27 Classroom Activity Specialist @ Valley Schools

Classroom Activity Specialist

This position is under general supervision and reports to the site facilitator, organizes and delivers educational activities and routine classroom clerical duties, and other related work as required.

Essential Functions:

• Works with students individually and in group assisting with specific instructional or learning tasks;
• Works directly with students in such subject areas as reading, math, language development, social studies, art, ethnic studies, music and physical education;
• Assists students by interpreting classroom assignments;
• Sets up work areas and prepares materials for class use;
• Reads to students and listens to students read;
• Drills students in assigned subjects matter;
• Administers and scores tests;
• Supervises students at nutrition break, on playground, and on field trips;
• Prepares charts, flash cards, dittos, work sheets, art material, bulletin boards, and similar materials;
• Orders supplies;
• Assists site facilitator with parent contacts;
• Assists in maintaining a neat and orderly environment;
• Assists pupils with the use of audiovisual aides;
• Attends in-service workshops;
• Assists with routine clerical duties directly related to classroom or lab work;
• Maintains routine information and operational records;
• Prepares reports or work completed and materials used;
• Operates office machines and devices;
• Performs simple processing of new materials as they are received.

Employment Standards:

• Knowledge of basic methods and techniques used in tutoring and ways to work effectively with students;
• General needs and behavior patterns of students at the level to which assigned;
• Appropriate English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuations;
• Basic arithmetical concepts;
• Routine record management, storage, and retrieval systems and procedures.

Ability to:

• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions;
• Learn methods used in controlling and motivating children;
• Operate audiovisual equipment;
• Communicate effectively;
• Organize tasks, and set priorities;
• Manage multiple tasks;
• Demonstrate good problem-solving skills;
• Respond appropriately to directions and changes in work assignments;
• Set up and maintain databases;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with the public and District personnel.

Education:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and possession of the knowledge and abilities listed above. Pass District academic assessment "No Child Left Behind" test for Instructional Aides.

Experience:

One year of paid or volunteer experience working with children of various age.

Physical Demands and

Working Conditions:

Manual dexterity to operate a computer and related equipment and handle working with various materials and objects; sit, look down, turn neck (frequently); walk, stand, bend, stoop, reach, twist (continuously); squat, kneel, push, pull, climb stairs (frequently); lift and carry items to 10 pounds (continuously), to 25 pounds (frequently); grasp/manipulate materials and supplies (frequently); use seeing, hearing and speaking (continuously).

Working Conditions:

Inside classroom and/or outside playground, exposure to moderate noise created inside and outside the classroom, seasonal temperatures, dust, and wind. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.

Employment Status:

Bargaining Unit Position July 2003 Classified Bargaining Unit positions in the Hemet Unified School District are subject to an agency fee arrangement. All applicants are subject to a fingerprint clearance (at applicant's expense) through the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (DOJ/FBI). Authorization for employment will not be granted until the fingerprint clearance from DOJ/FBI has been accepted. This process takes approximately two (2) to five (5) working days.