Bilingual Paraprofessional

Legacy Traditional Schools • North Las Vegas, NV

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About The Position

Ignite your desire to be the best! Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career. At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities, or competencies may be documented in the incumbent’s performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent’s immediate supervisor or manager. Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you to work hard, learn, have fun, and always do your best. We thrive when cultivating curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents, and communities. Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best. Ignite your career and apply today! Ignite your desire to be the best! At Legacy Traditional Schools, more than 1,300 of the best educators are changing lives of over 27,000 students every day across Arizona, Nevada, and Texas. Whether you're in the classroom, supporting operations, or leading a campus, you'll make a lasting impact by helping students grow academically and personally. We do things the Legacy way by illuminating our educators' talents, uplifting student success, and fueling our school spirit. Our team rises to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright, curious minds, and engaging positively with our communities.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED required
• Paraprofessional Assessment completed successfully (if applicable)
• Nevada - New employee is required to complete and pass a 7-year criminal history check with Universal Screening as well as submit a completed FBI fingerprint form from B&D Fingerprinting Services before the first day of employment
• Travel between campuses is required from time to time.
• This position occasionally requires lifting objects (up to 25 pounds).
• This position may require sitting for long periods at times, talking on the phone, standing, kneeling, stooping, and concentrating.
• Local and in-state travel required.
• Performs kneeling, stooping, standing, and lifting activities in the performance of required daily activities
• This is a federally funded position. Continuation of this position will be reviewed annually based upon funding availability.

Responsibilities

• Works with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the general education and/ or EL Director.
• As assigned, supports students in the general education and pull-out rooms.
• Assists in data collection related to student performance in academic, behavioral, and social-emotional domains.
• Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Distribute and collect work, papers, and other materials for instruction.
• Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, lunch periods, and field trips.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed and certified teachers.
• Participates in in-service training programs as assigned.
• Alerts the general education to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Serves as the chief source of information and assists substitute teachers assigned in the general education teacher's absence.– Special Education Program Paraprofessional 2
• May assist staff and students in using educational computer programs and additional forms of technology.
• Assists the teacher in maintaining accurate records required by federal, state, and District policies.
• Administers and assists in the evaluation of daily student assignments.
• Assists in organizing learning environment; prepares and sets up instructional materials and equipment for classroom activities; maintains instructional material and equipment.
• Accompanies or assists students to and from their mode of transportation to and from school.
• Acts as a mandated reporter for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the students.
• Monitors student’s daily schedule and behavior for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
• Attends any meetings where interpretation is required. If the language is not one the paraprofessional speaks/understands, the paraprofessional will arrange interpretation services with our local vendor.
• Performs other related duties as required by the supervisor.

Benefits

• Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off.
• Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority.
• Invest in your future with retirement plans and enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED