Lunchroom/Playground Paraprofessional

Reports To:  Building Principal

Pay Scale: $16.02 - $19.31

Hours: Up to 5.75 hours per day

Classification: Godfrey-Lee Support Staff Union

SUMMARY:  

To provide assistance for children during their lunch program, recess time and/or after school.  This person must supervise children to ensure a positive, safe environment in the lunchroom and on the playground.  Work hours may be flexible, including possible report times throughout the school day.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES . Other duties may be assigned.

• Supervise students at lunchtime and recess time and maintain a harmonious atmosphere by providing meaningful leadership and encouraging peaceful resolution of conflicts
• Assist students in the process of obtaining lunch
• Assist students in lunch room clean-up
• Ensure students have a safe and positive atmosphere for lunch
• Ensure students have a safe and positive atmosphere on the playground
• Organize group games and activities
• Assume responsibility for play equipment
• Direct movement of groups to and from playground, lunchroom and classrooms in a safe and organized manner
• Supervise students on bus runs at the end of the day to ensure their safety while riding home from school
• Bilingual Spanish Preferred

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The employee supervises students during lunch and recess and is directly responsible for their safety and well-being.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES RELATED TO CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND EQUITY:

• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and how this influences behavior, and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and partners of the District.
• Has demonstrated experience as a leader for equity and/or has evidence of success in closing opportunity gaps for students of color.
• Ability to nurture a school environment that celebrates, respects, and values diversity, where teaching and learning are made relevant and meaningful to students

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

High School diploma or GED.  

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.  Ability to write simple correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to staff.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: 

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.  Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

REASONING ABILITY: 

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: 

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.  Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.  Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here 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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently walk and stand.   Occasionally the employee will sit while performing the duties of this job.  The specific vision requirements of the job include good depth perception and the ability to read written or typed information.   

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work both inside for lunch and outside for recess.    The employee must be able to work with the public and other workers.    The noise level in the environment is usually moderate to loud.

Godfrey-Lee Public Schools is an equal opportunity educational institution. It is our expressed policy that no person shall be unlawfully excluded from participation, be denied benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, sex, age or handicap/disability in its activities or programs as required by Title VI, Title IX and Section 504. Any person believing that the Godfrey-Lee Public Schools or any part of the school organization has inadequately applied the principles and/or regulations of (1) Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, (2) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (3) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and (4) Title II of the Americans with Disability Act of 1990 may bring forward a complaint, which shall be referred to as a grievance, to Marcus Bradstreet, the local Coordinator at the following address: 1414 Burton St. SW Wyoming, MI 49509.

Salary : $16 - $19