About this role
Description
To help provide a well-organized, smoothly functioning classroom environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.
Qualifications
- 1. High School Diploma or GED.
- 2. Demonstrated successful experience working with young people in a school setting desirable.
- 3. Align with NCLB Paraprofessional Qualification requirements (48 semester hours or Associate Degree or pass State-Approved Academic Competency test) or pass within the probationary period.
- 4. Bilingual in Yup'ik and English preferred.
- 5. Ability to live and work in a cross-cultural, rural Alaskan environment.
- 6. Ability to carry out successfully the duties described below.
Duties
- 1. Under the supervision of the teacher, prepares for classroom activities.
- 2. Works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
- 3. Assist individual students in need of special attention.
- 4. Performs clerical duties.
- 5. Sets up and operates equipment.
- 6. Assists teacher with non-instructional classroom duties such as snack, restroom, and clothing routines.
- 7. Checks notebooks, correct papers, and supervises testing and make-up work.
- 8. Assist in drill work.
- 9. Assists with reading and storytelling.
- 10. Assists small groups of students in the library.
- 11. Participates in in-service training programs.
- 12. Checks and records student attendance.
- 13. Collects and records lunch money.
- 14. Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom learning displays up to date.
- 15. Assists with the supervision of the students during lunch periods, assemblies, play periods, and on field trips.
- 16. Alerts the teacher of any problem or special information about the individual student.
- 17. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and fellow employees as is expected of teacher.
- 18. Maintains a sense of responsibility and positive attitude toward students and fellow employees.
- 19. Shows initiative in sharing work with other instructional personnel.
- 20. Maintains classroom student records and folders.
- 21. Corrects and records student work and reports students progress to the teacher.
- 22. Listens to individual students read orally.
- 23. Performs other duties as assigned.