<p>Position Type:</p> <p>Educational Support Staff (Certified)/Para Professional Instructional (cert)</p> <p>Date Posted:</p> <p>2/26/2026</p> <p>Location:</p> <p>Ryerson Elementary School</p> <p>Date Available:</p> <p>04/01/2026</p> <p>Closing Date:</p> <p>03/08/2026</p> <p>&nbsp&nbspAdditional Information: Show/Hide</p> <p>WAYNE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS</p> <p>Wayne, New Jersey</p> <p>JOB DESCRIPTION</p> <p>TITLE: C-210 - Program Lead Paraprofessional</p> <p>ABA Experience Preferred</p> <p>EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:</p> <ul> <li>Minimum 60 college credits or a passing score on the ParaPro Assessment. </li><li>Must be capable of assisting students with special needs as required, including, but not limited to, positioning, lifting, transferring, and restraining. </li><li>Three to five years of prior paraprofessional or teaching experience is preferred. </li><li>Teacher substitute license is preferred, but not required. </li></ul> <p>REPORTS TO:</p> <p>School Administrator in conjunction with Student Support Services administrators.</p> <p>JOB GOAL:</p> <p>Under the supervision of the building principals and/or Student Support Services administration and the oversight of a certified teacher or other certified staff, such as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), the Program Lead Paraprofessional assists/reinforces student instruction, behavior, social skills, community-based instruction, and activities of daily living. The Program Lead Paraprofessional will implement various evidence-based practices and interventions, including running discrete trials, using task analyses, naturalistic interventions, functional communication training, prompting techniques, collecting related data, tracking trends, and adjusting instruction accordingly. The Program Lead Paraprofessional will model/coach support staff such as 1:1 and/or shared paraprofessional.</p> <p>PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>Monitors and provides assistance/oversight during arrival and dismissal routine and collects data on arrival/dismissal if indicated in the student's Behavior Improvement Plan (BIP) or Individualized Education Program (IEP). Ensures that students get from the bus to the classroom and from the classroom to the bus each day. </li><li>Supports students by reinforcing personal, social, behavioral, and academic learning goals as outlined in the IEP or BIP. This may include assisting students with self-care tasks in the areas of eating, dressing, and toileting. </li><li>Escorts students to restrooms and provides assistance when necessary. Depending on assignment, diapering and direct facilitation of toileting may be required in order to help the student with activities of daily living to promote independence. </li><li>Assists with classroom management including, but not limited to providing verbal praise/access to token board/positive behavioral supports to encourage and reinforce positive behaviors. </li><li>Supports student participation in class activities by providing visual reminders or visual schedules for students to access. </li><li>Promotes student independence, fading support when appropriate; as outlined in the IEP and/or BIP. </li><li>Facilitates student use of Assistive Technology. </li><li>Assists school staff in maintaining a safe and effective learning environment for academic and non-academic settings (i.e. lunchrooms, study halls, playgrounds, buses, extra curricular activities). </li><li>Communicates with the Classroom Teacher, Child Study Team, BCBAs and/or Related Service Provider. Works collaboratively with other Program Lead paraprofessionals and all colleagues as applicable. </li><li>Reviews IEPs and BIPs of assigned students with the Child Study Team and/or certificated teacher and other certificated staff. </li><li>Accepts field trips, before and after school assignments, as needed. </li><li>The Program Lead Paraprofessional will model for and coach support staff such as 1:1 and/or shared paraprofessionals within the program. </li><li>The Program Lead Paraprofessional will be required to work the same hours as the certificated staff within their school assignment. </li><li>Maintains confidentiality of students at all times. </li><li>Will adhere to the district's Paraprofessional Handbook. </li><li>Performs other related duties as required or requested by the classroom teacher or administration. </li></ul> <p>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENT:</p> <p>All certificated staff in-service days found on the district approved school calendar. Attend a two day Summer Academy prior to the start of the school year. Training will be ongoing throughout the calendar.</p> <p>TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:</p> <p>Salary and work year to be determined by the Board of Education.</p> <p>ANNUAL EVALUATION:</p> <p>Performance of this position will be evaluated annually in accordance with the Board's policy on the evaluation of non-certificated staff.</p> <p>PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:</p> <p>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job.</p> <p>Unless reasonable accommodations can be made, while performing this job the staff member shall:</p> <ul> <li>Use strength to lift items needed to perform the functions of the job. </li><li>Sit, stand and walk for required periods of time. </li><li>Speak and hear. </li><li>Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision. </li><li>Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. </li><li>Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers, and/or controls. </li></ul> <p>ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:</p> <p>The environmental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee</p> <p>to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive.</p> <ul> <li>Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses </li><li>Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions </li><li>Exposure to heated/air conditioned and ventilated facilities </li><li>Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment </li><li>Function in a workplace that is usually moderately quiet but that can be noisy at times </li></ul> <p>BOARD APPROVAL DATE: December 15, 2022</p> <p>Salary range: $32,666.26 - $37,369.55</p> <p>Benefits: With Individual Benefits</p>