Paraprofessional

Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock - AR Exalt Academy Elementary
- Little Rock, Arkansas Open in Google Maps

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Starting Date: Immediately

Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock is a public charter school district serving students from early childhood through grade 12 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Our mission is to prepare students from underserved communities for competitive colleges, advanced careers, and lives of leadership by ensuring mastery of core subjects and developing the behaviors required for success, citizenship, and leadership. We believe adults are responsible for creating safe, effective, inclusive systems in which students and staff can learn, grow, and succeed.

The K-5 Paraprofessional supports student learning and safety under the direction of classroom teachers and school leaders. The role includes teacher-directed small-group intervention; mCLASS assessment/progress-monitoring responsibilities as trained and assigned; classroom support; active lunch/recess/dismissal duties; materials preparation; documentation; and consistent reinforcement of school wide routines and PBIS expectations.

• Provide teacher-directed small-group and individual intervention using approved lessons, materials, and routines.
• Prepare for intervention by reviewing the assigned plan/materials, modeling or prompting as directed, checking understanding, and recording student evidence.
• Administer or support mCLASS benchmark/progress-monitoring activities as trained and assigned, following assessment integrity and administration requirements.
• Reinforce classroom instruction without independently changing curriculum, grading standards, or instructional goals unless directed by the teacher/leader.

• Actively supervise students during lunch, recess, arrival, dismissal, transitions, and other assigned duties.
• Teach and reinforce classroom/school routines, positive behavior, and student dignity using Exalt PBIS expectations.
• Respond promptly to safety concerns and elevate behavior, health, or supervision issues through the appropriate leader.

• Prepare materials, organize learning spaces, support transitions, and assist teachers with routine classroom systems.
• Document student observations, intervention evidence, or assigned records accurately and submit them to the appropriate teacher/leader.
• Maintain confidentiality and follow teacher direction regarding family communication and student information.

• Be punctual, dependable, present for assigned duties, coachable, and responsive to feedback.
• Participate in required training, onboarding, PLC-related support, and role-specific practice/modeling.
• Communicate early when barriers may prevent completion of assigned responsibilities.

• The Core:
  Model belief in students, professionalism, ownership, and respectful service.
• Instructional Support:
  Follow teacher plans accurately and provide active, evidence-based intervention support.
• PBIS:
  Reinforce predictable routines, positive behavior, safety, and student dignity across settings.
• Professionalism:
  Be prepared, present, punctual, responsive, responsible, respectful, coachable, and reliable.
• Data & Documentation:
  Complete mCLASS and other assigned records accurately and protect student confidentiality.
• Teamwork:
  Work under teacher/leader direction, communicate problems, and follow through on assigned actions.

• Deliver assigned small-group intervention as scheduled, with student evidence/notes recorded.
• mCLASS benchmark/progress-monitoring tasks completed accurately when assigned.
• Lunch, recess, transition, arrival, dismissal, and other duties completed actively and reliably.
• Complete required training and compliance items on time.
• Materials, student records, and classroom support tasks completed by established deadlines.

• Students receive consistent, accurate small-group support from the provided instructional plan.
• mCLASS and other assigned data are completed accurately and on time.
• The paraprofessional…