Paraprofessional - Title 1 - 32.5 Hours Per Week

Caledonia Community School District•Caledonia, MI

15h•$16•Onsite

About The Position

Contributes to the achievement of educational goals by providing additional educational support to students in the areas of math, reading, and other content areas. Title I paraprofessionals work under the direction of a certified teacher or the building principal.

Requirements

This position requires an Associate’s degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school with course work in English, math and/or writing; or successful completion of the WorkKeys Equivalency test as required by the Federal government.
This position requires some experience working with elementary students in a classroom setting, and/or knowledge of literacy skills in reading, writing, and oral language; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of, and the ability to assist in, instructing reading, writing, and mathematics
Ability to write simple correspondence and routine reports
Ability to communicate effectively with students, school administrators, and staff
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Responsibilities

Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff
Assists the certified staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities
Monitors work and supervise curriculum-based testing and makeup work as assigned by the certified staff
Performs clerical, classroom maintenance, and instructional duties as assigned by the certified staff
Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment and community
Plans instruction techniques and methodologies, and prepares lesson materials based on assessments of individual students and their needs
Administers assessment tests and interprets results to identify student needs
Records and reports assessment data to teachers and school administrators; completes required forms, reports, and other paperwork
Assesses students to determine if they require Title One services and to provide metrics to measure the success of teaching efforts
Instructs and reinforces math learning strategies
Instructs and reinforces writing practices such as letter formation, sentence conventions, and usage of ‘word wall’ words
Tutors students in one-on-one or small group settings in all curriculum areas
Meets with teachers to discuss students’ goals and progress, and discuss additional interventions
Attends professional development sessions, training programs, and conferences to maintain current in the field
Position is dependent upon federal government funding for continuation after thew current academic year
Other duties as assigned by the principal