Kindergarten Paraprofessional; Part Time

Kindergarten Paraprofessional (Part Time)

• Provide individual help and assistance to students as requested
• Assist in providing individualized and/or small group instruction and supervision for all students.
• Reinforce learning objectives to small groups of students or individuals.
• Responsible for helping the teacher with class instruction; working with small groups of children to reinforce lessons, providing one-on-one instruction to students and supervising students in the classroom.
• Assist with a variety of activities and instructional methods (songs, stories, media, structured games, art, outdoor activities etc) to motivate and stimulate children’s abilities
• Collect and organize teaching materials for the classroom teacher as needed.
• Assist the teacher in preparing the classroom for the opening of school and in storing materials and getting the classroom ready for closing of school
• Help maintain order in the classroom; monitor students to keep them on task.
• Assist the classroom teacher in creating an environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Assist in monitoring and supervising students during field trips and special school events.
• Escort children who need to leave the classroom for any reason
• Helps maintain classroom supplies and helps children retrieve materials, clean up work spaces and gather belongings
• Supervise outdoor recess periods, lunch periods and bus supervision before and after school as assigned and enforce expectations for student behavior.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

• High school diploma or equivalent, some college preferred
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with all staff and the public
• Uses/operates computer or digitized equipment related to the position/job.
• Demonstrates proficient use of the English language in written and oral forms
• Able to demonstrate patience and gain student cooperation.
• Able to assist in the implementation of an instructional program and to participate in monitoring and ensuring appropriate student behavior to all students.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: (Completed by the Office of Human Resources)

The Kindergarten Paraprofessionals assist students under the direction of a certified Kindergarten teacher in order to support his/her work and help maintain the Kindergarten environment through a warm supportive atmosphere.