ESS Assistant (Part Time)
Posted June 11, 2012
Deadline for application: Until Filled
Contract length: 2012-2013 – 183 days
Compensation: $10.26 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