Instructional Paraprofessional: Reading & Math Support

Sumter School District; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumter School District in Bates Middle School, Sumter, South Carolina, seeks an instructional paraprofessional to support teachers in delivering reading and math instruction and maintaining a positive learning environment.

The candidate will provide individualized instruction to students and small groups, assist with accommodations, and help analyze intervention data under supervision of a certified teacher. Position is full-time and follows district pay scales.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher, or 60 credit hours toward a degree.
• Passing score on Praxis Para Pro exam or equivalent.
• Minimum of three years of experience in an elementary school setting is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the classroom teacher, helps to maintain and oversee a positive learning environment.
• Assists the teacher in implementing appropriate daily learning experiences that are congruent with approved practices for the grade level and class composition and aligned with the instructional mission of the school and district.
• Collaborates with the teacher as appropriate to help ensure informed decisions regarding curricular planning, classroom environment issues, and instructional practices.
• Assists the teacher in providing any unique and/or special accommodations required for students.
• Helps the teacher promote a safe, secure, healthy learning environment.
• Works with others consistently in a cooperative and respectful manner.
• Provides individualized instruction to identified students and small groups who are experiencing difficulty in reading and mathematics.
• Plans instructional activities that meet students' individual needs, interests, and abilities in reading and mathematics.
• Advises teachers about students' progress throughout the course of intervention.
• Helps to retrieve the performance data of students being served so teachers could analyze it to evaluate intervention effectiveness and determine progress.
• Helps to maintain and oversee a positive learning environment under the direction of a properly-certified teacher.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Works with others consistently in a cooperative and respectful manner

Skills

Associate's degree or higher

60 credit hours toward degree

Praxis Para Pro exam or equivalent

3+ years elementary school experience

Education

Associate's degree or higher

60 credit hours toward degree

Job description

Sumter School District in Bates Middle School, Sumter, South Carolina, seeks an instructional paraprofessional to support teachers in delivering reading and math instruction and maintaining a positive learning environment.

The candidate will provide individualized instruction to students and small groups, assist with accommodations, and help analyze intervention data under supervision of a certified teacher. Position is full-time and follows district pay scales.