Cortez - Paraprofessional - Beech Street Preschool

Position:
Pre-School Paraprofessional

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.

Position Summary:

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

• Ability to use proper English grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.
• Communicate effectively in written and oral form using positive interpersonal skills.
• Multilingual oral and written communication skills preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively in a team setting.
• Ability to promote and follow district policies, and building/department procedures.
• Ability to assist in supporting classroom management systems and reinforcement systems.
• Ability to use effective interventions for at risk learners.

Operating knowledge of basic office equipment, copy machine, printer, chrome books etc.

• High School Diploma or equivalent. (required)
• Continuing education (preferred)

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

• 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

May require First Aid and CPR certifications.

Principal

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.

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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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