ABA Paraprofessional

Job Description

Job Title : ABA Paraprofessional
Reports To: Classroom Teacher, Special Education Director
Supervises:None
Status: Non-Exempt

Updated for 2024-2025 School Year

The Mission of Spero Academy is to provide an individualized and adaptive education to help students grow academically, emotionally and socially.

-Demonstrate skills in problem-solving and decision-making.
-Obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to help your classroom students to use communication devices and other assistive technologies.
-Learn how to submit “PCA hours” and submit them in the correct and timely manner You will communicate effectively and clearly with students and staff.
Y-ou will define clear expectations for students as advised by your classroom teacher, the Special Education staff, and/or members of the behavior team.
-You must maintain personal accountability for actions.

What You Need:
-Ability to work with diverse individuals
-Knowledge of and ability to develop resources to comply with Spero Academy’s mission of being a fully inclusive school setting.
-Knowledge of the following computer aeducational, social and emotional goals
-You must collect appropriate data.
-You will assist in the documentation required by the Minnesota Department of Education.
-You will clearly demonstrate and model personal characteristics that Spero Academy expects of its students such as; Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, Empathy, Manners, and Trust.
-You will provide a warm, caring, nurturing, and stable learning environment.
-You will participate actively in the scheduled team meetings.
-You must attend all paid professional development days for paraprofessionals and all staff
pplications: iOS equipment and NeoOffice products, Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
-Spero Academy embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports persons of all identities, abilities and backgrounds. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Spero Academy will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation please contact the our Human Resources Manager at lmontana@spero.acadmy.
-Learn more about our philosophy, benefits, and team at https://www.spero.academy/. You can also find our district application at https://www.spero.academy/about-us/employment.

Qualifications

Your Responsibilities will Include:
You will provide direct 1:1 support using established ABA behavioral interventions
You will collaborate with your classroom teacher and the Behavior team to implement strategies to help students to meet High school or equivalent
Applied Behavior Analysts
Obtain skills to be a Special Education Paraprofessional through training and establishing personal and professional goals.
Ability to be flexible and handle quick changes.

Ability to effectively use Mac iOS computers.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on occasion or move quickly to contain a student

Institution Description

We are a tuition-free public charter school with programming designed to meet the individualized needs of students with disabilities. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about how our program may be able to help your student grow academically, emotionally, and socially.

Application Instructions/Comments

Please Send resume and district application to:
Human Resources Spero Academy
2701 California Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
or
hr@spero.academy

EOE/AA