Supervisory Paraeducator – Temporary

Required Qualifications:

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Must possess and display excellent human relations skills when dealing with staff, students, and community. 
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to get along with other people and have patience in dealing with parents and students.
• Ability to communicate effectively and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Ability to operate computer and related equipment.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of applicable district requirements and Board of Education policies.  

Responsibilities:

• Provide assistance to the administration and teachers in the general supervision of students; assist in maintaining discipline on-site and while on field trips; communicate with bus drivers, community members, students, staff and parents.
• Supervise students in hallways, lunchroom, bus areas (making sure students have transportation home), rest rooms locker rooms or parking lot area by moving throughout the supervision area, assisting students (including on and off equipment), assisting injured students, monitoring and responding appropriate to student misbehavior, and in extreme cases, may be required to restrain students consistent with individual student plans and district policy.
• Monitor behavior of students for appropriateness, initiate appropriate consequences for student misbehavior according to individual learning plans and building discipline plan or evaluating the need for further discipline; confer with administration, teachers, counselors or parents regarding behavior problems and discipline.
• Provide information to parents, drivers, and community members as necessary during supervision or as a result of disciplinary issues.
• Refer clean-up, repair or general maintenance problems to custodial staff.
•  Assist administration in conducting fire drills by insuring that students and teachers follow established rules for exit, re-grouping and re-entry to building.
•  Provide some general clerical functions such as answering phones, greeting and assisting visitors, operating office machines, opening and distributing mail, and filing.
• Order, count, and distribute lunch for ALC (high school students) and ABE students. Communicate with IDHS and Nutrition Services department to maintain Federal Regulations regarding School Based Food Programs.
•  Other duties as assigned.