High School Behavioral/Instructional Staff Assistant [ESP3692]

Ogden City School District•Ogden, UT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position helps tutor and assist with instruction for all high school subjects. The role involves working individually and with small groups of students who have behavior needs beyond typical classroom discipline. The assistant will support college and career readiness, provide direct instructional intervention and behavior services, and support teacher interventions within the Positive Behavior Support Program. Responsibilities also include student data entry, aiding counselors with registration, organizing files, answering phones, guiding students through career exploration assessments, maintaining data banks, scheduling students, and preparing materials for teachers. The role also involves instructing students on computer programs, reinforcing behavioral interventions, teaching social/academic skills, monitoring and recording data for behavior, academic, and IEP plans, supervising children, mediating student conflicts, administering minor first aid, enforcing school rules, and escorting students. Additionally, the assistant will help bilingual/monolingual children, tutor students with English deficiencies, assist the Bilingual Teacher in planning and implementing lessons, and aid in language assessment and portfolio preparation. The position also includes developing, coordinating, and hosting Career and College Exploration events for students.

Requirements

48 college credit hours or a passing score on the ParaPro test.
Six (6) months of related experience working with elementary age children, behavior management, and/or coaching.
A positive, open, and patient attitude.

Responsibilities

Assist in College and Career readiness.
Direct instructional intervention and behavior services support for students.
Support teacher instructional interventions in the classroom and work with the Positive Behavior Support Program.
Student data entry and monitoring using data systems.
Aid counselors with the student registration process.
Organize SEOP files for counselor’s use.
Answer telephones, greet the public and assist guidance secretaries as needed.
Guide students through computer generated career exploration assessment.
Maintain various data banks and publish lists of information.
Schedule students or make changes under the direction of a counselor.
Schedule appointments and mails information as requested.
Assist teachers in working one-on-one with students in reading, math, science, etc.
Assist with reading chains in the elementary schools.
Duplicate and prepare materials for teachers by making copies of worksheets, laminating charts and other materials.
Instruct students on various computer programs in order to be tested for Accelerated Reader Programs.
Monitor and reinforce behavioral interventions and programs as outlined.
Assist in teaching social/academic skills.
Monitor/record data required for behavior, academic, and IEP plans.
Supervise children in the playground.
Mediate arguments, 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.
Assist the Bilingual Teacher in planning lessons; using a variety of instructional methods to help the student individually; use English and Spanish (and possibly other languages) in the classroom.
Assist in language assessment and evaluation of students.
Assist the teacher in the preparation of portfolios for English-deficient students; collect data on each student; and communicate with other school personnel regarding these students.
Administer tests at the beginning and end of the school year; records data on student progress as required by supervisors, as assigned.
Develop, coordinate and host Career and College Exploration for Juniors involving more than 12 college workshop presentations from two local colleges: coordinate/communicate with workshop presenters; coordinate classroom/student participation and student handout.
Develop/host OHS Career Fair for all OHS students: solicit area businesses for participation; coordinate classroom/student participation; create student Career Fair handout.