Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the classroom teacher, the Instructional Paraprofessional (Regular Needs) is assigned for at least 80% of the workday the responsibility for assisting classroom teachers with instruction and the maintenance of discipline in general education instructional situations. Responsibilities for the majority of the time must be spent on small group tutoring or instruction of children and grading papers under the supervision of teacher and with other classroom duties assigned by the teacher. Other responsibilities such as additional related classroom clerical duties, cafeteria duty, etc. may be assigned for a minor portion of the workday by the site administrator/designee.
Essential Functions:
- In the classroom, introduce and monitor group instructional activities
- Monitor student-testing situations
- Assist the classroom teacher with planning for instruction, and manage student social skills development activities
- Securing/Producing teaching resources such as bulletin boards
- Leading reading and/or other academic group activities
- Responding to individual students requiring academic assistance
- Providing assistance by supervising student use of various equipment
- Distributing/collecting assignments based on the teacher's direction
- Facilitating the teacher in assessing student progress.
- Provides assistance to teacher by assisting with developing, implementing and evaluating classroom behavior management plans
- Monitoring individual or group behavior
- Assisting with student conflict resolution
- Providing reinforcement to students for appropriate behavior
- Providing crisis intervention when necessary
- Administering behavioral consequences under the direction of the teacher
- Maintaining the established classroom management plan
- Assistant with parental contacts, ordering supplies, student record keeping, school lunch program information collection/maintenance, copying, maintenance/repair of materials, bus/car duty, media center assistance (20% of the workday)
Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent and successful completion of 60 semester hours or a passing score of the ETS/Praxis Paraprofessional examination
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