Paraprofessional - At risk Job Topeka area,Kansas USA,Education / Teaching

Title:

Paraprofessional I - At risk

Reports To:

Building Principal Position

Purpose:

To assist in providing a beneficial learning environment in which all students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials

Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalency
Completion of 48 hrs college credit or pass equivalency exam
Ability to successfully accomplish/complete the annual in-service training
Conscientiously accept and follow directions
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Exhibit sound judgment
Adapt to a variety of situations
Fundamental understanding of students and the learning process

Physical/Emotional Requirements:

Speaking, Hearing, manual dexterity, mobility, lifting (as much as 20lbs), pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, sitting, handling a variety of stressful situations, flexibility in adjusting to varied levels of pressure and intensity, patience, calmness, persistence

Performance Responsibilities:

Instructional responsibilities will be as assigned by the certified supervisor. The list below has a variety of expectations which may be assigned. This is a representative list and is not meant to be all inclusive.

Assist in daily instruction and training
Assist students in achieving their individual objectives
Record/chart student data
Perform related clerical functions such as telephoning, typing, reproducing, and greeting visitors
Set up equipment for class work
Monitor students when the teacher is otherwise occupied
Under the teacher’s direction, evaluate work of students
Communicate effectively with patrons and students
Participate in daily and long-range classroom/lesson activity planning
Conduct learning exercises and tutor groups of students an individual students
Alert teachers to special needs of individual students
Provide escort and assistance to students as assigned
Help maintain organized work and study environments
Assist with supervision of students
Collect and display suitable materials in educational displays
Operate and care for equipment
Distribute and collect materials used for instruction
Guide independent study, enrichment, and remedial work
Assist with supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, field trips, lunch, and recreation periods
Read to students, listen to students read, and participate in other forms of oral and written communication with students
Assist students in the library, computer or media center
Assist with wash-up and toilet routines
Serve as a major source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher
Maintain ethical and confidential behavior about the students, learning environment and school.
Participate in in-service training programs

Terms of Employment:

9 months; salary and work year to be determined by the Board of Education.

Evaluation:

Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board policy on evaluation of Classified Personnel

Significant associations:

The performance responsibilities are not limited to those outlined in this description and may include any other responsibilities as assigned by the administrator/supervisor