Position:  Para-educator

Classification: Support Staff/Classified

 

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent and 60 semester hours of credit from regionally accredited institution of higher education

 

Immediate Supervisor:  Jill Thornton, Director of Special Services

 

Terms of Employment:  School year

 

Duties:

 

Essential behaviors:

• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected for classroom teachers
• Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned
• Is punctual and performs duties in assigned locations
• Knowledge in and follow through with classroom and district policies and procedures
• Accept all assigned tasks responsibly and carry out in a timely manner
• Other duties as assigned

 

Assisting Students:

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by teacher
• Helps students master instructional objectives assigned by teacher
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up assigned by teacher
• Assist with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and story telling
• Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students
• Carry out adapted instruction according to the adaptation list provided or specific directions
• Monitor student performance as directed
• Re-teach/reinforce instructional concepts introduced by teacher to small groups or individual students
• Facilitate students' active participation in cooperative groups
• Other duties as assigned

 

 

 

Supervision of Students:

• Demonstrate a concern for student safety and good supervisory judgment in variety of settings
• Assist assigned students on arrival or departure
• Assist assigned students during lunch
• Monitor students during hall passing time
• Escort assigned students during unstructured times
• Provide behavioral supports by circulating through the classroom
• Enforce class and school rules
• Other duties as assigned

 

Assisting Teachers:

• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher
• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher
• Discusses student progress with classroom teacher at the completion of the day's assigned lesson
• Exercise initiative and understand role expectations
• Observe and record various student needs (i.e. behavior, academics, etc.)
• Take attendance
• Make copies
• Help with other paperwork as assigned
• Collaborate with teacher on development and implementation of lessons and student behavior plans
• Other duties as assigned