Title: Staff Assistant I

Classification Title: Classroom Staff Assistant

Calendar: A, School Days

ESP Salary Schedule: Range 20 Step 1Hours: 5.9/Day 29.5/Week

Location: Shadow Valley Elementary

General Purpose

Responsible for assisting Environmental teachers specialist with school projects, school grounds an and assisting teachers with classroom projects.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Maintain environmental standards at the school 
• Organize and maintain grade-level projects per grade level related to the environment
• Be in charge of our green Ambassador club
• Supervise the recycling program at the school
• Maintain school green areas
• Guide students through projects.
• Be in charge of our Electric car project
• Help complete the Green Ribbon application 
• Be ready to teach or co-teach environmental standards.

Education and Experience

• 48 college credit hours or a passing score on the ParaPro test
• Experience with Landscaping or environmental science

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• The job occasionally requires some physical exertion including walking, standing, gardening, and other forms of physical activity.
• The job occasionally requires a moderate level of physical exertion such as handling medium weight materials (11-50 pounds), extensive standing, walking, crawling, bending, stooping or climbing, or assisting special education students with their physical needs.
• Work is occasionally carried out in mildly disagreeable conditions. Work involves exposure to unpleasant elements such as noise, ventilation, crowded nature of work, exposure to outside weather conditions, pressures related to sensitive situations, sitting;/standing in one position for an extended period of time, etc., that yield a perceptible level of discomfort.
• Typically involves contact with students, parents, teachers, principal, assistant principal and/or other staff members.