Title I Elementary Paraprofessional (Instructional) - Burlington - 28 Hrs

Title I Elementary Paraprofessional (Instructional)

• Burlington

• 28 hrs JobID: 430

Position Type:

Paraprofessional/Instructional

Date Posted:

5/22/2024

Location:

Burlington Schools

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Title I - Elementary Paraprofessional

• 28 hrs.

• Burlington

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Graduate.

• Meet the requirements for serving as a para educator as required by the Professional Teachers Standards Board (PTSB).

• Proficiency in typing, filing, computer skills and general clerical skills.

• Demonstrated competence for assigned responsibilities.

• Certification as a teacher preferred.

• Experience in working with young people or in educational setting preferred.

• Such additions to the above qualifications as the Board and administration may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO:

Building Principal and Supervising Teacher

JOB GOAL:

To assist with maintenance of a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom so the teacher may devote maximum attention to the instructional program and meeting the educational needs of students; to contribute to a positive school atmosphere by offering pleasant, accommodating services to parents, students and staff.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Appreciates the worth and dignity of each individual and treats each one with respect and tolerance.

• Conducts a strong school public relations program through courteous telephone procedure, service-oriented student contact, and pride in document production.

• Assists the teacher with preparations for classroom activities.

• Reads to students, listens to students read, and assists students with other forms of communication as requested.

• As instructed by the teacher, works with individual students and small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher and to assist those students in need of special attention.

• Checks notebooks, corrects papers, assists students with drill work, and supervises testing and make-up work under the direction of the teacher.

• Performs general clerical duties for the teacher such as recording attendance, reporting lunch/milk counts, typing worksheets and/or tests, maintaining schedules, filing instructional materials, updating student information on cumulative folders, charting test results, maintaining inventories, etc.

• Assists teacher with non-instructional classroom duties such as distribution of snacks, putting on and taking off coats, boots, etc. and supervision of students during lunch periods, recesses, assemblies, playtimes, restroom visits, and field trips, as applicable.

• Monitors students at their assigned work sites, working with them and demonstrating needed skills, as assigned.

• Serves as the chief source of information and assistance to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.

• Maintains appropriate confidentiality when entrusted with personal information pertaining to staff members or students.

• Maintains and updates bulletin boards and other classroom learning displays, as requested.

• Sets up and operates equipment used in the classroom.

• Knowledge of and being prepared to act in accordance to district and school emergency procedures.

• Participates in in-service training programs as requested.

• Follows District policies and procedures.

• Performs such other duties as may be assigned by the building principal or teacher.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Employed at-will. Salary, hours and length of employment determined as needed.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the supervising teacher with input from the building principal.

Position closes when a suitable candidate is found.

Updated: 07/27/2021