Paraprofessional, Action Center; PAC)

Omaha Public Schools Spring Lake Elementary - Omaha, Nebraska Open in Google Maps

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Title: Paraprofessional, Positive Action Center (PAC) - Work August through May when students are in session.

Position

Purpose:

Primary responsibilities are to maintain a caring and instructional climate by providing students with a positive neutral environment to learn responsibility, to employ re-teaching opportunities with a variety of prevention and intervention strategies, and to build confidence in the student’s ability to apply skills they have learned to live situations by accepting logical consequences. This individual may also work to provide academic assistance and work with teachers to collect assignments.

Essential Performance Responsibilities

• Ability to interact and communicate with PAC administrator/trainers, students, staff, and parents in a courteous, professional manner.
• Record data for factual documentation, accountability, and evaluation purposes.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to perform a variety of assigned record keeping duties.
• Ability to serve as a positive, mature role model.
• Collaborates with teachers to collect assignments and provide academic assistance.
• Maintains an instructional focus among students in the room.
• Willingness to learn alternative methods of dealing with inappropriate school behavior.
• Exercises crisis management methodologies and strategies to determine hostile behaviors leading to conflicts and to ensure the safety of surrounding students and staff.
• Works with and understands the needs of a diverse student population.
• Maintains a calm and professional demeanor in all circumstances.

Additional Duties
Performs other related tasks as assigned by supervisor and other central office administrators as designated by the Superintendent.

Equipment: This position may require the ability to use SMART boards and iPads in addition to basic office equipment such as computers, copiers, scanners, and fax machine. Must always comply with OPS’s guidelines for equipment use.

Travel: Limited local travel may be required.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:

• Must be able to respond rapidly in emergency situations.
• Must have organization, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Work in an office environment and school buildings.
• Ability to lift, move and reposition objects and materials- frequently exerting force equal to liftingtwenty-five (25) pounds.

Interrelations:

• Contact with personnel within the district and with students and parents.
• Will be working under the direct supervision of the department supervisor in order to complete day to day tasks.
• Will be working with a diverse population requiring the ability to handle all situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Must understand and respond appropriately to customer needs and maintain a positive attitude with all customers and colleagues.
• Expected to interact with all internal and external customers in a friendly, professional manner and provide quick, responsive customer service.

Employee Punctuality and Appearance

• In order for schools to operate effectively, employees are expected to perform all assigned duties and work all scheduled hours during each designated workday, unless the employee has received approved leave.
• Any deviation from assigned hours must have prior approval from the employee’s supervisor or building administrator.
• All employees are required to report to work dressed in a manner that reflects a…