Classified - Language Intervention Para

Position Title: Classified - Language Intervention Para

Job ID#: 1972

Assignment: Crete Elementary and Intermediate Schools

Reports to: Building Principal

Date Available: Immediately

Work Agreement: 185 days; 7.5 hours per day

Hourly Pay starts at $17.67 and is based on related experience

Crete Public Schools is seeking applications for a Language Intervention Para to begin immediately. This position will primarily work with small groups of K-5 students to deliver an evidence-based expressive and receptive language intervention.

Benefits include 76% paid single health insurance, long-term disability insurance, and sick and personal leave. This position is considered open until filled.

This position is grant-funded and continuation of employment is dependent upon the availability of grant funds.

Essential Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED and either an associate’s degree, two years of college, or a passing score on a state or local assessment that demonstrates their ability to assist with instruction in reading, writing, and math
• Satisfactory completion of criminal background check
• Work well with children and co-workers
• First aid knowledge preferred, but not required
• Bilingual preferred, but not required

Job Tasks:

• Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
• Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
• Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
• Observe students’ performance and record relevant data to assess progress.
• Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods.
• Organize and label materials and display students’ work in a manner appropriate for their eye level and perceptual skills.
• Distribute tests and homework assignments and collect them when they are completed.
• Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
• Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.
• Assist in bus loading and unloading.
• Maintain computers in classrooms and laboratories and assist students with hardware and software use.
• Serve as a role model to all students.
• Serve as a positive member of the community in a way that does not negatively affect the District’s reputation or image in the community.
• Refrain from engaging in conduct that interferes with the operations of the District, including the education of students.
• Develop and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with other staff and administration.
• Adhere to all District policies, rules, regulations, and supervisory directives.
• Maintain confidentiality of information concerning staff, students, and parents in accordance with law and District rules.
• Adhere to the code of ethics of the District and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE Rule 27).

FLSA Exempt Status: Non-exempt.

Essential Functions:

The essential functions of each employee’s position includes:

(1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job;

(2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and

(3) the ability to perform the physical requirements on their specific job description.

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform other tasks or duties as assigned by the Superintendent or Principal.

At-Will Position:

• This position is an “at-will” position and may be terminated, with or without cause, at any time in the sole discretion of the Superintendent or Superintendent’s designee.

Physical Requirements of Paraeducator

E = Essential

NE = Non-Essential

Item is not a requirement of the job

NE

Occasional - up to 33% of time

NE

Occasional - up to 33% of time, absolutely essential to the job

E

Frequent - between 34%-66% of time

E

Continuous - over 66% of time

E

Stamina

1. Sitting

X

2. Walking

X

3. Standing

X

4. Sprinting/Running

X

Flexibility

5. Bending or twisting at the neck more than the average person

X

6. Bending or twisting at the trunk more than the average person

X

7. Squatting/Stooping/Kneeling

X

8. Reaching above the head

X

9. Reaching forward

X

10. Repeating the same hand, arm or finger motion many times (For example: typing, data entry, etc.)

X

Activities

11. Climbing (on ladders, into large trucks/vehicles, etc.)

X

12. Hand/grip strength

X

13. Driving on the job

X

14. Typing non-stop

X

Use of Arms and Hands

15. Manual dexterity (screwing a lid on a jar)

X

16. Finger dexterity (typing)

X

Lifting Requirements

17. Lifting up to 10 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

18. Lifting 11 to 25 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

19. Lifting 26 to 50 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

20. Lifting 51 to 75 pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

21. Lifting 76 plus pounds (Mark all that apply)

Floor to waist

X

Waist to shoulder

X

Shoulder to overhead

X

22. Can load/items weighing over 50 pounds that are lifted or carried be shared, or reduced into smaller loads?

X

Pushing/Pulling

23. 25 to 50 pounds

X

24. 51 to 75 pounds

X

25. 76 to 90 pounds

X

26. Over 90 pounds

X

Carrying

27. 10 to 25 pounds

X

28. 26 to 50 pounds

X

29. 51 to 75 pounds

X

30. 76 to 90 pounds

X

31. Over 90 pounds

X