General Education ParaEducators (Teacher Assistant)
Posted: Continuous
2012-06-09
Closes: June 18, 2012
District Wide
General Education Para Educators
Helena School District # 1 is accepting applications for General Education Para Educator openings. These positions will begin August 27, 2012. Qualifications include: high school diploma or equivalent; at least 3 months experience or training; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience as determined by the District. Prior successful experience assisting students with special educational needs is preferred.
Entry level pay range is $9.31 to $11.78 per hour depending upon education level and relevant experience. A comprehensive benefit package is provided including coverage during the summer break.
To be considered for this position the following information is required: completed District online application, letter of application, and a resume with work related references. Initial application deadline is June 18, 2012. These positions will remain open until all available positions are filled. The Helena Public Schools are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
District online application is available at: http://www.helena.k12.mt.us/employment/certifie/index.dhtm
Application Procedure:
Apply Online
Helena Public Schools
Position Description
Job Title: Para Educator
Department: Educational Services
Reports To: Building Administrator
Prepared Date: December 2011
SUMMARY: Assist instructional personnel in general daily classroom
activities. Supervise students at
recess, lunch and outside play.
Responsible to represent the school building and district in a most
positive way to students, staff, parents, and the school community.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
Supervises students before and after school,
during lunch period and during recess.
Assists in small group pupil instruction and
provides limited instructional assistance to individual students at teachers’
request.
Assists teacher in maintaining discipline and
other functions.
Assists with set up of classroom and prepares
materials for specialized instructional units.
Assists teacher with attendance and related
clerical functions.
Assists in assembling/hanging materials on
bulletin boards and keeping displays current.
Operates standard school equipment such as
laminator, copier, audiovisual, etc.
Assist with loading and unloading of students on
the buses.
May escort children to and from various rooms.
Other duties as assigned.
Other
essential duties and responsibilities depending upon assignment:
Check
books in and out on the computer.
Shelve
library materials and assist with inventory.
Run
circulation reports including overdue notices
Processes
student attendance.
Prepares
mailings.
Distributes
building mail and community/district flyers
Greets
visitors.
Files
records/memos.
Makes
and receives telephone calls, takes messages, routes calls.
Provides
appropriate first aid.
Administers
medications according to policy and regulations.
Other
duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
May supervise students when the teacher and/or
librarian are not present.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform
each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or general education degree
(GED); one to three-months related experience and/or training; or an equivalent
combination of education, training and experience as determined by the
District.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions,
short correspondence, and memos. Ability
to write simple correspondence. Ability
to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to
students, parents, guardians, and/or staff.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in
all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry
out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few
concrete variables in standardized situations.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to meet multiple
demands from several people. Ability to
develop effective working relationships with students, staff, parents,
guardians and/or the school community.
Ability to assume responsibility for supervising students, understand
and carry out oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and
writing. Ability to perform duties with
awareness of all district requirements and Board of Trustees policies.
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.
While performing the duties of this position, the
employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to use
hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel,
crouch, or crawl. The employee must
occasionally lift, move and/or push up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to
adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative
of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually
moderate to loud at a standard acceptable level for this environment. While performing the duties of this position,
the employee is regularly outdoors in various weather conditions. The employee is continuously responsible for
the safety, well-being and/or work output of students.
The information contained in this job description
is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not
an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the
individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be
assigned.
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