BHS Temporary Paraprofessional (SY26-27)

About the role

Assist the teacher in creating a positive learning environment to facilitate the personal, social, and intellectual development of students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide instructional and support assistance to teachers
• Instruct small groups of students
• Tutor students individually
• Assist with classroom management
• Work with assigned children with disabilities
• Support intensive level multiple disability students during the school day as assigned
• Assist designated students with physical tasks and personal hygiene, including feeding and toileting
• Conduct activities to encourage parent involvement
• Offer instructional support in the library, media center, and computer lab as needed
• Communicate effectively with students, staff, agencies, and community members
• Support students with remedial work, provide tutoring, and monitor their progress
• Prepare instructional materials and supplies for classroom use
• Assist students in various areas such as the lunchroom, library, gym, pool, and locker rooms
• Supervise students on morning and afternoon buses, in the gym, hallways, and other assigned locations
• Report accidents, assaults, property damage, and abusive behavior immediately
• Operate all classroom and office equipment
• Follow all District policies and regulations
• Support the educational values, philosophy, and mission of the District
• Perform other duties and assume additional responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent general education degree required
• Meet one of the following three criteria:
  • Earned an Associate's Degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; or
  • Completed a minimum of two years, equivalent to 48 semester hours, of study at a regionally accredited institution of higher education; or
  • Successfully passed the Paraprofessional Assessment Test (PAT)
• If the degree was earned from a foreign university, the applicant must obtain a foreign transcript evaluation (contact Human Resources for further details)

Language Skills and Abilities:

• Effectively communicate (speak, read, and write) in English
• Clearly present information and respond to questions from supervisors, staff, students, and the public in an understandable manner
• Read and interpret procedures, policies, and regulations, including safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Write routine reports and correspondence
• Inupiaq-speaking and cultural experience preferred

Mathematical Skills and Abilities:

• Perform basic arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Apply these operations to units involving U.S. currency, weight, volume, and distance measurements

Reasoning Ability:

• Resolve practical problems and handle a variety of non-standard situations
• Interpret various types of instructions provided in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule formats

Other Skills and Abilities:

• May require six hours of annual special education training
• Ability to present a lesson
• Experience working with office machines
• Capable of lifting up to 40 pounds

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms
• Frequently must stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and communicate verbally and listen
• Occasionally may be required to climb or balance
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds regularly
• Specific visual abilities required: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Pay

Grade 13 $22.24