Duties and Performance Responsibilities

• Provide Dyslexia and additional interventions to special populations.
• Work with individual students –and with some small groups of students - to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by licensed staff.
• Assist the licensed staff in devising special strategies for reinforcing learning materials and skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual student needs, interests, and abilities
• Monitor work as assigned by the licensed staff.
• Alert the licensed staff to any problem or special information about an individual student Supervise students and assist with classroom management.
• Demonstrate ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment.
• Participate in professional development/training programs as needed.
• Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Assist with student supervision during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.
• Provide instructional support (i.e., listen to student(s) read, read to students, modify written materials, assist students with projects/assignments for regular classes).
• Provide clerical support (i.e., take attendance, duplicate materials, general filing, compile requested information, etc.) Perform other duties as assigned Education, Experience, Competencies

Education, Experience, Competencies

• Highly qualified paraprofessional credentials:
  • High School/GED AND ETS Para Pro Certification  or
  • High School/GED 2 years of higher education (60 hours) at an accredited institution .
• Citizenship, residency, or work VISA in United States required.
• Experience in Dyslexia interventions, such as Phonics First, Structures or Heggerty a plus.
• Must be able to clear background check.
• Aptitude for the work to be performed
• Interest in children and education
• Willingness to participate in training to enhance ability to work Salary - Per the district salary schedule for contracted employees

• Salary-Per the district classified salary schedule.