Pre-School Paraprofessional Level 1 - 27.5 Hours Per Week

Caledonia Community School District; Caledonia (MI); On-site; USD 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Caledonia Community School District seeks a Level 1 Preschool Paraprofessional for Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center. The role supports a safe, nurturing environment and assists with supervision, implements planned activities, and communicates with families under the guidance of a lead teacher and building principal.

The position emphasizes teamwork, observation of student progress, and building strong relationships with staff and community partners.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; an associate degree is preferred.
• Experience working with elementary students in a classroom setting is desirable.
• Strong communication with families, staff, and students.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a team teaching model and support planning and curriculum delivery.
• Supervise and assist with basic needs and safety of children.
• Observe, document, and communicate student progress to teachers and families.
• Support school events and collaborate with coordinators and administrators.

Skills

Team collaboration

Classroom management

Communication with families

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree desired

Job description

Position: Level 1 Preschool Paraprofessional

Location: Duncan Lake Early Childhood Center

Reports To: Building Principal

Work Year: 183 Days (27.5 Hours per week)

Salary: $15.78 per hour

Start Date:As soon as available

Position Summary

Contributes to a safe and nurturing environment for children that encourages their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development. Maintain positive relationships with families, children, co-workers, and community partners. Ensure safety and supervision of children at all times by meeting all demands of the position. Work under the direction of a lead classroom teacher and/or the building principal.

Primary Responsibilities

• Participate in a team teaching model, including time dedicated for the teaching team to plan, implement curriculum in all learning environments, assess children, and support parent/teacher communication
• Work closely with students, classroom teachers, support staff, volunteers, Preschool Coordinator, DLECC staff, and Principal
• Participate in school-wide events
• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment and community
• Create a safe and nurturing classroom environment with strong classroom management skills
• Observe and document student performance
• Assist with personal needs such as handwashing, feeding, and bathroom assistance
• Other duties as assigned by the principal

Employment Qualifications

• EDUCATION: This position requires a high school diploma. An associate's degree is desired, but not required.
• EXPERIENCE: Experience working with elementary students in a classroom setting is desirable.

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of, and the ability to assist in, instructing reading, writing, and mathematics
• Ability to write simple correspondence and routine reports
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, school administrators, and staff
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds of stored files. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration when reading and working on a computer screen.

Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.