Job Description

The Braintree Public School District is seeking a Specialized Paraeducator for the ABLES Program located at Liberty Elementary School.



Responsibilities include providing specialized instructional support, safety management, physical intervention, or support of developmentally atypical ADLs (responsibilities vary according to the school, student, and/or program to which the para is assigned). Must engage in one or more of the activities in #1-3 on a consistent basis:



1. Primary instructional support responsibilities are the delivery of discrete trial

training,pivotal response training, natural environment teaching with continuous data

collection, and task analyzed chaining procedures.



2. Assists students with Activities of Daily Life (ADLs) that may include toileting, feeding,

mobility, support for students that are not developmentally typical.



3. Delivers safety management and physical intervention utilizing the district's safety

program (currently Safety Care) as part of a student's positive behavior support plan.

Paraeducator must complete Safety Care certification.



4. Reinforces and instructs learning with individual and small groups of students under

the direction of the classroom teacher or specialist.



5. Assists in observing, data collection, and the use of positive behavior supports

including but not limited to token economy systems, point charts, etc.



6. Demonstrates dependability, integrity, and respect for student differences and high

standards of conduct.



7. Supports the creation and maintenance of an inclusive, student-focused, and culturally

proficient learning environment.



8. Maintains strict ethical standards of student and family confidentiality.



9. Assists the professional staff in maintaining appropriate school behavior and discipline.