Behavior and Academic Support (Paraprofessional)

The next person to join our team needs to come ready and willing to support all students find a pathway towards success! This individual will support in the classroom and throughout the school as we help students meet our academic and behavioral expectations. Our newest team member will need to work hand in hand with administration and teachers to uphold school wide standards. This individual will need to be able to support small group and whole group instructional opportunities while building positive relationships across the building.

Salary: $15.89 - $24.60 commensurate with experience

Hours per day: 7.5 hours

Number of days: 184 days (prorated for the rest of the 25-26 school year)

Benefits Eligibility: Medical, Dental, Group Life, Long-Term Disability, Vision (Optional)

Job Summary

This position supervises students in a variety of areas throughout the building. This position requires someone to be a self-starter and flexible as the needs of the students and building change. Responsibilities include monitoring student behavior, assisting students with assignments, and maintaining records. Assisting other clerical staff as needed and other duties as assigned by administration.

Reporting Relationships

Reports to Principal and Assistant Principals.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Monitors student behavior and reinforces appropriate behavior and ensures that students stay on task. Refers students who violate program rules to school administrator.
• Assists students with work assignments; answers questions. Contacts teachers to obtain homework assignments as needed. Reinforces classroom learning activities.
• Maintains records of student activities and behavior; forwards information to teachers and school administrators. Types program-related materials.
• Exchanges information with school staff concerning students assigned to program; participates in staff meetings as requested.
• May call parents concerning students involved in school; discusses problems and concerns of parents regarding students.
• May provide clerical assistance to school staff members as time allows; types correspondence and forms; corrects student assignments or monitors loading of buses.
• May develop written and oral behavior modification materials for use in helping students recognize a need for change and/or compromise in a specific area of their behavior. Provides these materials to students; instructs students to read materials and complete exercises by deadline. Encourages students to improve their behavior.
• May act as time-out supervisor; talks to angry or upset students; assists students to calm down so they can attend their next class in a frame of mind conducive to learning.
• May photocopy materials for staff; may provide assistance to staff and students in operating photocopying equipment; tabulates individual department usages of photocopier; troubleshoots problems with photocopying equipment.
• Performs related duties as assigned by administration.
  
  

Working Conditions

Classroom environment; experiences frequent interruptions. Required to deal with upset, disruptive or angry students. Confined to work area.

AFFILIATION: Classified

FLSA: Non-exempt

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience

High School/GED. Experience Working With Adolescents Preferred.

Allowable Substitution

None

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of general clerical procedures.
• Proficient in keyboarding.
• Skill in operating general office machines.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to monitor student behavior and maintain order.
• Ability to develop a positive rapport with students.
• Ability to make and carry out effective decisions concerning student behavior management.
• Ability to learn the use of a microcomputer and various software equipment.
• Ability to maintain accurate records.
• Ability to attend to detail and follow tasks through to completion.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff.
• Knowledge of effective methods for conflict resolution.
  
  

Licenses/Special Requirements

Must obtain training in first aid as required by the District.