School Title I Paraprofessional - FG

About the Role

To assist, support, and work closely with teachers, administrators, and other team members in providing educational benefit for students at Legacy Traditional Schools, where we cultivate bright curious minds, achieve award-winning results, and engage positively with our students, parents, and communities.

Responsibilities

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• As assigned, supports students in the general education classroom and/or the pull-out room.
• Assists in data collection related to student performance in academic and behavioral domains.
• Assists the teacher 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.
• Assists with the supervision of 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.
• Assists the teacher in maintaining accurate records required by federal, state, and District policies.
• Administers individual and assists in evaluation of daily student assignments.
• Performs other related duties as required by supervisor.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Paraprofessional Assessment completed successfully.
• Arizona Department of Public Safety Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Must pass a criminal history background check.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a valid IVP Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at all times.

Skills

• Travel between campuses is required from time to time.
• Ability to lift objects (up to 25 pounds) on occasion.
• Ability to sit for long periods, talk on the phone, stand, kneel, stoop, and maintain long periods of concentration.
• Local and in-state travel required.

Benefits

• Industry-leading pay, rewards, and referral bonuses.
• Paid time-off.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority.
• Retirement plans.
• Promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement.