CTE Paraprofessional (Instructional)

PORTER COUNTY EDUCATION SERVICES SCHOOL DISTRICT; Valparaiso (IN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Porter County Education Services School District is seeking a Career and Technical Education assistant to support CTE instructors and students in Valparaiso, IN. This role assists in classrooms, reinforces material, and helps maintain safety in laboratories.

The ideal candidate has at least a high school diploma, good communication skills, and a willingness to work with adolescent students. Experience in automotive, construction, or electronics is preferred, and the ability to collaborate with

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or GED; some college preferred.
• Must pass pre-employment math and language test at a 12th grade level.
• Experience in automotive, construction, or electronics fields preferred.
• Enthusiasm for Career and Technical Education (CTE).
• Good communication skills and ability to work with adolescent students.
• Be computer literate and able to collaborate with educational professionals.
• Must pass a background check and be drug free.

Responsibilities

• Works with individual students or small groups to reinforce learning.
• Monitor and teach safety in the laboratory.
• Assist the instructor in the conduct of the CTE programs.
• Model and teach exemplary workplace behaviors.
• Assist in devising strategies for reinforcing material based on individual needs.
• Guide independent study and remedial work.
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem with a student.
• Maintains confidentiality and ethical behavior.
• Perform other duties as requested by the principal.
• Participate in in-service training programs.

Skills

Communication skills

CTE enthusiasm

Student engagement

Computer literacy

Educator collaboration

Background check compliant

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

• Minimum high school diploma or GED, some college preferred.
• Be able to pass a pre-employment test in math and language at a 12th grade level.
• Experience in the automotive field is preferred.
• Experience in the construction field is preferred.
• Experience in the electronics field is preferred.
• Have enthusiasm for Career and Technical Education (CTE).
• Have good communication skills.
• Enjoy working with adolescent students.
• Ability to work with a variety of educational professionals.
• Must be able to pass a background check and be drug free.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or GED, some college preferred.
• Be able to pass a pre-employment test in math and language at a 12th grade level.
• Experience in the automotive field is preferred.
• Experience in the construction field is preferred.
• Experience in the electronics field is preferred.
• Have enthusiasm for Career and Technical Education (CTE).
• Have good communication skills.
• Enjoy working with adolescent students.
• Be computer literate.
• Ability to work with a variety of educational professionals.
• Must be able to pass a background check and be drug free.

REPORTS TO: CTE Instructor and CTE Building Principal of Career and Technical Education

JOB GOALS: Assist students to be successful in their Career and Technical studies.

Performance Responsibilities

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Monitor and teach safety in the laboratory.
• Assist the instructor in the conduct of the CTE programs.
• Model and teach exemplary workplace behaviors at all times.
• 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.
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher.
• Alerts the regular teacher to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Participates in in-service training programs, as assigned.
• Perform other duties as requested by the principal.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Classified Personnel.