Early Childhood Paraprofessional

EARLY CHILDHOOD PARAPROFESSIONAL

Paraprofessionals generally support early childhood preschool prekindergarten and kindergarten students. Paraprofessionals do not typically have childspecific assignments but are assigned to a classroom or classrooms(s).

Required EXPERIENCE:

• High school degree or higher.
• Enjoys working with children and is dedicated to the education of all children.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience working with children in schools child care settings or camps.
• Experience working in an urban district preferred.
• Proficiency in reading writing and speaking in another language in addition to English.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Provide general support for a classroom or classrooms that support inclusive and culturally sustaining instruction.
• Provide small or wholegroup assistance within the classroom including the needs of students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
• Engage individual and small groups of learners in instructional activities.
• Provide academic support and carry over the lessons the teacher or special education teacher has developed in small groups.
• Develop materials based on specific instruction from the classroom and/or special education teachers.
• Create opportunities and instruct students to be independent in various settings across their school day.
• Support classrooms and students in multiple/different classroom grade levels.
• Implement behavioral/social support plans to support the socialemotional learning needs within the classroom to individual students or groups of students (including but not limited to attending noncompliance completion of tasks following rules and classroom expectations).
• Provide all accommodations delineated within a students designated IEP/504.
• Implement modifications developed by the classroom teacher and/or Special Education teacher.
• Support scaffolds for multilingual learners during classroom instruction and small group instruction.
• Share relevant learner information with teachers and other school personnel to facilitate problemsolving decisionmaking and program planning.
• Support students in accessing a variety of technologies.
• Complete all required documentation related to incidents accidents discipline etc.
• Complete data collection related to academic functioning/student performance that supports instruction.
• Facilitate positive relationships and engagements with peers.
• Support students with the organization of materials assignments and schedules.
• Based on the student population and census they may be assigned to different buildings.
• Ensure that all accommodations outlined in the IEPs are implemented based on student needs.
• Support students during their specials lunch and recess times.
• Facilitate and support the arrival and dismissal times of students.
• Maintain student confidentiality.
• Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities the principal or designee assigns.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to communicate effectively.
• The employee must frequently stand walk sit use hands reach with hands and arms and stoop kneel crouch crawl climb and run.
• The employee must occasionally be able to lift and/or move children/objects.
• The employee must be able to work in a noisy stressful highpressure environment and still be able to concentrate and keep children safe.
• Ability to respond to emergencies (e.g. injured student fights behavior problems abusive students etc).
• May be exposed to bodily fluids including saliva urine feces vomit blood and/or other bodily fluids.
• The job is performed under conditions with exposure to the risk of injury and/or illness although in a clean environment.
• Assist medically fragile or physically disabled students in maintaining their hygiene.
• Assist students with physical and/or cognitive disabilities with grooming feeding toileting and diapering.

SALARY:

Salary for this position will be based on the Everett Teachers Association (Paraprofessional)

HOURS:

Hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Everett Public Schools in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies does not discriminate in its programs facilities or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race color age criminal record (inquiries only) disability homelessness sex/gender gender identity religion national origin ancestry sexual orientation genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of retaliation or biasbased intimidation threat or harassment that demeans individuals dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority