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Paraprofessional (Grades K-5)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience: Must hold a minimum of an associate's degree, it's equivalent, or taken and passed the professional certification assessment. Priority will be given to individuals who hold a teaching certificate.

GOAL:

This position is a classified position that supports the instructional success of students within the classroom through a variety of strategies in specified areas under the supervision of a highly qualified teacher.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Carries out small group lesson plans and works on individual education plans as directed by the supervising teacher.
• Communicates well with the teacher in order to describe behaviors, academic successes, and areas of difficulty.
• Communicates well with students in order to help them understand directions and to access the curriculum as successfully as possible.
• Learn how to use any equipment the student may need to access the curriculum.
• Accepts training that will support the overall ability to be successful at jon and support student needs.
• Completes other duties as assigned.
• Acts in a professional manner and maintains a professional attitude towards the public and colleagues and exhibits the fundamentals of good public/customer service.
• Recognizes cultural diversity in dealing with students, parents, coworkers and the public.
• Complies with school, system, state and federal regulations and policies, including the PSC Code of Ethics, as related to job requirements. 
• Participates in appropriate training, workshops, and staff development activities and applies information learned to the job; and accepts new challenges in a professional manner.
• Takes direction readily in a cooperative manner from the supervisor.
• Provides adequate supervision of students at all times.
• Disciplines students with fairness and equity.
• Substitutes in classrooms as needed.
• Other duties, as assigned by the supervisor.
• Ability to be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
• Constant and consistent ability to supervise students required.

In-School Suspension:

• Supervise students who are placed in an in-school suspension classroom based on disciplinary action.
• Monitor student progress of work as assigned by their teachers both on-site and online.
• Supervise and support students as they participate in beautification of the facility during their in-school suspension.
• Supervise students during assigned duties before and after school.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position's role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employee (supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed - even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform assigned tasks. It should also be noted that the order of duties/responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other. Employee is physically capable to lift 50 pounds.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.