Middle School Paraprofessional

PURPOSE STATEMENT

To assist, support, and work closely with teachers, administrators, and other team members in providing educational benefit for students.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive listing of all the duties and responsibilities performed by this position.

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff.
• Assists the certified staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Monitors work, corrects papers, and supervises curriculum-based testing and makeup work as assigned by the certified staff.
• Serves as the chief source of information and help to any guest teacher assigned in the absence of the regular certified staff.
• Performs clerical, classroom maintenance, and instructional duties as assigned by the certified staff.
• Alerts the certified staff to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Assists with classroom management such as organizing instructional materials and providing instructional assistance in a computer laboratory.
• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in school environment and community.
• Participates in in-service training programs as approved.
• Maintains safe working environment and encourages colleagues to be safety minded in the performance of all school-related duties.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Students upon request of the administrator or designee.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge of:

• Working with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher, under supervision of the teacher.

Skill in:

• Managing behavior of children under the teacher’s direction.

Ability to:

• Accept physical, mental and/or behavioral differences in children. Sensitive to the feelings and needs of children.
• Follow directions and complete tasks.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or equivalent (minimum).

CERTIFICATION

None.