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Gardner Public School District

Paraprofessional

Gardner Public School District, Gardner, Massachusetts, us, 01440


QUALIFICATIONS:

* Previous experience working in an educational setting.* Must be highly qualified with a minimum of 2 years of college or have passed the Para Pro Test.

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

JOB GOAL: To assist the teacher achieve teaching objectives by working with individual students or small groups to help them achieve the skill levels of the class as a whole.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.* Assists the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests and abilities.* Operates and cares for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.* Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.* Distributes and collects workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction.* Guides independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.* Assists with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods and field trips.* Keeps bulletin board and other classroom learning displays up-to-date.* Assists with such large group activities as drill work, reading aloud and story-telling.* Reads to students, listens to students read and participates in other forms of oral communication with students.* Assists students in the library or media center.* Checks notebooks, corrects papers and supervises testing and make-up work, as assigned by the teacher.* Checks and records student attendance.* Collects and records collection of money.* Helps students with their clothing.* Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by teachers and/or the building principal.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Per Contract.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: Per Contract.

EVALUATION: Building Principal and Director of Pupil Personnel