SUMMARY:  With the oversight of the credentialed teacher, the paraprofessional provides classroom assistance to students in grades K-8.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES includes the following.

Under the direct supervision of the classroom teacher, the paraprofessional plans appropriate instructional/learning strategies and activities, including determination of appropriate principles of learning, classroom organizational structures, and kind and level of materials.

Manages the behavior of learners in instructional setting to ensure environment is conducive to the learning experiences for each student.

Provides age-appropriate communication with students on instructional expectations and keeps them informed of their progress in meeting those expectations.

Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.

Helps to ensure the classroom and/or instructional environment is attractive, healthful, safe and conducive to learning and that materials are in good condition and assessable to students.

Monitors student behavior in non-instructional areas as assigned or required and intervenes to control and modify disruptive behavior, reporting to administrator as appropriate.

Collaborates with mentor teacher to carry out school wide instructional or related activities.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform, each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Must hold an AA degree or pass the paraprofessional test 

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of students or employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where creative problem solving is required.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit, use hands to manipulate, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Other duties as assigned may include: 

Light office work / yard duty supervision /