Instructional Paraprofessional @ Summitview Elementary

Primary Responsibility:
Provide instruction to students as outlined by the Instructional
Coach, routine clerical duties, material preparation for the teaching/ learning process and other non-instructional duties as designated by the Instructional Coach and/or building principal.

Directly Responsible To:
Instructional Coach and building principal.

Main Responsibilities:

• Conduct small group instruction using district adopted supplemental materials
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and Instructional Coach on strategies and curriculum supported materials
• Align small group lessons to classroom instruction
• Prepare materials for each group
• Clerical recordkeeping (schedules, enrollment)
• Familiarity with diagnostics and assessment tools including Dibels, iReady
• Perform other duties as assigned by the building principal
• Playground supervision - Before and after school supervision

Bilingual preferred.

Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalent

Must meet one of the following ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Highly Qualified Requirements:

• 2 year post-secondary degree or more

• 72 quarter credits at a post-secondary school

• Have passed the paraprofessional assessment:
- ETS Parapro Assessment: score of 455 or higher
- Pearson Parapro Assessment: score 220 or higher
- The Master Teacher Inc. Parapro Online Training Program: 65% or higher

Personal Qualities
Ability to work with a team of professionals collaboratively
Experience in a school setting supporting students in a variety of settings
Demonstrates ability to set goals and take initiative regarding instruction and student
learning

Preferred Qualification
Previous successful experience working with children preferred.

Working Relationships
Communicates regularly with students, parents/guardians, and teaching staff. Required to deal with a wide range of student behaviors; required to deal with a wide range of physical and emotional disabilities; may occasionally deal with distraught or difficult students.
Working Conditions

The daily work is performed in a classroom setting. May be required to work outdoors in inclement weather; participate in daily physical education classes; take several brisk walks per day; lift, move, and position students and equipment; supervise the playground, bus loading/unloading; attend to students’ personal hygiene; may be exposed to biting, spitting, and hitting behavior; may need to take precautions to avoid exposure to student bodily fluids and cleaning or disinfecting compounds;

required to work in non-routine positions for extended periods.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

SKILLS are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skills required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: tutoring individual and/or groups of students; following a structured teaching and learning plan; operating standard office equipment and maintaining accurate records.

KNOWLEDGE is required to assure proper conduct of students; maintain record keeping systems, utilize technology equipment; perform high school level math, read a variety of manuals; present information to others; understand complex, multi-step written and oral instructions. Specific knowledge required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job includes: concepts of grammar and punctuation; stages of child development and learning styles.

ABILITY is required to identify and adjust to individual student’s needs; be innovative and improvise to meet changing situations; understand and communicate effectively; understand and carry out oral and written instructions; be flexible to accommodate changing schedules; ability to squat, bend, and walk without limitations; schedule activities; collate data, and use basic, job-related equipment. Flexibility is required to work with others in a variety of circumstances;

operate equipment using standardized methods; work with a wide diversity of individuals;
Specific abilities required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: communicating with diverse groups; maintaining confidentiality; setting…