Position: 1.0 Paraprofessional (Full-time 10-month position)
Location: High School
Start Date: 2025- 2026 School Year
SUMMARY:
Supervise and assist children in all school related instructional and non-instructional activities. Provide clerical assistance in support of classroom and program functions and activities. Aides are not responsible for the design, direction or evaluation of the teaching-learning process. The role of the aide and the mix of duties will vary according to the assignment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervise and assist children in all school-related areas and/or activities, including classrooms, resource rooms, cafeterias, study halls, playgrounds, assemblies, field trips and on and off buses.
- Perform reinforcement instructional services including activities in the visual, auditory, motor and cognitive areas.
- Perform delegated instructional services, such as assisting students as a learner’s helper in independent study projects or make-up work.
- Assist in the conduct of co-curricular and extracurricular activities.
- Secure, operate and/or assist students in the use of teaching devices to include, but not limited to, individual technology, district provided technology, and/or communication devices.
- Provide custodial care services to include but not limited to:
- Ambulatory support
- Lifting
- Feeding
- Toileting
- Utilize safe physical management techniques to manage student behavior.
- Perform routine clerical duties including typing, duplicating, collating, distributing and filing materials.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Completion of at least two years of postsecondary study (60 credits) or an associate’s degree.
- One year of experience in a setting involving direct contact with children is required.
- Strong verbal communication skills.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community.
- Effective problem-solving skills.
- Ability to read, analyze and carry out written information and instructions.
- Ability to write simple reports and correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from staff, students, or parents in one-on-one and small group situations.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as fraction, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
- Proficient use of educational technology.
NOTE: Current, regular District employees are internal candidates and will be given preferred consideration in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. Substitutes are not considered internal.