North Middle School- Program Assistant- 8 Hours Per Day

Grants Pass School District No. 7 is now accepting applications for the following position for the 2024-2025 school year:

Location: North Middle School

Position: Program Assistant

Hours: 8 hours per day

Calendar: 188 days to work

Vision

We Are GP! A learning community committed to excellence and success for all.

Mission

We are committed to a high-quality education that empowers each student to reach their potential and become responsible, productive, successful citizens.

OVERVIEW:
The Program Assistant is responsible for ensuring a specific District program operates effectively and within District 7 guidelines. The Program Assistant works with limited to no teacher supervision and collaborates with District Administration.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
  • Two years of post-secondary study.
  • An Associate’s (or Higher) degree.
  • A passing score on a state or local assessment that measures knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics
• Field attendance related calls from parents
• Monitor attendance and make calls home to check on students
• Work to remove barriers to attendance and incentivize positive behavior
• Work with Attention to Attendance (A2A) system
• Help students review and problem solve.
• Data entry of all discipline and PBIS dispositions.
• Generate detention notice correspondence.
• Maintain and file all discipline records.
• Supervise students sent to the learning center for various reasons including behavior, time-out, suspension, lunch detention, and academic tutoring. Hold students accountable for a positive learning experience every minute the student is assigned to detention.

• Facilitate learning opportunities by coordinating with the student’s teachers necessary and appropriate class work or provide age-appropriate material that the student participates in.
• Supervise Structured Study classes
• Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish preferred.

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  Upon selection, employees will be required to pay for the following: $12.50 fingerprinting fee and $66 ODE fingerprinting processing fee.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• $16.15-$23.33 per hour. Dependent on approved accepted experience/education.
• Annual COLA pay increase (as negotiated with Oregon Association of Classified Employees)
• Annual step pay increase awarded to eligible employees
• 6 paid holidays per year
• 2 personal days per year
• 10 paid sick leave days per year
• Bereavement leave, as per bargaining agreement
• Continuing Education Funds, up to $1,000 per year
• Up to $1,522 per month district-paid contribution toward full-family medical, dental, and vision insurance
• $4,251 per year insurance opt-out stipend for employees who demonstrate other health insurance coverage under a qualifying employer sponsored group medical plan (more than 6-hour employees), $3,825.90 (4–6-hour employees)

• 6% employee paid contribution towards Oregon Public Employees Retirement System
• Longevity Service Stipend after 10 years of employment ($800-$1,400)

Control Code 783 Budget # 100.1289.0112.548.000.00000

All application materials will be accepted online until position is filled.

PHONE: 541-474-5700 EMAIL: jbrouillette@grantspass.k12.or.us

Grants Pass School District 7 strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of our staff and students. We foster fairness, equity and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the position, and we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our qualifications described. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, or how this would be determined, please feel free to contact Human Resources to discuss your application.

The Grants Pass School District No. 7 will provide reasonable accommodation for the application and interview process upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Disabled persons may contact the Director of Personnel at 474-5700 for additional information or assistance. Speech/Hearing impaired persons may contact the district for assistance through the Oregon Relay at 1-800-735-2900.

Funding for all positions for the 2024-2025 school year is subject to state funding.