Paraeducator Specialist-Physical Education

Summary/Objective

Assists certified educators in implementing physical education programs setting up equipment and supervising students. Focus on adapting activities ensuring safety and building gross motor skills particularly for students with special needs.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

1. Assist teachers in leading physical education lessons sports drills warm-ups and game activities for individuals or small groups.
2. Monitor students in gyms fields or locker rooms ensuring safety protocols are followed and resolving conflicts.
3. Operate and care for equipment used for instructional purposes
4. Work directly with students with disabilities to modify physical exercises use adaptive equipment and reach individualized education program (IEP) goals.
5. Set up organize sanitize and store athletic equipment such as balls cones mats and nets.
6. Take attendance record physical progress and help create a positive inclusive environment.
7. Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills assemblies play periods lunch/breakfast periods field trips crossing guard bus assistant after school activities school gate duty
8. Alert the teacher to any problem or special information about a student
9. Maintain the confidentiality of protected student and staff member information even after no longer employed
10. Maintain knowledge of and adhere to all policies regulations and rules
11. Perform related duties as assigned in a safe and prudent manner

Other Duties

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of duties responsibilities or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies

1. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
2. Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
3. High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a school environment.

Physical Demands

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.

1. Regularly required to communicate detect converse with discern convey express oneself and exchange information with faculty students and visitors.
2. Ability to position self as needed in line with safety guidelines to complete tasks.
3. Due to the nature of the subject the role requires frequent physical activity. Specialists must be able to stand walk run bend crouch and regularly lift or move equipment weighing up to 50lbs.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

At-Will Notice of Employment does not provide a guarantee of a particular schedule of work or a minimum number of days or hours.

Typically these are 10-month 40-hour per week positions. This position is eligible for medical benefits. Employee will regularly work ten hours per day Monday through Thursday during core business hours.

Required Education and Experience

1. High School Diploma or equivalent
2. AA degree 60 college credits from an accredited university or satisfactory results on an Arizona state-approved competency exam (ParaPro)

Preferred Education and Experience

Working with students or children.

Required Certifications/Licenses

May require First Aid/CPR certification and/or QBS Safety Care training

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain a Fingerprint Clearance Card with a Level I IVP number through the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Required Experience:

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