• Job Description

  Req#: 256478

  Job Details

  Job Location: CCS Main Campus - Chattanooga, TN

  Position Type: Part Time

  Education Level: Not Specified

  Salary Range: Undisclosed

  Travel Percentage: None

  Job Category: Education

  Description

  CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

  JOB DESCRIPTION

  Job Title: Lower School (LS) Exceptional Education Paraprofessional

  Department: Exceptional Education

  FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

  Employment Status: Part-Time

  Schedule: 7:45 - 3:45

  Reports to: Coordinator of Exceptional Education, Lower School

  Employment Status: Part time - 27.5 hours per week, days and times to be determined

  PURPOSE/FUNCTION:

  Provides support services for LS students served by the Exceptional Education programs at CCS. Uses data collection measures created by exceptional education staff to monitor progress. Works with classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, and other support staff to serve students in inclusion settings.

  ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Serves students eligible for exceptional education services through academic, social-emotional, behavioral, and physical support.
  2. Implements interventions, modifications, and accommodations according to student needs.
  3. Implements de-escalation strategies and maintains the physical safety of all students.
  4. Prepares materials for a variety of classroom needs
  5. Maintains confidentiality of identified students and maintains files for students who receive support through the exceptional education department at CCS
  6. Communicates clearly and professionally through speaking and writing.
  7. Uses a variety of technology including assistive technology.
  8. Facilitates positive social exchanges for all students.
  9. Performs other job duties as assigned.
  10. Experience with emotional regulation techniques and able to be trained in de-escalation techniques to maintain student safety.

  Qualifications

  
  

  QUALIFICATIONS

  • Personal faith in Jesus Christ and a commitment to the mission of Chattanooga Christian School
  • Experience working with diverse learners in inclusion settings.

  • Experience working with visual supports in a general education setting.
  • Character, call, and availability to fulfill the needs of the job description.
  • Highly motivated and able to work collaboratively
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Ability to problem-solve and think creatively
  • Ability to exercise discretion and utmost professionalism in confidential and sensitive student matters

  PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

  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.

  • This is a role that requires equal amounts of standing/walking and sitting at a desk for the majority of the school day.
  • The employee may need to physically support students with physical disabilities and should have no health issues which would prevent assisting a student getting in and out of a chair or wheelchair

  • This is a role that may require assisting students with toileting, eating, and other self-care activities.
  • This is a role that may require the physical strength for scooping up or carrying students from one area to another.

  Note:

  This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills aptitudes and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

  
  

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• About the company

  Chattanooga Christian School is a private, college preparatory Christian school in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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