Ref: Add-on
This is an hourly position that requires submission of timesheets, and hours TBA, but not to exceed 20 hours per week. There are also no health benefits for this position.
IN-HOUSE VACANCY - INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY: Due to union restrictions, this position is only available to current employees of this school district for the first 5 days following the posted date. Applications submitted by job seekers not currently employed by the school district will not be considered during this time period.
BASIC FUNCTION: Under the direction of a Principal, serve as a mentor assisting individual students identified as working below grade level by providing additional instruction in basic academic skills.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: (Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements).
E = Essential Functions
Serve as a mentor assisting individual students identified as working below grade level by providing additional instruction in basic academic skills such as reading, writing, spelling, math or other subject areas; work individually with students or in small groups. E
Assist students with classroom assignments, homework, test preparation, papers and projects. E
Assist the teacher with various classroom activities including duplicating materials for lessons or homework assignments, correcting papers, filing and other activities as requested. E
Assist the teacher with helping students to understand and adapt to educational and social settings and to develop organized study habits. E
Assist in monitoring classroom, recess and other playground activities as assigned. E
Perform related duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
TRAINING, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Meet Highly Qualified requirement of No Child Left Behind: A high school diploma, or equivalent AND a) an Associate of Arts degree or higher, or b) 48 or more college units, or 3) a passing score on a test (CBEST, ParaPro or CODESP)
Employment eligibility will include being fingerprinted, passing a Tuberculosis test and/or other employment clearance requirements.
LICENSES, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Personal appearance, grooming, and language patterns, which will provide a satisfactory example to pupils.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
KNOWLEDGE OF:
Basic subjects taught in District schools, including arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language and reading
Safe practices in classroom and playground activities
Basic instructional methods and techniques
Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary
Basic record-keeping techniques
Classroom procedures and appropriate student conduct
ABILITY TO:
Assist with instruction and related activities in a classroom or assigned learning environment
Reinforce instruction to individual or small groups of students as directed by the teacher
Print and write legibly
Add, subtract, multiply and divide quickly and accurately
Understand and follow oral and written directions
Learn the procedures, functions and limitations of assigned duties
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
Supervise and discipline students according to approved policies and procedures
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Hearing and speaking to exchange information
Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate assigned equipment and demonstrate activities
Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching to assist students
Sitting at a desk, conference table, or in classrooms of various configurations for extended periods of time
Distinguishing colors, seeing and reading a computer screen, educational materials, books, and other printed matter, with or without vision aids and seeing to monitor students
Speaking in audible tones, comprehensible to others, in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone
Walking on uneven terrain, play yards and school grounds, or standing for long periods of time
Physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds or carry any object weighing up to 15 pounds
Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally.
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