Job Title: Paraprofessional I/I-A  Classification: Classified

Reports To: Building Administrator/Certified Professional

 

Position Code:

 

Assist certified professionals in providing a beneficial learning environment in which all
students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource
materials.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

? High school diploma or equivalency
? Completion of either 48 hours of college class credit, or a passing score on the
Paraprofessional test.
? Child Development Associates Degree if working in a Head Start environment
? Conscientiously accept and follow directions
? Good communication and interpersonal skills
? Exhibit sound judgment
? Adapt to a variety of situations
? Fundamental understanding of students and the learning process
? Ability to successfully accomplish/complete any annual in-service training
? Some positions will require specialized qualifications such as expertise with the piano,
skill in physical education, knowledge of the outdoors/nature and hiking, and non-
English language fluency 

Essential Functions:

? Assist classroom teachers in daily instruction and training, and participate in daily and
long-range classroom/lesson activity planning
? Conduct learning exercises and tutor small groups or individual students to assist
students in achieving their individual educational objectives
? Help maintain organized work and study environments
? Under the teacher’s direction, evaluate work of students and record/chart student
data
? Assist with supervision of students, including monitoring students when the teacher is
otherwise occupied, serve as a source of information to substitute teachers assigned to
the classroom, and provide escort and assistance to students as assigned
? Maintain ethical and confidential behavior about the students, learning environment
and school

 

Other Job Functions:

? Communicate effectively with patrons and students
? Alert teachers to special needs of individual students
? Assist with supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, field trips,
lunch, and recreation periods
? Help students with self-care duties and routines

 

? Perform related clerical functions such as telephoning, typing, reproducing, and
greeting visitors
? Set up equipment for class work
? Collect and display suitable materials in educational displays
? Operate and care for equipment
? Distribute and collect materials used for instruction
? Conduct inventories
? Interpret language (English and non-English) for students, educators, patrons and the
like
? Participate in all Professional Development and In-Service training programs

Performance Responsibilities:   

   
Instructional responsibilities will be AS ASSIGNED by the certified supervisor with some
assignments requiring a specialized skill. The list below has a variety of expectations which
may be assigned.
Listed below are a variety of locations. Each para will be assigned in one or more working
environment(s).
? Work with an individual student throughout the day
? Work as a team member (composed of paras and certified professionals) with a group
of students throughout the day 

 

Physical/Emotional Requirements:  [Standard]
 
The incumbent may be required to use the following requirements during any part of the
working day:
 
Speaking, hearing, visual, reading, writing, word processing, mobility, consistency of
temperament, ability to work with a variety of problems at the same time, stamina for
working long hours and in stress producing environments.

 

Licensure Considerations:

? [This section is not required for each position]

 

Disclaimer: [Standard]
The performance responsibilities of this position are not limited to those outlined in this
description and may include any other responsibilities assigned by the Board of Education, the
Superintendent, or direct supervisor, or his/her designee.

 

Created 07/05/2022