Online Lab Facilitator/Bus Driver

POSITION: Online Lab Facilitator/Bus Driver

NATURE OF WORK: An employee in this class provides support to the teacher in the instruction of students. A wide variety of tasks are performed to support the teacher in the teaching-learning process for students. The work is performed under the supervision of the teacher and principal.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK:

• Provides academic assistance as directed by the supervising teacher or principal
• Inventories materials and equipment
• Develops processes to organize and store materials used by classes
• Prepares science lab prior to instruction
• Reorganizes materials at the conclusion of instruction
• Monitors, maintains, and preserves equipment
• Assists in maintaining and tracking of student science data
• Assists certified instructor to implement STEM-based instruction
• Refurbishes and orders consumable materials
• Monitors work assigned
• Checks and corrects students' work while in progress.
• Keeps students on task.
• Praises and reinforces achievement of students.
• Acknowledges student progress
• Prepares visual aids and duplicates materials as needed for lab sessions.
• Serves as proctor during testing.
• Attends workshops as needed
• Records student behavior.
• Files data according to regulatory requirements.
• Monitors student behavior
• Supervises students in the classroom and other locations.
• Promotes student self-esteem.
• Teaches citizenship, social skills and respect for others.
• Reconciles minor student conflicts.
• Disciplines misbehavior through approved methods.
• Reports discipline problems to teacher or principal when necessary.
• Reports to supervisor significant change or lack of change in student behavior.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Additional Duties may be assigned.

• Working knowledge of organizational and inventory skills
• Working knowledge of effective methods of dealing with children.
• Working knowledge of the core subjects at the grade level to which employment assignment is made.
• Some knowledge of the school organization and its community.
• Some knowledge of expected behavior of children, that is, basic characteristics of ages and stages.
• Skill necessary to operate audiovisual equipment and common office machines.
• Skill to make learning aids which will strengthen lesson plans.
• Ability to comprehend the purpose of teacher designed strategies as a fulfillment of the instructional objective.
• Ability to discern significant student behavior and refer this to the supervisor.
• Ability to impart information to the child's level of comprehension.
• Ability to apply impartially and consistently proper methods of recognition, reward and punishment.
• Ability to solve independently most minor problems.
• Ability to follow minimally detailed written and oral instructions without constant supervision.
• Ability to record and store data accurately.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals consistent with the duties of this position
• Ability to compose and write routine reports consistent with the duties of this position
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from administrators, staff and the general public consistent with the duties of this position

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists consistent with the duties of this position
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form consistent with the duties of this position

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and use fingers, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. Specific visual abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception. Occasionally the employee will lift up to 50 lbs. such as to lift files and paper.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee continuously interacts with the public and staff.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 2 or 4 year degree in any area/OR
• Completion of 96 Community College/University contact hours and an acceptable score on college placement test in reading, writing and math.
• Must have no points on driving record and be able to pass the required physical exam, including drug testing.
• Must have or be able to successfully obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

This specification has been designated to represent the general nature and level of work found in positions in this class. As such, it is not intended to contain all of the duties and qualifications required of an employee in a single position (job). Consequently, it is not to be perceived as a position (job) description or as identification of essential functions as required by ADA.

EVALUATION: Performance in this position will be evaluated regularly by the supervisor in accordance with Board Policy.