Cortez - ESS Paraprofessional Lewis-Arriola

The district is committed to creating an environment of collaboration and accountability that ensures our students:

• Achieve personal goals and academic growth
• Are invested in success for their future
• Attain high levels of literacy and 21st century skills
• Are engaged in active citizenship
• Learn in a safe and healthy school environment

Responsible for providing assistance to teachers in working with students, clerical tasks and other functions. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community and school clientele.

Education and Certification:

• High School Diploma (required)

Experience and Skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• General office equipment
• Technical proficiency in word processing and computers
• Some knowledge of classroom management
• Some knowledge of child development

Culture and Fit:

• Commitment to the mission and values of Montezuma Cortez Re-1
• Desire to work as a member of a dynamic team
• Openness to feedback and willingness to share ideas
• Maintains and models high standards of personal and professional integrity and confidentiality

Licenses or Certification:None required

Reports to:Executive Director of ESS (Exceptional Student Services)

Supervisory Duties:None

The physical demands, work environment factors and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Activities

• Stand | X
• Walk | X
• Sit | X
• Reach with hands and arms | X
• Climb or balance | X
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl | X
• Talk | X
• Listen | X

Weight and Force Demands

• Up to 10 pounds | X
• Up to 25 pounds | X
• Up to 50 pounds | X
• Up to 100 pounds | X
• More than 100 pounds | X

Mental Functions

• Compare | X
• Analyze | X
• Communicate | X
• Copy | X
• Coordinate | X
• Instruct | X
• Compute | X
• Synthesize | X
• Evaluate | X
• Interpersonal Skills | X
• Compile | X
• Negotiate | X

Noise Level

• Very quiet
• Quiet
• Moderate | X
• Loud
• Very Loud

Work Environment

• Wet or humid conditions (non-weather) | X
• Work near moving mechanical parts | X
• Work in high, precarious places | X
• Fumes or airborne particles | X
• Toxic or caustic chemicals | X
• Outdoor weather conditions | X
• Extreme Cold (non-weather) | X
• Extreme Heat (non-weather) | X
• Risk of electrical shock | X
• Work with explosives | X
• Risk of radiation | X
• Vibration | X

Vision Demands

• No special vision requirements
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) | X
• Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more) | X
• Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
• Peripheral vision
• Depth perception
• Ability to adjust focus | X

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. This job description is not intended to create any express or implied contract of employment or expectancy of continued employment for any definite…