ESS Assistant
Posted May 10, 2012
Deadline for application: May 16, 2012
Contract length: 2012-2013 – 183 days
Compensation: $9.33 per hour; plus benefits
Work Schedule: M-F; 6.5 hrs/day
Nature and Scope of Job: Provide an enriched atmosphere where students learn subject matter and/or
skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and
responsible members of society. Facilitate learning and guide students toward the
fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, emotional and psychological
growth and maturation. Responsible to the building principal and department director where
assigned.
Education, Licenses, Certification or Formal Training:
· AA degree required or 60
semester hours or ability to pass the Work Keys Test
· CPR and First Aid
training or willingness to be trained.
Qualifications: Applicant must have the knowledge,
skills and abilities sufficient to perform the function of the position.
Applicant must be able to provide student specific personal care support to
students. Previous experience
working in school setting or with children with special needs. Strong verbal communication skills, ability to
move quickly from one position to another in response to student needs, desire
to work in team setting, positive attitude, upper body strength with the
ability to lift and carry 50 lbs required. Paraprofessional experience preferred. Sign language abilities -
working with hearing disabilities. Bilingual skills preferred, but not
required.
Essential Job Functions:
· Responsible to support
the academic programming and progress of individual students and/or small groups
of students with identified significant needs.
· Provide student specific personal care and support.
· Duties include, but are not limited to, assisting with daily
classroom activities, assisting in data collection, sanitizing equipment and
materials, and providing to the staff.
Equal Employment
Opportunity
Weld County School District 6 shall not discriminate in its employment or
hiring practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, age, marital status or disability. The Superintendent is committed
to cultural diversity among district personnel as a means of enriching
educational experience. The District shall identify, solicit, and consider
applicants for employment from a broad spectrum of qualified individuals who
will contribute to that effort.
Apply online www.greeleyschools.org