Kindergarten Bilingual Paraprofessional – Classroom Support Pro

Anchorage-School-District; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

The Kindergarten Bilingual/Biliterate Paraprofessional Educator at Anchorage School District assists the teacher with classroom activities and student supervision. The role involves clerical tasks, student monitoring, and collaboration with staff to support a safe learning environment.

The position is 9 months per year, 5.5 hours per day, at O'Malley Elementary, with salary in the T-8 range and a bilingual premium of 4% as per the TOTEM/ASD agreement.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent, or current enrollment in a GED program.
• Fluency in the foreign language of the classroom's instruction.
• Must meet paraprofessional requirements for Alaska through one of: 48 credits, or passing ETS Paraprofessional Assessment, or WorkKeys, or ASD Master Teacher paraprofessional training.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and inspire confidence and cooperation of staff, parents, students, and the public.
• Ability to establish and maintain a professional relationship with staff, parents, students, administrators, and the public.

Responsibilities

• Prepares class materials at direction of the teacher.
• Sets up class projects using guidelines established by the teacher.
• Handles routine reports needed to complete informational requirements.
• Records grades as assigned by the teacher.
• Checks attendance for assigned classes and assists with discipline for students as required.
• Aids pupils to carry out routine practice exercises assigned by the teacher, including listening to pupils read.
• Assists with assembling and putting materials on display.
• Assists with supervision of pupils on the school grounds under the direction of a teacher.
• Assists with supervising a student, or group of students, during the lunch period.
• Checks objective tests and marks errors, but does not determine final grades.
• Types letters, requisitions, inventories, cards, bulletins, bills, reports, ledgers, stencils, transcripts, tests, notices, and other administrative teacher and student materials.
• Maintains student and teacher files.

Skills

Bilingual fluency

Communication skills

Clerical work

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Kindergarten Bilingual/Biliterate Paraprofessional Educator at Anchorage School District assists the teacher with classroom activities and student supervision. The role involves clerical tasks, student monitoring, and collaboration with staff to support a safe learning environment.

The position is 9 months per year, 5.5 hours per day, at O'Malley Elementary, with salary in the T-8 range and a bilingual premium of 4% as per the TOTEM/ASD agreement.