Pre-School Paraprofessional

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists instructional personnel with the development and presentation of learning materials and instructional exercises
• Tutors students individually or in small groups to reinforce and follow up learning activity
• Maintains discipline in the absence of the teacher
• Filings, typing, or using copy/fax machine
• Collaborates with school personnel
• Plans for and executes daily tutoring for students in group time
• Keeps daily logs for every student and monitors daily attendance

Qualification Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); at least 60 college credits
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to student, parents and/or staff
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to perform basic arithmetical calculation
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations
• Ability to operate copiers, fax machines, and computers
• Ability to assume responsibility for supervising students, understand and carry out oral and written instructions
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff and the school community
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies
• Regularly required to talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, as to operate office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate