
• Lifting assisted:  Up to 100 pounds or more, from the any level.  (F)
• Standing/Walking:  Remaining on one’s feet in an upright position or moving about a work area. (F)
• Sitting: Remaining in a normal, seated position. (O)
• Bending/Stooping: Continual, intermittent flexing of the spine; bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. (F)
• Crouching/Kneeling:  Bending legs at knees; coming to rest on knee(s).  (R)
• Crawling:  Moving about on a surface on hands and knees (O)
• Pushing/Pulling:  Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from or toward the force. (F)
• Reaching:  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. (F)
• Climbing:  Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, ramps, and the like, using feet and legs, and hands and arms. (F)
• Repetitive finger/hand movements:  Usage or other special equipment operated.  (R)
• Precise finger/hand movements:  Seizing, grasping, turning or otherwise performing precision work with hand or hands.  (R)
• Close vision:  Clear vision at 20 in. or less.  (R)
• Distance vision:  Clear vision at 20 feet or more.  (R)
• Color vision: The ability to identify and distinguish colors.  (F)
• Peripheral vision:  To observe an area that can be seen up/down or to the left/right, while the eyes are fixed on a given point.  (F)
• Depth perception:  The ability to judge distances and spatial relationships.  (F)
• Focus adjustment/ability:  To adjust eyes to bring an object into sharp focus.   (F)  
• Distinguish foreground/background sounds.  (F)
• Hear high/low frequencies.  (R)
• Hear/process for conversational speech.  (F)
• Effective articulation.  (F)
• Voice projection.  (F)
• Read and write at a high school level.  (F)
• Taste:  The ability to distinguish different flavors.  (R)
• Smell:  The ability to distinguish scents.  (R)
• Touch:  The ability to distinguish tactually.  (R)