Paraprofessional -Bilingual Spanish Required*- 6.5 hours/day @ Hiawatha Elementary School Job Description
- Assist teachers in providing small group and individual instruction.
- Assist teachers in all areas of their work.
- Correct daily work assignments of students in all areas.
- Operate various pieces of equipment, i.e., copy machines, video equipment, typewriters, computers, recorders, etc.
- Assist individual students in teacher-monitored classrooms.
- Assist teachers in monitoring individual student objectives.
- Provide for student's safety.
- Assist students with the development of self-help skills, speech and fine and gross motor skills.
- Communicate with parents and translate as needed depending on specific job requirements.
- Provide activities and instruction for students as planned by the teachers.
- Interpret teacher instructions and lessons.
- Work as part of the student's IEP team.
- Utilize language development activities to enrich student vocabulary.
- Assist with maintaining discipline.
- Assist students in other classes as necessary.
- Implement behavioral intervention strategies.
- Other duties as assigned by building principal and/or administrator.
Minimum Qualifications
- High School graduate, or GED.
- AA degree, or 48 semester credits or 72-quarter credits from an institution of higher education (level 100 class or higher), or having successfully passed the ETS ParaPro Assessment.
- Dependable, trustworthy, experience working with children and adults, good time manager, initiative.
- Physically able to occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
- Ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, and grasp as required to successfully perform all duties and requirements.
- Ability to focus (adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus), clear vision at twenty (20) inches or less, and clear vision at twenty (20) feet or more.
- *Must pass Spanish proficiency test administered by OSD (oral and written)
Terms of Employment Starting Date: TBD Salary: Per PSE CBA - Schedule A Hours: Per Position Listed Above Contracted Days:179 work days & 7 holidays (186 total contracted days) Retirement Pension through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems Benefits: Follow this link which will include all available benefits for this position: PSE Collective Bargaining Agreement .pdf The Othello School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:For information about the nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures, and how to report a concern or complaint, please reach out to the Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator/Title IX Coordinator: Sandra Villarreal, 1025 S. 1st Ave, (509)###-####, ...@othelloschools.org; and/or 504/ADA Coordinator: Heidi Wagner, 1025 S 1st Ave, (509) ###-####, ...@othelloschools.org. Title IX inquiries may also be directed toward the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR): El Distrito Escolar de Othello no discrimina en ningn programa o actividad por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religin, color, origen nacional, edad, condicin de veterano o militar, orientacin sexual, expresin o identidad de gnero, discapacidad o el uso de un perro gua entrenado o un animal de servicio y brinda igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jvenes designados. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar preguntas y quejas de presunta discriminacin:Para obtener informacin sobre las polticas de no discriminacin y discriminacin por sexo y los procedimientos de quejas, y cmo informar una inquietud o queja, comunquese con la Coordinadora de Cumplimiento de Derechos Civiles/Coordinadora del Ttulo IX: Sandra Villarreal, 1025 S. 1st Ave, (509) ###-####, ...@othelloschools.org; y/o Coordinadora 504/ADA: Heidi Wagner, 1025 S. 1st Ave, (509) ###-####, ...@othelloschools.org.Las consultas sobre el Ttulo IX tambin pueden dirigirse al Departamento de Educacin de los EE. UU., Oficina de Derechos Civiles (OCR):