Paraprofessional - Full Year

About the role

Assists with instructional and behavioral management of youth in school, under the supervision of a certificated staff member.

Responsibilities

• Provides general assistance and support to teachers.
• Affords support for both instructional and behavioral management duties and the implementation of the Boys Town Education model.
• Attends in-service workshops and training programs to improve knowledge and skills.
• Conducts follow-up lessons initiated by teachers.
• Offers assistance on in-class work, provides feedback on graded work, and offers corrections to class work.
• Aids teachers in preparing student assignments, grading student work, and teaching to large groups of students.
• Supervises students during non-instructional periods.
• Demonstrates concern and respect for individual students and assumes responsibility for the academic and social skills growth of each student.
• Care for student health and well-being during the school day and serves as a role model by exhibiting skills taught in the school program.
• Participates in Summer Programming to include summer school, summer enrichment and other programs as assigned by Principal.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous experience, preferably in a school or youth care environment required.
• Nationally recognized personal restraint model must be obtained during pre-service training required.

Skills

• Ability to successfully teach and present material to students.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to communicate in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
• Knowledge of the Boys Town Model.
• Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.

Benefits

Includes disability-related accommodations in the application process, contact us at 1-877-639-6003. Additional benefits include reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location, low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs, no cost mental health visits to an in-network provider, generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account, and tuition reimbursement.

Pay

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Schedule

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