Reports to: Principal Location: Washington Elementary

Bargaining Unit: Part-Time Teamsters FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Summary:

Behavior paraeducators collaborate with administration and staff to provide supervision and positive behavior interventions and supports to a variety of students in a variety of settings.

Required Qualifications:

● Associates’ Degree or 72 quarter college credits or have passed the ETS

● 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, goals, and culture code 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:

● Ability to speak Spanish

● Positive experience working with adolescents

● Experience working in a K-12 school setting

● Experience working with students and adults from diverse backgrounds

● Essential Functions for this Position:

● Focuses on Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports including working one-on-one and in small groups with students in grades K-6

● Works with counselor and principal to identify resources and interventions that are developmentally appropriate for students in grades K-6

All Students Achieve Academic and Personal Excellence

● Appropriately redirects student behavior with interventions

● 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:

$19.73-$26.51 hourly, Depending on experience and qualifications

$.50 per hour additional for employees with an Associate of Arts degree or higher

$.50 per hour additional for employees who fluently speak, write, and read Spanish

Work schedule: 6.5 hours per day M-F (excluding non-school days) – 192 days per year

Benefits:

11 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; and other fringe benefits as allowed under the Part-Time Teamsters Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Application Procedures:

Anyone interested in this position should apply through www.edjobsnw.org AND submit a letter of interest to Danielle Vekich, Principal of Washington Elementary at dvekich@centralia.wednet.edu. Current employees of Centralia School District need only to send a letter of interest to Danielle Vekich.

Centralia-Behavior Paraeducator (WA Elementary) 26-27