What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Paraprofessional- Brooks Harbor position at West Fargo Public Schools?
Job Description
Position Title: Instructional Paraprofessional
Location: Brooks Harbor Elementary
Department: Paraprofessional
Reports To: Building-level Principal/Classroom Educator
Term: 182 day/year position aligning to the academic calendar.
Schedule: Approx. 6.5 hours/day
Salary: Position follows the 2023-2024 Classified Salary Schedule
Date of last review: December 2023
SUMMARY: The Instructional Paraprofessional works under the supervision of the classroom educator to provide small group and one-on-one instruction to learners.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)
Collaboration
Position Title: Instructional Paraprofessional
Location: Brooks Harbor Elementary
Department: Paraprofessional
Reports To: Building-level Principal/Classroom Educator
Term: 182 day/year position aligning to the academic calendar.
Schedule: Approx. 6.5 hours/day
Salary: Position follows the 2023-2024 Classified Salary Schedule
Date of last review: December 2023
SUMMARY: The Instructional Paraprofessional works under the supervision of the classroom educator to provide small group and one-on-one instruction to learners.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (Other duties may be assigned)
Collaboration
- Supports the educator to provide additional intervention for learners.
- Provides information to learners, staff, and administration by answering questions and requests.
- Develops positive, effective working relationships with learners and staff.
- Reinforces lessons presented by the educator by reviewing material(s) with learners one-on-one or in small groups.
- Enforces school and classroom rules to help instill appropriate behaviors for learners (CHAMPS).
- Ability to utilize technological tools to communicate and to record and report data.
- Connects and shares ideas through appropriate/applicable formats to express thoughts and ideas with integrity.
- Understands the complexities of cultural and global issues and how they relate to employee and learners’ experiences.
- Partners with others to resolve potential controversy and conflict through respectful discussion.
- Proactively seeks to understand the ideas, opinions, and skills of others.
- Connects with team members and shares ideas in an effort to improve the overall learner and employee experience.
- Identifies, integrates, and utilizes appropriate technological tools into work production.
- Assists learners and staff with technological tools.
- Maintains composure while dealing with stressful situations.
- Proactively seeks out resolutions and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.
- Monitors and manages learners in class, between classes, and during recess and lunch periods.
- Keeps appropriate confidentiality regulations in place along with an awareness of district requirements and school board policies.
- While performing the essential responsibilities of this role, the employee will regularly be required to reach with hands and arms.
- While performing the essential responsibilities of this role, the employee will regularly be required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear.
- Specific vision abilities required by this role include close vision and peripheral vision.
- While performing the essential responsibilities of this role, the employee may regularly be required to climb a stepladder and push/pull a heavy cart.
- While performing the essential responsibilities of this role, the employee will regularly be required to lift up to ~25 pounds.
- The employee may be required to assist in behavioral management of students.
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
- Prior experience working with elementary school-age learners preferred.
- General computer skills.
- Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondences in the English language.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally, expressively, and reactively.
- None.
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