Paraprofessional, Substitute Early Childhood Education (Preschool)

About the role

Mapleton Public Schools, Adams County District #1 seeks a Paraprofessional, Substitute Preschool Instructional to assist teachers in supervising and instructing students aged 1-5 years old. This role involves reinforcing positive behavior and life skills, implementing curriculum, maintaining documentation, managing student health and/or special needs, and attending in-services and school functions.

Responsibilities

• Assist teacher with implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum
• Engage students in activities using educational materials and equipment
• Reinforce positive life skills and socialization
• Support parents by interpreting at school functions and providing student progress information (if applicable)
• Assist teacher with student health care, including administering first aid, caring for bathroom needs, dispensing medication, assisting with medical needs, executing health care directives, maintaining health records, logs, reports, and evaluations
• Supervise and maintain the overall health and well-being of students in the classroom
• Attend appropriate in-services, building meetings, training, and/or school functions
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Experience: 0-2 years of experience working with children in a school setting. May require experience in health care; working with children with various learning and physical disabilities.
• Certifications/Licenses: First Aid and CPR certifications, Standard Precautions and Medication Administration may be required.

Qualifications

• Education: Certificates, Licenses, & Registrations may be required.

Skills

• Basic English, grammar, spelling, writing, word processing, keyboarding, basic computer skills, communication, and/or foreign language.
• Operating knowledge of general Health care procedures.
• Operating knowledge of general office equipment preferred.

Supervision/Technical Responsibility

This job has no supervisory responsibilities. Requires independent judgment to manage students and assist in their education, make quick decisions, treat students equitably and fairly, evaluate students' abilities and progress, direct class/students in the absence of the teacher, provide a positive role model for the students, care for ill or injured students. Also requires ability to follow directions and follow school and District guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Diversity of Duties

• Cross training in one or more of the following: basic health care, student management, special education, bilingual skills, and/or basic instructional skills.

Physical Demands

• Frequent: Talk or hear, stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasional: Lift/carry up to 50 pounds without assistance, push/pull 50 pounds while assisting students in wheelchairs.
• Moderate: Noise level in the work environment.

Mental Functions

• Regularly: Communicate, use interpersonal skills, instruct, analyze, compare, copy, coordinate, compute, evaluate, and compile.