Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitor children in the classroom, lunch room, bathroom area, hallways, and during recess time
• Assist a certified teacher with teaching as directed
• Prepare curriculum materials and activities for instruction
• Help with maintaining a safe/clean classroom
• Work one on one with students when needed
• Assist with other classes as directed by supervisor and/or principal

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Clean background check
• Pass Paraprofessional Assessment at hire or have 60 college hours
• Participate in required Paraprofessional module trainings provided by ADE

Physical requirements

• Be able to stand for the majority of the school day
• Be able to walk short distances to escort children between classrooms and activities
• Be able to lean, reach, bend, lift and squat to help children and co-workers
• Be able to walk on uneven surfaces (playground)
• Be able to walk up and down stairs
• Be outside in all weather conditions for assigned duty. This includes recess, before school drop offs and after school pick- ups.

Reports to: Principal/Assistant Principal

Contract: 179 days. Will be prorated based on days worked for the 2024-2025 school year.