CHANDLER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 80
Classification: Instruction
Title: ParaeducatorGeneral Education Preschool
Calendar: ParaEducator Fill Time or Part Time
Grade:106
Notification of Nondiscrimination
Notificacin de Non Discriminacin
Job Goal: To provide our students with the knowledge skills and attitudes to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens by: Assisting in providing quality child care in a nurturing safe environment using developmentally appropriate curriculum.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- AA degree or 60 semester hours from accredited university or satisfactory results on an AZ stateapproved competency exam
- Ability to operate standard office equipment including computer and related software
- Satisfactory criminal background check
- The physical demands described 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.
- Manual dexterity to operate business related equipment
- Vision and hearing adequate to exercise job responsibilities in a safe manner
Core Job Functions:
- Supervising children in the child development program including play periods lunch periods field trips assemblies and emergency drills
- Preparing lesson plans and instructing children with age appropriate curriculum
- Translating when required (both oral and written) for parents students staff and others
- Developing and creating bulletin boards signs borders and classroom displays
- Assisting students with various physical emotional and educational needs
- Assisting with assessments grading papers and completing records under the supervision of the supervisor/teacher
- Alerting the director/supervisor to any problem or special information about a student
- Communicating with parents on students progress issues and outcomes
- Maintaining the confidentiality of protected student and staff member information even after no longer employed
- Being flexible and performing other duties relating to general job function as assigned by supervisor
- Operate and care for equipment used for instructional purposes
- Follow district policies as outlined
- Perform all duties in a safe and prudent manner as directed by supervisors
Core Values/Professional Qualities:
- Respond to all internal and external customers as it relates to position in a prompt efficient friendly and patient manner
- Function effectively as a team member
- Be responsible reliable and punctual
- Be flexible and adaptable to change
- Positively accepting direction
- Establish and maintain courteous cooperative working relationships with students staff and parents
- Direct constructive criticism toward improving the district
- Exercise positive problem solving behavior and conflict resolution skills
- Adhere to the dress code appropriate to the site and job
- Share sensitive student and staff information on a need to know basis
- Be a positive role model for students
- Work with a large cross section of people in a professional and nonjudgmental manner
Physical Requirements Working with Students
Positions in this classification typically require: stooping kneeling crouching standing walking sitting finger or manual dexterity repetitive finger motion speaking hearing seeing (with correction) focusing ability or other factors applicable for the job. Employees may be subject to travel odors dusts poor ventilation workspace restrictions bloodborne pathogens and loud noises. Employees may be required to lift or exert up to 30 pounds of force to move objects occasionally up to 20 pounds of force to move objects frequently and up to 10 pounds of force to move objects constantly. 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.