Cub Kids/School Readiness Paraprofessional

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or higher.

Essential Functions

• Affords assistance to students with class work/academics throughout the day (math, spelling, reading etc.) as directed by teacher.
• Needs to be familiar with students in classroom Individualized Education Plan (IEP); helps in monitor student behaviors.
• Might work with small group of students on activity.
• Supervises student(s) at morning activities, lunchroom, recess, after school activities, specials, and bathroom breaks as assigned.
• Aids students with clothing (shoes, zippers, gloves, etc.); aids students walking to classrooms, going to recess, and lunchroom, etc.
• Might work with EL students.
• Comfortable with technology (laptops, SMART Boards, Google Docs/Sheets, iPads).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Basic academic knowledge;
• General knowledge of IEP;
• Understanding of behavior plans;
• Thorough knowledge of standard office equipment and software;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, students, parents and elected officials.

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally exerts up to 50 pounds of force;
• Regularly requires speaking or hearing;
• Frequently requires standing, walking, sitting and using hands to move, handle or feel;
• Occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and lifting;
• Requires close vision and distance vision;
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly;
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound;
• Requires observing general surroundings and activities;
• Generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).