ED PARA,BASIC,C

Orange County Public Schools • Orlando, FL

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About The Position

Under direct supervision, this position provides paraprofessional support in an educational or childcare environment by assisting teachers and students. The employee works with children individually or in small groups, providing basic instruction in reading, writing, math, spelling, art, and other education-related activities. The role also leads and supervises developmentally appropriate activities as directed by assigned teachers, with essential functions varying according to the needs of those teachers. Related work may be assigned as directed.

All applicants must meet the highly qualified status requirement before starting employment with Orange County Public Schools. The district will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when requested.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or higher, or at least 60 semester hours from an accredited institution of higher education; an official transcript is required to validate education.
• Passing the paraprofessional certification exam may substitute for the educational requirement for highly qualified status.
• Must be highly qualified before beginning employment with Orange County Public Schools.
• Ability to fulfill the dexterity and physical requirements of the work and effectively attend to the needs of school-age children.
• Ability to carry out detailed but straightforward written or oral instructions and perform routine work according to prescribed practices.
• Ability to provide guidance and assistance to others in applying procedures and standards.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment.
• Depending on classroom assignment, ability to perform basic arithmetic and potentially calculate decimals and percentages or use fractions and interpret graphs.

Nice To Haves

• Previous vocational training or work experience in a licensed childcare environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner, representing OCPS positively.
• Monitor children’s activities and behavior, including when classroom teachers are absent, to support student safety and appropriate conduct.
• Assist teachers in supervising classroom learning activities and provide students with learning support.
• Provide instruction as prescribed by the supervising teacher and reinforce skills introduced by the teacher, using constructive activities as appropriate.
• Assist with checking and objectively evaluating student work; teach individuals and small groups in accordance with instructional guidelines.
• Help manage student behavior and maintain classroom order; reinforce school and classroom rules and escort students to designated locations when needed.
• Assist with lesson preparation, teacher pre-planning, and development of classroom activities and learning tools.
• Assist with assessing students’ math and communication skills, monitoring progress, identifying learning deficiencies to teachers, and documenting learning activities and diagnoses.
• Prepare or assist in preparing instructional materials and perform support tasks such as copying, laminating, typing correspondence, and filing.
• Coordinate with media center staff to obtain classroom learning resources and set up instructional equipment.
• Assist with classroom bulletin boards, decorations, and displays of student activities.
• Prepare instructional reports and complete required forms, schedules, and other data; maintain attendance records and assign student seating; learn assigned bus routes.
• Maintain accurate and complete student information records, including entering scores and other data using a computer terminal as needed.
• Perform assigned monitoring duties, such as hall, lunchroom, restroom, or bus duty, and escort students to designated activities.
• Assist teachers in assigned labs and provide instruction or information to students; translate lesson plans and other information when assigned to support student understanding.
• Keep current on job-appropriate technology used by OCPS and attend district-supported training as needed.
• Maintain timely and accurate information as part of job responsibilities.
• Perform related duties as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree