Evaline School Paraprofessional 24-25

Evaline School Paraprofessional 24-25

Elementary Instructional Paraprofessional

Posting Date: 10/9/2024 

Closing Date: Open until filled

Hours: Approximately 6.5 hours per day 

Pay Rate: $18.29- $20.68 D.O.E.

Begin Date: immediately

JOB SUMMARY:

Paraprofessionals collaborate with administration and staff to provide supervision and instruction to a variety of students in a variety of settings.

Required Qualifications:

• Associates’ Degree or 72 quarter college credits or have passed the ETS
• Ability to obtain a Criminal Justice fingerprint clearance
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, possess awareness (for self and others), listen actively, be patient, incorporate humor/lightheartedness into work, be empathic, possess a growth mindset, and be customer-service oriented
• Ability to support the District’s vision, mission, and goals including the belief that all students can succeed
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to maintain timely and professional lines of communication with students, families, staff, and building administration
• Ability to create organizational systems and to flexibly respond to changing student needs, meet deadlines, and multi-task when necessary
• Ability to function in a calm, efficient, courteous manner under stress and exercise careful judgment, confidentiality, and tact in the performance of duties
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, work effectively under pressure, and maintain professional relationships with students, co-workers, and administration
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Positive experience working with adolescents
• Experience working in TK-6 setting
• Washington Food Worker Card preferred.
• Right Response certification preferred.

Essential Functions for this Position:

• Communicates clearly, accurately, concisely, and professionally
• Adapts classroom work under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of providing a method to support and/or reinforce classroom objectives
• Assists teachers for the purpose of implementing lesson plans
• Monitors students in a variety of settings and activities to ensure a safe and positive learning environment
• Provides individual and/or small group instruction to students based on direction from teachers or administrators
• Performs record keeping and basic clerical functions to support the building and other staff
• Attends various meetings to support students
• Listens to student concerns to determine if appropriate action or referral to other staff is needed
• Maintains the physical appearance of work areas to provide an educationally stimulating environment
• Attends trainings as directed or appropriate
• Other duties as assigned

Salary:

• $18.29- $20.68 hourly, Depending on experience
• Work schedule: 6.5 hours per day/191 days 8:15 am to 3:15 pm with ½ hour lunch break

Benefits:

• 8 paid holidays; sick leave and personal leave; health benefits through the School Employees’ Benefits Board including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance; State retirement through DRS

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Anyone interested in this position should apply through www.edjobsnw.org AND submit a letter of interest to Christina  Bradshaw, cbradshaw@evalinesd.k12.wa.us