Job Description
Job Title:
At-Risk
Assistant
Department: Elementary
Education
Reports To: Principal
Salary Schedule: SC-02
FLSA Status: Exempt
Prepared By: Human Resources
Director
Prepared
Date: October
28, 2008
Approved By: Human Resources
Director
Approved Date: October 28, 2008
SUMMARY:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises student
conduct, discipline, and behavior management.
Works with
students who need extra support.
Assists with any tutoring students
might need to complete required assignments.
Assists with
student programs and educational plans to meet educational goals and objectives.
Assists in the
execution of timeline and progress toward meeting project goals and objectives.
Collaborates with teachers,
including the project evaluator, to facilitate their project
roles/responsibilities.
Serves as a
positive role model for students and parents.
Performs other
duties as assigned by the Principal.
QUALIFICATIONS: To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative
of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Associate Degree, 48 semester hours qualifying
college course work, or successful completion of the ETS Para-Pro examination.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS
AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of prevention in regards to the development of
internal and external assets toward the strengthening of resiliency. An understanding of the theory and practice
associated with risk and protective factors.
An understanding of district’s Life Skills model and philosophy,
Prevention Dimension, character education and service learning is preferred. Competent
at both data collection and electronic data management skills is
essential.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Not
required
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules,
procedure manuals and traffic signs. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak and
understand English and effectively communicate with Supervisor and other team
members. Ability
to speak effectively before groups of parents and teachers.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability
to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole
numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to
compute rate, ratio, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety
of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to
interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or
schedule form.
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.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions. While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use
hands to handle or feel, talk and hear. The employee frequently is
required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is
occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl;
and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10
pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color
vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The
work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions. .