paraprofessionals
Classroom support staff
Paraprofessionals are workers who assist licensed professionals but lack the full credentials of those they support.
A paralegal aids attorneys, a teacher's aide supports classroom instruction, a medical assistant helps physicians.
The term emphasizes that these roles require training and skill while remaining distinct from the professional tier: The school hired additional paraprofessionals to work with special-needs students.
Attorney support professional
- legal assistantLaw office support staff
- court clerkMaintains official judicial documents
- legal secretaryAttorney's administrative support
- document preparationCreating formatted written materials
case management · filing · research assistant · deposition · discovery · legal aid · notary · law office
Verifying professional qualifications
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- scope of practicePermitted range of duties
training · career ladder · workforce · entry-level · support staff · unlicensed · assistant · aide
Classroom support worker
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
- learning supportAssistance for struggling students
- one-on-one supportPersonalized help for one
- resource roomSupplemental instruction space
preschool aide · Head Start · Title I · paraeducator · homework help
Clinical support staff member
- nursing aideHealthcare assistant role
- home health aideDomestic medical support worker
- physical therapy aideHealthcare worker assisting rehabilitation
- dental assistantOral care support worker
pharmacy technician · phlebotomist · patient care · vital signs · hospice aide · certified nursing assistant · caregiver · eldercare
paralegal
Attorney support professional
- legal assistantLaw office support staff
- court clerkMaintains official judicial documents
- legal secretaryAttorney's administrative support
document preparation · case management · filing · research assistant · deposition · discovery · legal aid · notary · law office · court reporter
credentialing
Verifying professional qualifications
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
scope of practice · training · career ladder · workforce · entry-level · support staff · unlicensed · assistant · aide · technician
teacher aide
Classroom support worker
- tutorIndividual instruction provider
- learning supportAssistance for struggling students
- one-on-one supportPersonalized help for one
resource room · preschool aide · Head Start · Title I · paraeducator · homework help
medical assistant
Clinical support staff member
- nursing aideHealthcare assistant role
- home health aideDomestic medical support worker
- physical therapy aideHealthcare worker assisting rehabilitation
dental assistant · pharmacy technician · phlebotomist · patient care · vital signs · hospice aide · certified nursing assistant · caregiver · eldercare · disability support
- school staffteacher, teachers, principal, librarian, counselor
- classroom helpteacher aides, paraeducators, classroom aides, learning support, student support
- learning supporttutoring, tutor, tutors, peer tutoring, online tutoring
- library workerslibrarians, library staff, library assistants, branch managers, catalogers
- School Staffinghiring, staffing, teacher hiring, teacher recruitment, staff recruitment
- special educationspecial education, special ed, special needs, IEP, IEPs
paraprofessionalsprofessionals
Skilled, paid practitioners
doctors · lawyers · registered nurses · attorneys · physicians
paraprofessionalssupervisors
Those who oversee workers
attending physicians · principals · department heads · directors · managers
paraprofessionalsprofessionals
Skilled, paid practitioners
experts · specialists · masters · executives · administrators