What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Aide/Paraprofessional position at Alma School District?
Position Title: Instructional Aide/Paraprofessional
Department: Alma Primary School
Reports To: Alma Primary School Principal
Contract Length: 184 Days
Closing: Until Filled
Salaries: https://www.almasd.net (under state-required info)
Alma School District is actively seeking an experienced, talented and dynamic individual to join our highly successful and progressive schools. The goals and objectives for our classroom instructional aides include supervising children, teaching small group activities and supporting the classroom teachers. Our ultimate goal is to develop student capacity for problem solvers and prepare students for their future career and life beyond Alma School District. The candidate will also devote his or her energies and efforts toward learning experiences designed to fulfill students intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth in a safe environment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, EXPERIENCE AND SKILL SET
- Supervises students in and out-of-classroom during the assigned work day
- Supervises and supports a safe learning environment, as well as a safe recess environment.
- In most academic settings, the Teaching Assistant is under the direct supervision of a certified teacher or administrator
- Provide a college transcript containing 60 or more college hours and/or a passing score on the ETS Paraprofessional Exam (the exam may be provided at our Administrative offices)
- Strives to assist in improvement of students academic performance, social emotional learning, physical skill development and in helping students with decision making
- Assists the school, i.e., administrators, teachers, students and support staff, to reach their academic and behavioral benchmarks and goals
- Under the direction of a certified teacher, contributes to the teaching and achievement of skills, performance standards and outcomes
- Promotes and assists in a classroom environment by supporting lessons that are conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students (including differentiation and engagement)
- Assists in the uses of technology to help students produce projects to demonstrate their understanding and skill attainment
- Provides opportunities, when needed, for individualized and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student; includes the capacity to recognize the need for intervention
- Supports, assists and maintains standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive and engaging classroom environment
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Alma School District assures Equal Employment Opportunities and equal education opportunities for employees and students as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, management and administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with this position.