General Paraeducator, Salish Coast Elementary School

6.5 Hr/Day General Para educator, Salish Coast Elementary School

Port Townsend School District #50, Salish Coast Elementary – Port Townsend, Washington.

Starting Date: Immediately.

Applicants must meet the “Every Student Succeeds Act” highly qualified requirement through two years of college, or an Associate’s degree or higher; or have passed the Para Pro Assessment Test. This position is subject to the SEIU Collective Bargaining Agreement.

• Organizational skills:
  Manage time and complete tasks, managing groups of students at lunch and recess and maintaining safety and order.
• Confidentiality:
  Respect and maintain confidentiality.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work with other adults in supervisory teams to ensure safety and a positive experience for all students.
• Flexibility:
  Adapt to new schedules and assignments.
• Receptiveness:
  Listen, understand and respond appropriately to suggestions from supervisors and teachers.
• Student behavior management:
  Interact respectfully following school discipline procedures.
• Maintain a safe environment:
  Keep order in lunchroom, detention room, hallways and outdoor areas; guide students to problem‑solving conflicts.
• Positive attitude:
  Act in a manner that contributes to the positive image of the organization.
• Initiative:
  Self‑motivated and creative in finding solutions to achieve job expectations.
• Stability:
  Remain calm and effective under pressure and stress.
• Dependability:
  Punctual and reliable in completing tasks and maintaining schedule.
• Valid First Aid/CPR card preferred.
• Sense of humor.
• Good attendance essential.

• Supervise students at lunch, recess, and in small group settings; duties include lunch room supervision, playground supervision, bus duty, hall duty, crossing guard duty, assemblies, or assisting students in meeting behavioral expectations.
• Arrive on time to the duty area and work collaboratively with other staff on duty.
• Develop a positive relationship with students; talk with and engage them in good behavior, serve as a role model, circulate, observe and redirect as necessary.
• Assist students as needed and report concerns to the building principal.
• Assist in keeping school public areas clean and tidy.
• Remain in supervised areas until all students are accounted for and/or dismissed, continuing to assist with supervision as they move.
• Assist office staff with clerical duties when student supervision is not needed.
• Assist teachers in the classroom with students and instruction.
• Perform other student assistance duties as assigned, including those that fall into the general/instructional para educator category.

Paraeducators are required to attend 28 hours of Fundamental Course of Study training per Washington State. Pre‑approved training outside of contracted hours will be compensated.

$23.66 – $29.39 per hour, based on district pay scale and equivalent experience, in line with the SEIU negotiated bargaining agreement.

• Sick Leave, Vacation Leave, Family Sick Leave, Bereavement Leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision, AD&D, Basic Life insurance
• Retirement through WA State Department of Retirement, SERS Plan 2 or 3

• Completed Port Townsend School District application form
• Letter of application stating specific qualifications for this position
• Resume
• Letters of recommendation from previous supervisors

Port Townsend School District #50, Gael Stuart Building, 1610 Blaine St, Port Townsend, WA 98368.

Phone: 360‑680‑5755.

Port Townsend School District No. 50 complies with all federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, immigration status, national origin, age, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or the use of a trained guide dog. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and all designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code.

Applicants must complete a satisfactory fingerprint check with the Washington State Patrol and the FBI; employment is temporary and conditional pending a satisfactory background check. Processing fee $50.00.

Position type:
Full‑time (6.5 hr/day).