Paraprofessional - County-Wide

JOB DESCRIPTION

Paraprofessional

• Associate’s Degree or a minimum of 48 hours from an institution of higher education; or High School Diploma or equivalent with a passing score on the Work Keys Examination

• Teacher/ Principal

• To assist the teacher in maintaining appropriate classroom activities and environment so that students may learn effectively

• Participates in daily and long-range lesson and classroom activity planning
• Conducts learning exercises with small groups of children
• Guides children in working and playing harmoniously with other children
• Alerts the teacher to the special needs of individual children
• Provides escort and assistance to children as necessary
• Helps maintain individual records for each child
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by higher authority

• Terms of employment shall be consistent with the law relating to employment by a school system in the State of Alabama. Nine-month year, with a salary scale established by the Board for this position.

• Salary in accordance with Board approved State Salary Schedule.

• The performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s Policy on Evaluation of Support Personnel.