Instructional Para Educator - Eaglecrest High School

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist classroom teacher in preparing materials, administering tests, grading, attendance, etc. Assist with paperwork and documentation as needed.
• Assist students with classroom activities. Assist with curriculum delivery to both individuals and small groups to ensure mastering of subjects.
• Monitor students and reinforce appropriate behavior during various activities such as play, lunch, detention, in-school suspension, in the classroom, or on field trips.
• Perform basic clerical work for the classroom teacher, including typing, stapling, filing, duplicating, taking inventory, scheduling repairs and maintenance, data entry, word processing, laminating, ordering supplies, placing phone calls, materials distribution, and light bookkeeping.
• Absorb other classroom events, such as field trips or fire drills, as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• The minimum prerequisites of formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other criteria that a candidate must fulfill to be considered for a position.
• It is essential that certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, and trainings are fulfilled, valid, and not expired.
• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required
• High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma
• No professional work experience required
• Title I assignments must meet one of the following requirements:
• Completed at least two years of study at an institution of higher education;
• Obtained an associate’s or higher degree;
• Met a rigorous standard of quality, and can demonstrate through a formal state or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing, as appropriate:
• Reading/language arts, writing, and mathematics;
• Reading readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• The physical demands, mental functions, cognitive capacities, and work environment factors required to perform a position’s essential functions.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Light work strength level (lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds)
• Works both indoors and outdoors
• Typically a moderate noise level
• Work location is subject to change to meet the requirements of the organization
• Frequent bending, reaching, and climbing.
• Eye/hand coordination (e.g., typing, ten key)
• Visual concentration
• Concentrated reading/writing/mathematics
• Prolonged standing and walking
• Squatting
• Occasional lifting, pulling, and/or pushing

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other qualifications relevant to the position that are strongly preferred but not mandatory for a candidate to be considered.
• Experience working in the public sector
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement