Area 1 Elementary School_Paraprofessional, Montessori (Huntley Hills Elementary School) 2026-2027

About the Role

Supports teachers in meeting students' educational, behavioral, and social-emotional needs in the classroom and community at Huntley Hills Elementary School.

Responsibilities

• Assists students with physical needs including feeding, toileting, lifting, and mobility.
• Assists students with health care procedures including hygiene and medications as needed for daily care.
• Provides small groups and/or individualized instruction to students, in accordance with lesson plans developed by the teacher.
• Monitors students before and after school and during other non-instructional transitional periods.
• Assists teachers with daily classroom management activities designed to ensure that students demonstrate behavior conducive to an effective learning environment.
• Assists teachers with the assessment of student performance (standardized and non-standardized testing) and other recordkeeping tasks.
• Assists teachers with the development and organization of appropriate instructional materials for use with students and ensures the availability of these materials prior to scheduled instructional segments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and pass the GACE Paraprofessional Assessment, required.
• OR Associate degree or higher from a Georgia Professional Standards Commission approved accredited college or university.
• OR Minimum of sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours of college courses completed with a GPA of 2.0 or higher from a Georgia Professional Standards Commission-approved accredited college or university.

Certificates, Licenses, or Permits

Must obtain valid Professional Standards Commission approved paraprofessional certificate.

Pay

Salary follows the Unified 108 Salary Schedules for the DeKalb County School District.