About this role
QUALIFICATIONS: Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with teachers, support staff, and school administrators. Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)/restraint certification, First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training course completed at first available offering by District. High school diploma preferred or equivalent. REPORTS TO: Principal JOB GOAL: Supervises students who are assigned to in school suspension for disciplinary reasons. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Establishes high standards and expectations for all students to accept responsibility for behavior.
• Supervises students and consistently administer rules regarding student behavior during detention.
• Informs students of rules and expectations.
• Maintains an atmosphere in which students are expected to remain seated and silent during the time period.
• Works with the administration to have in-school serve as an effective preventative disciplinary technique.
• Assists students as needed with homework or instructional assignments.
• Keeps accurate records of student attendance and behavior, including any tardiness, and submit to the administration in a timely fashion.
• Engages the learners in differentiated learning experiences for the range of skill levels and developmental needs found in the classroom, managing, when appropriate, multiple instructional activities simultaneously.
• Monitors the pacing of instruction and budget class time efficiently by providing clear directions, outlining expectations, and effectively bringing to closure instructional experiences.
• Uses effective presentation skills when employing direct instruction, including appropriate vocabulary and examples, clear and legible visuals, and articulate and audible speech.
• Uses excellent written and oral English skills when communicating with students, parents, and colleagues
• Provides a nurturing, supportive, and positive classroom climate that encourages student responsibility, using positive motivation, clear classroom routines, challenging instructional strategies, and effective classroom management techniques.
• Disciplines students in a fair and consistent manner, using school approved procedures.
• Seeks assistance of the parents and the administration when needed.
• Establishes a professional rapport with students that earns their respect.
• Communicates regularly with parents, seeking their support and advice, so as to create a cooperative relationship to support the child in the school.
• Assumes responsibility for all students within the school, beyond those specifically assigned, supervising in a fair and constructive manner to ensure the safety and well-being of all students.
• Ensures the safety and health of all students, notifying the administration of any unsafe conditions, following established procedures.
• Creates a stimulating, attractive, organized, functional, healthy, and safe classroom, with proper attention to the visual, acoustic, and thermal environments.
• Completes in a timely fashion all records and reports as required by law and regulation or requested by the administration. Maintain accurate attendance records.
• Works cooperatively with adults assigned to the classroom (e.g., paraprofessionals, student teachers, parents, and volunteers), establishing clear expectations for roles and responsibilities.
• Attend required staff meetings and serve, as appropriate, on staff committees.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.
COMPETENCIES:
• Perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percents, and/or ratios.
• Read a variety of manuals; writes documents following prescribed formats, and/or present information to others.
• Understand multi-step written and oral instructions.
• Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: recordkeeping principles; and office equipment/software.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional situations; Responds promptly to student, staff, and public needs.
• Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality; Creates and maintains a positive and conducive work environment.
• Oral Communication - Responds well to questions.
• Written Communication - Edits work for spelling and grammar.
• Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful and positive manner.
• Safety and Security - Uses equipment and materials properly.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write correspondence.
• Ability to work with a variety of people and maintain confidentiality of information.
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet and district software and Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, and other appropriate technology software).
• Knowledge of appropriate business machines and telephones.
• Monitor special system(s), not limited to, including security and fire alarm systems.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. In addition, some carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity.
• The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: requires sitting, walking, and standing.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
• Ten-month, employee pay and benefits in accordance with Board policy.
• FLSA: Non-Exempt
• Full Time Employee Benefits in accordance with Board policy.
EVALUATION:
• Performance to be evaluated in accordance with the Board policy on evaluation of support personnel.