Paraprofessional Teacher Assistant
About the Employer
Job Title - Classification Level - Shift -
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para - classroom/lunchroom/playground - 20273117 - b - 7:45am - 2:45pm
hourly wage range: $27.25/hr - $30.24/hr hours per day: 6.5 days per year: 191
a:
job title:
b:
classification level:
paraprofessional i
e 1 (grandfathered p2-p5 schedule)
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reports to:
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working titles:
Building Administrator - Secondary para Elementary para In-school suspension Library para Crossing guard Lunchroom para Playground para Vision -
Speech/lang asst Sped para i Bilingual/bicultural para Ell para Summer school para Bus para Resource room Mckinney vento
Summary of Assignment - Under the general direction of the building administrator, this position provides paraprofessional and support services to the building in the areas of classroom instruction; school office, library, and health room support; schoolwide project services; in-school suspension, playground, crossing guard, and lunchroom support. This position works with students from a variety of multicultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Essential Functions -
Classroom Instruction Support:
Monitor student activities (i.e., drill, practice, and research) after lessons and instructions have been given by teacher.
Administer and monitor tests and other assessment instruments as assigned.
Maintain classroom discipline in the absence of the teacher, complete appropriate misconduct forms, and/or report behavior to the teacher or principal.
Produce teaching aids and other classroom materials as directed by the teacher.
Collect, assemble, catalog, and distribute resource materials.
Distribute and account for textbooks and other miscellaneous equipment.
Operate audio-visual equipment.
Maintain records, files, and supplies.
Assist in maintaining a neat and orderly classroom environment.
Accompany students on field trips.
Monitor and guide students during emergency drills.
Assist students with course assignments.
Take classroom attendance and may collect money.
Classroom Instruction Support may be provided to individuals, small groups or the entire classroom as directed by the teacher.
Monitor students on the playground.
Provide lunchroom support and service.
Assist students to safely cross streets at crosswalks.
Library Support:
Supervise the library in the absence of the librarian.
May supervise students and volunteers in the library.
Prepare and issue library cards.
Instruct students on how to use the library and materials.
Operate and demonstrate audio and visual equipment.
Assist in maintaining a neat, clean and orderly library.
Clerical Support:
Prepare and maintain reports, correspondence, order cards, overdue notices, bibliographies, and a variety of forms and materials.
Maintain files and records, library materials and instructional pamphlets, student schedules, inventory and equipment lists.
Order, receive, and distribute supplies and materials.
May collect and account for money received from copy machines and fines.
Student Bus Safety:
Assist students with personal needs and equipment on and off the bus.
Assist with management of high-risk students that are severely emotionally disturbed and/or dangerous.
May prepare and give intervention or carry out certain medical treatments in times of emergency medical plans.
Assist passengers and drivers in evacuating the bus in an emergency.
Assist drivers in performance of daily vehicle inspections and interior cleaning of the bus to ensure compliance with state and district regulations.
Instruct students within small group or one to one as assigned by the bus driver.
Mckinney Vento, Truancy, Native American Program Support:
Assist the student services department with Mckinney Vento/Foster Youth and their families, providing supports to buildings with Becca petitions and community engagement boards, Native American students and their families to include events and programs supported by the Student Services Office.
Provide onsite supervision for the Mckinney Vento after-school program.
General Duties:
Prepare correspondence and reports.
Responsible for maintaining department supplies.
Provide daily directions to student assistants and district volunteers.
Monitor student activity in the in-school suspension center as students work on assignments that have been prepared and given by the classroom teacher.
May serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams.
Model appropriate and cooperative behavior, including protecting confidential information consistent with district ethical guidelines.
Foster and maintain strong productive relationships with district employees, parents, students, and other community members.
Work with a variety of people in a positive manner.
Performs Other Duties as Assigned.
The Essential Functions listed above are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.
The position may perform a variety of non-essential functions consistent with the scope and intent of the position.
Working Conditions -
Work is performed in regular school buildings and campuses located throughout the district. Ability to sit or stand for prolonged period of time; use of fingers, hands and arms; operate a motor vehicle, and tolerance of loud noises and physically demanding situations are all required.
May have to negotiate steps, ramps, uneven surfaces, and going outdoors in all types of weather to reach some classrooms and/or other district sites.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions and be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, temperature fluctuations, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals commonly used in instruction and/or cleaning.
It may be expected that the individual could be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials during the course of their duties.
The employee may be exposed to infectious diseases as carried by students.
FLSA: Non-Exempt Affiliation: -
espcp
Job Class: -
para-educator Work year: 191 day 196 days Library para
Internal Candidates may be placed on a longevity step per corresponding collective bargaining agreement.
Shifts are subject to change
Conditions of Employment -
Employment with Clover Park School District is conditional pending completion of a Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint background check as required by RCW 28A.400.303.
(Note: All associated background check fees are the employee's responsibility.) The fingerprint scan must be completed prior to the first day of employment.
Insurance Benefits -
Employees who are anticipated to work 630 hours during the school year (September 1 through August 31) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, long term disability, and basic life insurance benefits.
Clover Park School District benefits are administered by the Washington State Healthcare Authority under the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB).
Click on the link https://www.hca.wa.gov/employee-retiree-benefits/school-employees for information on available benefit options.
Retirement and Deferred Compensation -
Eligible employees are required to be a member of the Washington State Department of Retirement System Plan.
For eligibility information, check on the link to the department of retirement systems' website.
Employees also have the ability to participate in tax-deferred 403(b) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP).
These are supplemental retirement savings programs that allow you control over the amount of pretax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.
Click on the link https://www.drs.wa.gov/plan/dcp/ for information on 457 plan (DCP) with the department of retirement systems.
Equal Opportunity Employer -
Clover Park School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence, the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, or marital status.
The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Address questions and complaints of alleged discrimination to the following individuals at Clover Park School District, 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood, Washington 98499-1341:
Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator, Greg Davis, Executive Director of Compliance and Student Services, (253) 583-5154, gdavis@cloverpark.k12.wa.us;
Section 504/ADA Coordinator, Jennifer Herbold, Executive Director of Special Education, (253) 583-5170, jherbold@cloverpark.k12.wa.
Title IX inquiries may also be directed to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), https://bit.ly/us-ocr. Information about the nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures, and how to report a concern or complaint, is available at https://bit.ly/cpsdhibpolicy; OSPI required language per RCW 28A.300.286 is available at https://bit.ly/ospimodellanguage.