Paraeducator - Student Supervision

2 hours per day, 164 days per year

About the role

This position's responsibilities are to ensure the safety and well-being of students in a variety of non-classroom settings, such as lunchrooms, hallways, and playgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Supervises student behavior in the lunchroom, hallways, or on playgrounds; monitors and mediates disputes; intervenes as necessary.
• Maintains order; determines and carries out appropriate disciplinary action as required; maintains discipline records.
• Ensures that students follow rules and regulations on the playground, in the lunchroom, in halls, in bus loading areas, and in other school areas; instructs students in proper behavior.
• May assist in setting up lunch tables; assists in cleaning spills, wiping tables, and related straightening of the meal area; may dismiss children to recess.
• Supervises safe use of playground equipment; periodically checks equipment for wear or damage; alerts appropriate staff member to needed repairs.
• Monitors the need for first aid for injured or ill students and refers for treatment as appropriate.
• Ensures that adults on the playground, school perimeter, or in hallways have checked in at the school office; reports problems.
• Establishes rapport with students.
• Communicates with teachers and administrators regarding student behaviors.
• Organizes and participates in intramural sports, games, and activities; may act as a referee.
• Teaches students the rules of various games and how to resolve problems cooperatively.
• Communicates intramural program to certificated staff.
• Helps to involve isolated students in group activities.
• Provides positive contact.
• Helps to integrate special needs students in group activities.
• May be assigned to work one-on-one with special needs students.
• May monitor restrooms during lunch or recess.
• Patrols the playground for lost items; instructs students to pick up and return equipment at the end of the recess period.
• May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams.
• Models appropriate and cooperative behavior, including protecting confidential information, consistent with district ethical guidelines.
• Performs related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.

Requirements

• Education, training, skills, and experience necessary to carry out the assignment; experience working with school-aged children preferred.
• Knowledge of safety rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Effective oral communication skills.
• Ability to deal with students in a warm and confident manner.
• Ability to supervise and correct student behavior.
• Ability to learn and implement effective behavior management techniques.
• Ability to remain flexible to changes in assignments or situations.
• Ability to organize and supervise activities.
• Ability to follow and give instructions.
• Ability to be fair and consistent when working with children.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and students.
• Ability to diffuse situations and resolve conflicts.
• Requires fingerprinting and background check to determine that there have been no convictions involving physical molestation, abuse, injury, or neglect of a minor.
• Must complete training in and adhere to district infection control plan.
• Valid first aid card may be required.

Mental demands

• Required to deal with a wide range of student behaviors; may occasionally deal with distraught or difficult individuals; requires alertness and safety awareness.

Physical demands

• May be required to work outdoors in inclement weather.
• Required to stand for prolonged periods.
• May be required to lift, move, or carry students or equipment.
• Potentially exposed to ordinary infectious diseases carried by students; may need to take precautions to avoid exposure to student bodily fluids.
• Exposed to high noise levels from students.

Pay

PSE Salary Schedule Level 3 - $22.17 per hour

Reporting relationships

Reports to the school principal or assigned administrator.