Paraprofessional

About the role

The Greece Central School District believes that all students benefit from a culture where diversity, inclusion, and equity with excellence are valued. The district welcomes stakeholders who can collaborate with other staff to ensure that policies, regulations, practices, programs and services promote equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to individual students, small groups of students, or full classes under the general supervision of a certified teacher in support of the instructional plan; this could be in the form of following a lesson plan that is not new instructional material for the students;
• Provides teacher with information about students that will assist the teachers in the development of appropriate learning and behavioral experiences;
• Assists students in the use of available instructional resources;
• Assists students in accessing instructional programs in areas such as: language other than English, arts, music, special subjects and life skills;
• Assists teacher in related instructional work as required (includes copying, filing and compiling attendance sheets);
• Assists students with specific health related activities as appropriate;
• May assist with coordination of student development of parent/student workshops;
• May supervise lunch room, computer lab, library and bus duty;
• May assist student with their daily activities with regard to mobility;
• Interfaces with parents and staff;
• Assists student attendance office;
• Attends to the building copy room;
• Processes copying jobs for staff;
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma.
• Must be fingerprinted and cleared for employment through the NYSED before employment begins.

Qualifications

• Must be flexible, patient and physically/emotionally able to handle rigorous individualized programs which can become confrontational in nature.
• Maintain standards of decorum and confidentiality.
• Daily attendance is expected.

Pay

Salary: $18.00/hour minimum (per AGCEP Contract Bargaining Unit).

Schedule

• Report Times: 8:45 am to 4:15 pm
• Daily Hours: 7.5 (7 paid)
• Work Year: 39 weeks