Dayspring Angeline Paraprofessional

Description

As a top performing charter school in our county and state, Dayspring Angeline seeks individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment, strive for excellence, and who are dedicated to their team and the families they serve. Come be a part of our dynamic team; an exciting career awaits you.

This position is responsible for assisting the classroom teacher with the delivery of class instruction and classroom management.

Starting Salary: $15 per hour; part-time/27.5 hours a week. 

Starting Date: August 2024

Classroom Management

• Assisting with maintaining a classroom environment conducive to effective learning.
• Preparing instructional materials and collecting materials needed by the teacher in presenting a unit of work.
• Assisting in arranging the learning environment, including assembling and putting materials on bulletin boards and in keeping such displays current.
• Assembling, adjusting, and maintaining equipment used in the instructional program.
• Operating multimedia equipment. This duty would include preparing the room for the activity, obtaining the required material and equipment, the operation of the equipment, and the return of all materials and equipment to storage.
• Assisting in administering and scoring of appropriate assessments designed to measure and observe student progress (should not determine the overall grade).
• Assisting within constraints of any specific program regulations, in the supervision of students during non-instructional times in the day such as during the lunch period, during that time when students are entering or leaving buses, or while otherwise on school premises, including duty before school, during school and during intermission periods.

Delivery of Instructional Material

• Working with individual students or small groups on activities which have been assigned by the teacher.
• Delivering instructional materials in the absence of the teacher.
• Communicating accurate knowledge of subject matter in a comprehensible manner using language and style appropriate to the learner.

Communication

• Establishing and maintaining cooperative and professional relationships with other employees.
• Assisting the teacher with establishing and maintaining open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning academic and behavioral progress of assigned students. 

Other Professional Responsibilities           

• Completing record keeping tasks assigned by the teacher, such as lunch reports, attendance, recording grades, and report cards. 
• Assisting the teacher with taking necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, materials, equipment and facilities.
• Assisting the teacher with ensuring that each student in the program has the necessary records in his/her permanent record and/or portfolio.
• Performing other responsibilities, as directed.

Requirements

Qualifications

• High School Diploma.
• Associate’s Degree, OR 60 hours of college/university level coursework, OR 3 years of Instructional Assistant experience, OR demonstrated proficiency on district assessment.