School Title I Paraprofessional - FG

Job Location

Position Overview: Job location is Legacy Surprise campus.

Position Overview

To assist, support, and work closely with teachers, administrators, and other team members in providing educational benefit for students.

Essential Functions

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below.
• Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbent’s performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent’s immediate supervisor or manager.
• Supports students in the general education classroom and/or the pull-out room.
• Supports data collection related to student performance in academic and behavioral domains.
• Aids in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.
• Distributes and collects workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction.
• Supervises students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, lunch periods and field trips.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Participates in in-service training programs as assigned.
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• May assist staff and students in use of educational computer programs.
• Aids the teacher in maintaining accurate records required by federal, state and District policies.
• Administers individual and assists in evaluation of daily student assignments.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Education, Licensure, or Certification: High School Diploma/GED required
• Paraprofessional Assessment completed successfully
• AZ Department of Public Safety Fingerprint Clearance Card

Background Checks

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check
• Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times

Physical And Travel Requirements / Work Environment

• Travel between campuses is required from time to time.
• This position requires the need to lift objects (up to 25 pounds) on occasion.
• This position may require sitting for long periods at times, talking on the phone, standing, kneeling, stooping and long periods of concentration.
• Local and in-state travel required.

Benefits

• Industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off
• Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority
• Invest in your future with retirement plans and enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement