Skiatook Public Schools has an immediate opening for a Special Education Paraprofessional at Skiatook Intermediate Elementary School (grades 4-5)

 

QUALIFICATIONS:  An Associate Degree or 48 Hours of passing College Credit or have passed the Oklahoma General Education Test (OGET), ParaPro Test or WorkKeys Test.  MUST PROVIDE OFFICIAL DOCEMENTATION. 
Employee must be able to walk for 7 hours per day.  Job requires occasional bending/stooping/squatting/crouching/kneeling, climbing, reaching above the shoulder and pushing/pulling.  Job requires occasional carrying/lifting up to 50 pounds. 
Job requires employee to use both hands for repetitive actions involving simple/firm grasping and fine manipulation. 

Employee must possess record keeping skills and hearing and speaking abilities to monitor equipment and communicate with employees, students, and parents. 
The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.

 

CONTRACT:  Days school is in session

 

WORKING HOURS: 7 hours daily

 

REPORTS TO: Classroom Teacher/Principal

 

EVALUATED BY: Principal

 

SUPERVISES:  Students

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

 

1. Assists student with physical basic life functions.
2. May be required to lift and position student during the day.
3. May have to assist student with special feeding or tube feeding and provide hands-on personal care.
4. Supervises students outside of the classroom.
5. May require lifting student in and out of wheelchair, occasional riding of the bus from school to home in absence of the regular bus assistant.
6. Assists in basic record keeping and/or journaling and assists in carrying out the approved behavior plan.
7. With training, carries out the basic functions of routine care presented in Individual Health Plans.
8. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully-licensed teachers.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Skiatook Public Schools offers competitive pay and benefits including paid holidays and health benefits.  Starting salary will be based on applicant qualifications and/or work history. 

 

The district also provides on-site daycare for staff members.

 

 

Please email tbuck@skiatookschools.org if you are interested in applying for this position.

 

 

It is the policy of Skiatook Public Schools to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender expression or identity, national origin, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, age, or genetic information.