Position Type: Support StaffDate Posted: 7/9/2024Location: Bear Creek SchoolClosing Date: 11/01/2024 REVISED POSTING POSITION TITLE: Instructional Paraprofessional STATUS: 2 positions open; part-time nine (9) Month position (August-June) Two positions - 5th grade; 5 hours/day (days consistent with student days as assigned) BUILDING: Bear Creek DEPARTMENT: Elementary/Secondary Education EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Non-Exempt CATEGORY: Support REPORTS TO: Principal Assistant Principal Reading Supervisor SUPERVISES: None MINIMUM PAY RATE: $14.42/hourly General Responsibilities/Job Summary: This is paraprofessional school classroom assistant work. Under the direct supervision of the educator, duties involve assisting with classroom activities, tutoring, monitoring, assisting with implementation of learning programs and activities in mathematics and communication arts (reading, writing, listening, speaking). Work is supervised by an administrative or technical superior. Assignments are stable in nature and are carried out in accordance with existing instructions, precedents, practices, and procedures. Essential Functions/Duties:
- Under educator supervision and as determined by the lesson plan, tutor a class subject, and provide needed individual/group assistance enabling student progress
- Provide assistance and tutoring with K-12 mathematics in individual or group settings per the educator's specific instruction*
- Provide assistance and tutoring with K-12 communication arts (reading, writing, listening, speaking) in individual or group settings per the educator's specific instruction*
- Under teacher direction, monitor and/or assist with completion of class assignments
- Maintain student progress notes and worklogs; prepare related reports
- Monitor students' independent projects per the educator's specific instructions*
- Attend training sessions related to job functions at the request of the administrator
- Notify principal or other building administrator of any emergency situation immediately
- Under teacher direction, follow classroom discipline plans
- Obtains, word processes, copies, staples, laminates, and delivers instructional materials; develops visual educational aids; maintains classroom bulletin boards and hallway displays
- Perform ongoing assessment of student performance and maintain records per the educator's specific instructions*
- Maintains current CPR/First Aid/AED Certificate (when required)
- Attend work regularly and on time, and complete assigned tasks
* NOTE - All instructional duties shall be performed by the instructional paraprofessional in a purely supportive role under the direct supervision of the educator(s) and/or other supervisor. Additional Duties:
- Obtain and deliver instructional materials per the educator's specific instructions*
- Assemble visual educational aides as instructed
- Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor(s)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Considerable knowledge of subject area responsibility, i.e., math, communication arts (reading, writing, listening, speaking)
- Considerable knowledge of developmental stages of children
- Ability to accept some autonomy of action
- Ability to communicate well orally and in writing
- Ability to maintain basic education records and prepare related reports
- Ability to rate subject matter tests
- Ability to expeditiously learn and apply classroom paraprofessional principles and practices
- Skill in working with students to impart subject matter knowledge
- Ability to perform basic mathematical operations
- Ability to operate standard office equipment
- Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of work and in working relations with associates, district staff, students and vendors
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with administration, parents, students and associates
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, handle, talk, hear, see, carry books, and, where applicable, physically help students with special needs, and be able to carry up to 50 lbs
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education and Training: Must have completed two years of study at an institution of higher education; obtained an associate's (or higher) degree; or met a rigorous standard of quality and be able to demonstrate, through a formal State or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics (or, as appropriate, reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness)
- Required Certification/Licenses: Must have current CPR/First Aid/AED Certificate (when required);
Working Conditions:
- School setting, including offices, hallways and school grounds
Evaluation: Performance will be evaluated annually in accordance with the provisions of the applicable policies of the Elizabethtown Area School DistrictInterested individuals are asked to apply online at www.etownschools.org.