Junior Kindergarten Classroom Surge Paraprofessional

Junior Kindergarten Classroom Surge Paraprofessional

Various Locations

*Multiple Positions Available*

Reports To: Building Principal  

Pay Grade: Starting at Grade 3, Step 1, $16.68 per hour

Schedule: 5.9 hours per day / 29.5 hours per week / 5 days per week 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to different instructional environments
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Experience working with young children  

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide morning and afternoon support to assist junior kindergarten students with transitioning from morning drop-off to classrooms and from classrooms to afternoon dismissal/pick-up
• Communicating the needs of students to classroom teacher
• Consistent and reliable attendance
• Perform other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment). The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate. Work may be performed indoors and/or outdoors. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being and work output of students.

Mental Functions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Evaluation:
In accordance with the Administrative Support Staff Agreement

Terms of Employment:

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.