Middle School Paraprofessional

Position Summary

Paraprofessional responsibilities include providing staff support in an educational environment. Paraprofessionals will work with children individually or in small groups by providing basic instruction on reading, writing, math, and other education related activities as assigned by the lead teacher’s directions or the Director of Diverse Learning.

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Direct Student Support

• Leads small groups with assigned students in literacy or math.
• Completes daily lesson plan and track student data
• Leads highly effective small groups with curriculum fidelity

Other Duties Responsibilities

• Covers lead teachers as needed and assigned
• Supervises lunch and recess for assigned grade level and students
• Administer assigned arrival and dismissal duties

Other

• Support lead teacher with classroom duties as assigned
• Implement school wide culture expectations
• Participate in whole staff and instructional professional development
• Attend weekly Student Support Team meetings

Qualifications: Values and Mindsets

Believes deeply in the mission and vision of Steel City Academy and subscribes to our core values:

• Purpose: We all choose to be here and feel both inspired and challenged in our work. Our goals, both individually and collectively, are great which requires great effort, but offers great fulfillment.
• Team: Each of us contributes unique strengths to our community. As we understand ourselves and one another, we are able to maximize all our strengths towards collective success.
• Joy: We love and respect members of our community. We demonstrate this through a sense of urgency, gratitude, and fun in all that we do.
• Grit: Our growth never stops, so we never quit. We challenge ourselves which requires embracing the possibility of failure, and ultimately, believing in our ability to eventually succeed.
• Power: We seek to make the world a better place by fighting for equity for ourselves, our kids and our community. We embrace the opportunities where our skills and talents allow us to lead, and honor those opportunities by acting ethically and justly.

Qualifications: Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills and an appetite to coach and be coached.
• Motivated and responsible for personal, team and organizational development.
• Ability to collaborate with lead teacher
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Qualifications: Education and Prior Experience

• Paraprofessional Licensure Preferred
• Associate/Bachelor’s Degree accepted
• Experience working with school-age children