POSTING DATE: May 4, 2023

CLASSIFICATION: Intervention Para (Category 8)

LOCATION: Sonoma Elementary

SUPERVISOR: Shalen King-Short

PAY RATE: Per Master Contract – Step 1 $14.63
May earn an additional .25 cents / hour premium with an associate’s degree or higher education or passage of the MTTC (or equivalent) test in reading, writing, and math

HOURS OF WORK: 8:15-3:55 Monday-Friday (approximate) for all school days in session for the 2023-24 School year
STARTING DATE: Augusts 21, 2023 plus additional PD days the week prior to the start of school

Please see the following job description for more information on the open position at Harper Creek Community Schools.
TO APPLY: Visit www.harpercreek.net and follow the Employment Opportunities links.

Deadline for applying: May 11, 2023

The Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, (including sexual orientation or transgender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, "Protected Classes"), in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.

Please provide written notice for any special needs accommodation.

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.




Position Title: 31a At-Risk Intervention Para Educator
Reports To: Building Principal
Approved By: Rob Ridgeway, Superintendent Date: 5/24/2021

Summary:
Works under the supervision of a certified teacher to support instruction in core content area – reading, writing, science, social studies and math to identified 31a At-Risk qualified students.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Include, but are not limited to:.

• Supports certified instructional personnel with presentation of learning materials.
• Provides instructional support to students individually or in small groups to reinforce and follow up learning activity.
• Keeps daily logs for every student and monitors daily attendance of identified students.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community.
• Other duties may be assigned as allowable by Section 31a At-Risk regulations.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervises students within parameters given by teacher and/or principal

Qualification Requirements:
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
Federal regulations require that any paraprofessional funded under the “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001” shall have:
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend text at the college level. Ability to write clearly and accurately. Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group situations to student, parents, 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 perform basic arithmetical calculations.


Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instruction. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Other Skills and Abilities:
Ability to operate typewriter, photocopying machines and computers. Ability to assume responsibility for supervising students, understand and carry out oral and written instructions. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education 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 job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, as to operate office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the 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. May be exposed to paper dust, public illnesses and bodily fluids.