Paraprofessional 3 1 : 1 (Developmental Learning Program)

Work Schedule : 6.50 hrs / 184 days per year (Monday - Friday)

Reports To : Building Principal

Salary : Per Service Employees International Union Local 925 10-Month Employee negotiated salary schedule at https : / / www.msd25.org / o / District / page / employee-groups

IN-DISTRICT APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION PRIOR TO SCREENING ANY OUT-OF-DISTRICT APPLICANTS.

Account Code : 2100-27-3110-1116-2000-0000-0

Position Summary :

This position is responsible for providing assistance to students under the supervision of certificated staff in Behavior Intervention Programs and other learning environments where behavior program-placed students are integrated.

Minimum Qualifications :

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Every Student Succeeds Act requirements ( official college transcript with evidence of 72.0 college-level quarter credit hour OR official college transcript with evidence of Associate's or higher degree OR Parapro Assessment with score of 461 or higher

Paraprofessional Assessment Information Below :

https : / / www.nwesd.org / ?s=Paraprofessional+assessment

https : / / www.prometric.com /

Essential Job Functions :

This list of essential job functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary. Depending upon individual assignment, the employee may perform all or a combination of several of the following duties :

Desired Skills :

Work Environment :

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee is confined to a work area; required to have precise control of fingers and hand movements; experiences constant interruptions and inflexible deadlines; and must be able to stoop, crouch, crawl, bend, kneel, stand for periods of time, and lift in order to assist a student with personal care / safety. In addition, this position emphasizes work with students who have been recommended by a team to be serviced by a Behavior Intervention Program (BIP). These programs focus heavily on appropriate behavioral responses to stress, positive socializations, and appropriate interactions with others students. This includes behavioral intervention plans, behavior goals, behavioral modeling, exposure to verbal / physical escalations, and the potential for serious verbal / physical incidents. The employee is required to deal with distraught and / or angry persons and is exposed to infectious diseases carried by children. The noise level in the work environment varies but can be loud during verbal escalations by students.

Evaluation :

The position is a district-wide position dependent on the needs of each Behavioral Intervention Program and shall be evaluated periodically by the Building Principal / Executive Director of Special Education and / or assigns pursuant to the currently established district procedures and evaluation criteria. The process shall include an evaluation of the employee's performance of the above essential job functions.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)

Marysville School District complies with all federal and Washington State rules and regulations and will provide equal employment opportunity and treatment for all applicants and staff in recruitment, hiring, retention, assignment, transfer, promo, and training. Such equal employment opportunity will be provided without discrimination with respect to race, creed, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district will provide equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society.

The following Marysville School District employees / departments are designated to address questions and complaints of discrimination :

Discrimination and discriminatory harassment may be reported to the district employee / department listed above by phone at (360) 965-0000. You also have the right to file a written complaint. Address : 4220 80th Street NE, Marysville, WA 98270.

The Marysville School District is a drug- and tobacco-free workplace.

Classification History :

Job description developed June 2005. Job description revised April 2011. Job description revised April 2012. Job description revised July 2014. Job description updated September 2023.

Classification History :

Job description developed August 2016.

Job description revised October 2016.

Job description revised September 2018.