PARA PROFESSIONAL:

Summary:  Objective is to assist the teacher achieve teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 48 college credits, or an AA Degree or a successful passing score on the ParaPro PRAXIS test
• Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 DUTIES:

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning materials or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• 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.
• Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Operates and cares for the equipment used in the classroom.
• Reads to students, listens to the students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with the students.
• Assists in checking and recording student attendance. Helps maintain individual records for students; assists with daily, quarterly or yearly clerical duties as requested by the teacher.
• Substitutes for classroom teacher in his/her absence if asked by the building administrator.
• Alerts teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of certified teachers.
• Participates in all family nights, programs, and extra-curricular activities at the school as assigned by the building administrator.
• Supervises recess, breakfast, lunch, hallways, busing and restrooms as assigned.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.  Continuously responsible for the safety, well-being and work output of students.
• Participates in In-Service training/workshops/programs as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.