Part-Time, Life Skills Paraprofessional

Life Skills Support Paraprofessional – Part-Time (10-Month)

Location: Dallastown Intermediate School, Dallastown Area School District

• Able to carry out oral and written instructions, including those in the student's IEP to allow access to the educational environment
• Assisting teachers in presentation and development of learning materials and instructional exercises
• Performing routine clerical work
• Working with instructional media, office machines, and equipment

• Work hours:
  
  9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (5.5 hours per day with a 30-minute unpaid lunch)
• Schedule follows student attendance: full and half days during the school year (approximately 177 student days mid-August through early June; additional days may be arranged by supervisor)
• Summers off – no pay through July–August
• Bi-weekly pay starting mid-September through late-June
• Immediate inclusion in PSERS
• Six paid holidays:
  Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Good Friday
• After a 90-day probationary period: paid leave of 3 personal days and 10 sick days
• Eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty supplemental pay
• Other benefits: tax-sheltered annuity program, flexible spending account program, employee assistance program

• High school diploma or GED (or completion of an assessment through the special education department)
• Alternatively: at least two years of post-secondary study (48 credit hours) or an associate's degree or higher
• Completion of at least 20 hours of staff development activities related to the assignment each school year
• Child-centered, warm, receptive to children
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing, and to work cooperatively with others
• Acceptable record of attendance

Dallastown Area School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).