Behavior and Academic Paraprofessional

Hours:

37.5 Salary: $16.24 Calendar: 178

Paraprofessionals must meet oneof the following qualifications:

• Have 2 years of college credits, or
• Have a college degree, or
• Pass thePara Pro Praxis  Assessment with a score of 457 or higher, or the Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative with a score of 75% or higher.

Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative dates are offered throughout the year for West Ada Paraprofessionals. If you do not meet the college credit/degree requirement or have not yet passed the Praxis, you will be signed up for the Idaho Paraprofessional Assessment upon hire. The test must be passed within 90 days of your start date.

If you have questions regarding the Idaho Paraprofessional Testing Alternative, please contact Caitlin Bothke tlin or .

Please upload your transcript and/or Praxis scores.

Assists the Academic and Behavior Center teacher for at-risk students with behavior and academic needs.

The primary function of an employee in this class is to provide administrative and classroom support to an assigned by program teacher. The position is directly supervised by the Academic and Behavior teacher, withdirectionfrom the building Principal. The primary duties of the position are performed in an office and classroom environment.

• Performs administrative and classroom assistance functions to support teacher
• Provides tutoring, individual and group assistance, anddirectiontoeligiblestudents;
• Prepares and implements lesson plans;
• Assists with level testing to determine student eligibility;
• Processes registration, attendance, evaluation, and related records for eligible students;
• Prepares and maintains files, records, logs, reports, and other required program documentation;
• Performs administrative tasks including, but not limited to, keyboarding, copying, andfiling;
• Assists in classroom, as directed;
• Assists in preparation of classroom and teaching materials, as directed;
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with District policies, procedures, and safety practices;
• May perform lunchroom, playground, bus and other monitoring duties as assigned;
• Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge of:

• Behavioral methods for at-risk students
• Instructional methods, procedures, and objectives, including curriculum implementation, lesson plan preparation and implementation, educational software, student evaluation and grading, record and report preparation, and classroom management;
• Basic clerical and administrative skills, including but not limited to typing, keyboarding, filing, andcopying;
• Operation of standard office equipment, including a personal computer and job-related software.

• Follow oral and written instructions and observe District policies and procedures;
• Prepare and provide basic classroom services, including but not limited to, instruction, tutoring, student evaluation, lesson plans, curriculum implementation, materials preparation, and classroom management;
• Operate standard office equipment, including a personal computer using program applications appropriate to assigned duties;
• Operate classroom equipment;
• Perform basic office tasks including keyboarding, copying, andfiling;
• Prepare and maintain required records, files, reports, logs, statistics, and documentation;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, teachers and staff members, and other District personnel;
• Communicate effectively, both orally and inwriting;
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously, including handling interruptions, andreturnto andcompletetasks in a timely manner;
• Perform time management and scheduling functions, meet deadlines, and set task priorities;
• Perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines;
• Demonstrate integrity, ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.

• Highly Qualified status required: have 32+ college credits, have a college degree, or pass the Paraprofessional Assessment with a score of 460+;
• Classroom experience is preferred; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.

• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to discern verbal instructions, communicate effectively in person, and to hear sounds within the normal range…