Elementary (K-5th) Paraprofessional at Bennett School District – Bennett, Colorado

TITLE: Paraprofessional

QUALIFICATIONS:

Associates Degree, preferred or must be able to become “Highly Qualified” through a national or local academic assessment to meet the Colorado Department of Education

Requirements

1. Demonstrate aptitude or competence for assigned responsibilities

2. Colorado Bureau of Investigation background clearance

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

JOB GOAL:

To provide students with a safe, attractive, comfortable, clean, and efficient place in which to learn, play, and develop

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Displays a thorough knowledge of the position.

2. Monitors and adjusts activities to meet district and position needs.

3. Communicates effectively.

4. Maximizes time on task.

5. Generates a sense of enthusiasm.

6. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.

7. Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.

8. Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.

9. Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.

10. Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.

11. Checks notebooks, corrects papers, and supervises testing and makeup work, as assigned by the teacher.

12. Distributes and collects workbooks, papers, and other materials for instruction.

13. Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud, and storytelling.

14. Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.

15. Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.

16. Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, and field trips.

17. Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.

18. Checks and records student attendance or report cards.

19. Assists with lunch, snack, and cleanup routines.

20. Assists with wash-up and toilet routines.

21. Helps students with their clothing

22. Keeps bulletin boards and other classroom learning displays up-to-date.

23. Operates and cares for equipment used in the classrooms for instructional purposes

Other duties as may be assigned

Bennett School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, Bennett School District 29J does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, need for special education services, or any other reason protected by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public.

The following person has been identified as the compliance officer and Title IX Coordinator for the district:

Ramie Dillingham, Human Resources Director

Bennett School District 29J

805 Washington Way

Bennett, CO 80102

720-500-1495 ext. 8202

rdillingham@bsd29j.com