Location:
Endeavor Elementary SchoolPosition: Paraprofessional - General
Position Purpose: Under the direct supervision of a certified staff member, the paraprofessional is responsible for working as a team member to assist with students in the classroom to meet instructional goals
and objectives. This person will also have a role in certain non-instructional and concept/skill reinforcement tasks and providing students the opportunity for additional adult/student relationships.
Schedule: 5.75 hours/day, 5 days/week, 38 weeks/year
Essential Job Functions

• Assist guidance, pupil services staff or building administration, as needed.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance

Equipment: Use standard office equipment, such as personal computers and copiers.
Travel Requirements: Travel between schools, or between schools and central offices, may be required for certain positions.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students.
• Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
• Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
• Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in an economically, culturally and racially diverse environment.

Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards:

• Ada Requirements: The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment), taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate.
• Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience as a secretary or in customer service, preferred.
• Excellent phone/people skills
• Confidentiality and ability to work with many individuals in a busy office a must
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft word, computer application equipment, and willing and able to learn District programs and software applications
• Able to be maintain a flexible schedule in a busy, school office environment
• Willing and able to learn district software and programs
• Able to develop and maintain constructive relationships with students, parents
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction

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