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Salaries & Schedule

Candidates that have taken the Para Assessment with a passing score, or have an Associate’s degree or 60 completed semester credits, may be eligible for a higher hourly rate in a certified position, evidence must be provided. Please upload a copy of your official transcripts or certificate showing a passing score on the assessment.

About the Role

Under direct supervision, the purpose of the position is to provide staff support in an educational or child care environment, performing paraprofessional work in assisting teachers and students. Employees in this classification work with children individually or in small groups by providing basic instruction in reading, writing, math, spelling, art, or other education-related activities. Position is responsible for leading and supervising a variety of developmentally appropriate activities, as directed by assigned teacher(s).

Essential Functions

• Maintains activities and behavior of children during and in the absence of classroom teachers to ensure the physical and environmental safe keeping of students, as well as adherence to appropriate conduct and disciplinary controls.
• Affords assistance and learning support to students during supervision of learning activities, circulating within the classroom.
• Provides instruction to students as prescribed by the supervising teacher and reinforces skills introduced by the teacher; may utilize games, stories, or other constructive activities to enhance students' learning skills.
• Affords assistance and evaluation of students' work; teaches students individually and in small groups reinforcing skills based upon instructional guidelines.
• Affords assistance in managing student behavior and maintaining classroom order; reinforces rules of the school and classroom; escorts students to time out and/or the principal's office.
• Affords assistance in the preparation of lesson plans and teachers' pre-planning sessions; provides input and assistance in the development of classroom activities and learning tools.
• Affords assistance in the diagnosing student math and communication skills; monitors students progressive learning skills; makes teacher aware of students learning deficiencies; documents records of learning activities and diagnosis.
• Prepares or affords assistance in the preparation of instructional materials; performs support tasks such as copying materials, laminating items, typing correspondence, and filing paperwork and documentation.
• Coordinates with media center staff for classroom learning resources; sets up equipment in classroom for teacher's instructional studies.
• Affords assistance in preparing classroom bulletin boards, classroom decorations, displays of student activities, and other classroom objectives.
• Prepares instructional reports and completes required forms, schedules, and other data as required; maintains attendance records and assigns student seating; learns assigned bus route(s).
• Maintains accurate and complete records of a variety of student information which may require the use of a computer terminal to enter student scores and other student data.
• May be assigned monitoring duties, i.e., hallways, lunchroom, restrooms, and bus duty; ensures appropriate student conduct during these periods; escorts students to designated activity areas, i.e., music room, computer room, art classes, assemblies, etc.
• May be assigned to various labs providing assistance to teachers and instruction/information to students; may translate lesson plan and other information to students for better understanding and comprehension.
• Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
• Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.

Performance APTITUDES

• Data Utilization
• Human Interaction
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization
• Verbal Aptitude
• Mental Aptitude
• Situational Reasoning

ADA Compliance

Physical Ability Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (12-20 pounds). Sensory Requirements Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds. Environmental Factors Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

Minimum Training & Experience

High school diploma or GED preferred; with demonstrated basic mathematical and reading skills, ability to fulfill the dexterity and physical requirements of the work, and effectively attend to the needs of school age children; previous vocational training or work experience in a licensed child care environment preferred; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.