Parapro - Intervention - SY

Parapro Intervention

The Parapro Intervention works directly with the classroom teacher(s) to provide intervention programs for students who require additional time and alternative strategies in reading, writing and math.

Tasks:

• Tutor individual and small groups of students to reinforce and support learning activities
• Assist in the development of a variety of intervention materials
• Run copies and laminations for teachers
• Deliver supplies to classrooms
• Grade classwork
• Monitor and assist students in learning activities such as guided practice, repetition, and assessment
• Meet and collaborate regularly with other Interventionists
• Oversee and supervise students during intervention activities, learning labs, field trips, and on playgrounds
• Substitute in general education classrooms
• Maintain a log of daily intervention activities directly related to student achievement
• Monitor testing
• Demonstrate good oral and written communication
• Attend appropriate trainings as required
• Willing to be cross-trained in other content and skill capacities as necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Other Characteristics:

• Knowledge of student learning and behavior characteristics
• Knowledge of general purposes and goals of intervention programs
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to issues of diversity in the student body, teaching staff and parent groups
• Skill in the use of personal computer and related software
• Skill in routine record keeping
• Skill in following oral and written instructions
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships

Physical Requirements:

• Work is performed in an indoor environment
• Work requires frequent sitting, standing, bending, repetitive motion, vision to monitor, and may require some lifting

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent, passing the Parapro Assessment Test
• Associate's Degree or 60 college credit hours
• Valid Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card
• One (1) year of classroom experience preferably with children, or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Depending on the needs of the District, some incumbents in this class must be able to demonstrate fluency in both Spanish and English as a condition of employment

Salary Grade: D Hourly Pay: $17.35 Hours per Day: 6