Paraeducator - Student Supervision

Bethel School District 403•Spanaway, WA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

This position's responsibilities are to ensure the safety and well-being of students in a variety of non-classroom settings, such as lunchrooms, hallways, and playgrounds. The Paraeducator - Student Supervision performs duties including supervising student behavior, ensuring students follow rules, assisting with mealtime setup and cleanup, monitoring playground equipment, identifying student first aid needs, ensuring adults on school grounds are checked in, establishing rapport with students, communicating with staff about student behaviors, organizing and participating in activities, helping to involve isolated and special needs students in group activities, and monitoring restrooms. Other functions include patrolling the playground for lost items and potentially serving on district committees. The position requires dealing with a wide range of student behaviors, including potentially difficult individuals, and demands alertness and safety awareness. The role may involve working outdoors in inclement weather, standing for prolonged periods, lifting or moving students or equipment, and exposure to infectious diseases and high noise levels.

Requirements

Experience working with school-aged children preferred.
Requires fingerprinting and background check to determine that there have been no convictions involving physical molestation, abuse, injury or neglect of a minor.
Must complete training in and adhere to district infection control plan.
Valid first aid card may be required.
Knowledge of safety rules, regulations and procedures.
Effective oral communication skills.
Ability to deal with students in a warm and confident manner.
Ability to supervise and correct student behavior.
Ability to learn and implement effective behavior management techniques.
Ability to remain flexible to changes in assignments or situations.
Ability to organize and supervise activities.
Ability to follow and give instructions.
Ability to be fair and consistent when working with children.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and students.
Ability to diffuse situations and resolve conflicts.

Responsibilities

Supervises student behavior in the lunchroom, hallways or on playgrounds; monitors and mediates disputes; intervenes as necessary.
Maintains order; determines and carries out appropriate disciplinary action as required; maintains discipline records.
Ensures that students follow rules and regulations on playground, in lunchroom, halls, bus loading areas, and other school areas; instructs students in proper behavior.
May assist in setting up lunch tables; assists in cleaning spills, wiping tables and related straightening of meal area; may dismiss children to recess.
Supervises safe use of playground equipment; periodically checks equipment for wear or damage; alerts appropriate staff member to needed repairs.
Monitors need for first aid for injured or ill students and refers for treatment as appropriate.
Ensures that adults on playground, school perimeter or in hallways have checked in at the school office; reports problems.
Establishes rapport with students.
Communicates with teachers and administrators regarding student behaviors.
Organizes and participates in intramural sports, games and activities; may act as a referee.
Teaches students the rules of various games and how to resolve problems cooperatively.
Communicates intramural program to certificated staff.
Helps to involve isolated students in group activities.
Provides positive contact.
Helps to integrate special needs students in group activities.
May be assigned to work one-on-one with special needs students.
May monitor restrooms during lunch or recess.
Patrols playground for lost items; instructs students to pick up and return equipment at the end of recess period.
May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams.
Models appropriate and cooperative behavior, including protecting confidential information, consistent with district ethical guidelines.
Performs related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position.