Early Literacy Staff Assistant [ESP3668]

Ogden City School District•Ogden, UT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position involves teaching scripted early literacy interventions to small groups of students in Kindergarten and first grade. The Staff Assistant will also work with other students to provide extra instruction and practice on essential grade-level standards they have not yet mastered. The role requires monitoring and recording data for behavior, academic, and IEP plans, as well as supervising children during recess, mediating conflicts, administering minor first aid, and enforcing school rules. Additionally, the position supports bilingual/monolingual children and tutors students with English deficiencies in reading, writing, and speaking English. Testing at the beginning and end of the school year and recording student progress are also key responsibilities.

Requirements

48 college credit hours or a passing score on the ParaPro test
Understanding and using alphabetical and numerical systems

Responsibilities

Deliver scripted interventions to individual and/or small groups of students.
Provide tutoring that reinforces subjects already taught and discussed.
Monitor/record data required for behavior, academic, and IEP plans.
Supervise children in the playground.
Mediate arguments and fights between students.
Notify supervisor of serious rule infractions/incidents.
Administer minor first aid.
Enforce school rules.
Escort students to and from the playground.
Distributes playground equipment and storage.
Supervise students and intervene when socially appropriate.
Assist with bilingual/monolingual children in understanding classroom material.
Tutor students (with English deficiencies) in small groups and/or individually in reading, writing, and speaking English, etc.
Administer tests at beginning and end of school year; records data on student progress as required by supervisors, as assigned.