SCE Paraprofessional (2 positions available)

Essential Job Functions

• Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and other skills.
• Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.
• Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests, and assessments.
• Affords assistance in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.
• Affords assistance with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.
• Affords assistance with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task.
• Affords assistance in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
• Affords assistance on field trips for the purpose of assisting with supervision.
• Constructs, copies, and distributes educational materials as needed.
• Affords assistance with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.
• Affords assistance with students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement if IEP objectives, etc.
• Participates in IEP process and serves as a resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.
• Affords assistance to students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning activities.
• Affords assistance in constructing, copying, and distributing educational materials as needed.

Additional Duties

• Assist guidance, pupil services staff or building administration, as needed.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Equipment Use

• Standard office equipment, such as personal computers and copiers.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards

• Works in standard office and school building environments.
• Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.
• Ability to lift and assist students who need extra assistance.