Pre-School Paraprofessional-WEEC_2 Days Per Week

Springfield Platteview Community Schools; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Springfield Platteview Community Schools is seeking a Pre School Paraprofessional to support teachers, supervise preschool students, and assist with instructional activities in classrooms, playgrounds, and community programs. The role emphasizes safety, positive behavior, and collaboration with staff to foster a nurturing learning environment.

Typical duties include assisting with lesson delivery, managing classroom materials, supervising students during meals and field trips, and performing

Qualifications

• Requires a High School Diploma or GED.
• At least 12 semester hours in child development/early childhood education or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 credit hours in Early Childhood Education with 6 more within a year.

Responsibilities

• Support teachers in meeting instructional, educational, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of students.
• Assist in delivering lessons, distribute materials, help with activities, reinforce concepts.
• Provide supervision to ensure safety during classroom, lunch, and recess; field trips as needed.
• Attend to students' physical, academic, and emotional needs, including personal care as needed.
• Help maintain a neat classroom, manage behavior, and implement classroom management strategies.
• Assist with clerical duties like preparing materials, taking attendance, and tracking progress.

Skills

Classroom supervision

Lesson assistance

Behavior support

Safety awareness

Education

High School diploma or GED

12 credit hours in child development/early childhood

6 credit hours in Early Childhood Education

Additional 6 hours within a year

Job description

Pre School Paraprofessional

Job Description

Qualifications:

Pre School Paraprofessionals will hold a High School Diploma or GED. Candidates must have at least twelve (12) semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credit in child development/early childhood education, or the equivalent in prior training or experience. Candidates with a minimum of six (6) semester hours of college credit in Early Childhood Education will be considered, an additional six (6) semester hours of college credit in Early Childhood Education must be obtained within a year of hire date.

Length of Contract and Hours:

A Pre School Paraprofessional will work approximately 174 Days per calendar year and up to 37.5 hours per week.

Immediate Supervisor:

Building Principal.

General Job Description:

The Paraprofessional works under the direction and supervision of a teacher or other designated member of the school staff. Assists the teacher in the education, care, supervision, and instruction of pre-school aged children, in classrooms, common areas, and playgrounds at a center dedicated to pre-kindergarten children, and in the community.

Specific Job Functions:

1. Support teachers in meeting the instructional, educational, behavioral, and social emotional needs of students in the classroom.
2. Assist the teacher in delivering lessons, which can include distributing materials, helping with activities, and reinforcing concepts with individual students of small groups.
3. Provide constant supervision to ensure safety and a positive experience in the classroom, during lunch and recess, and on field trips.
4. Attend to students' physical, academic, and emotional needs, which may include assisting with personal care like toileting and hygiene, providing encouragement, and helping with mobility or access to materials.
5. Help maintain a neat and organized classroom environment, manage student behavior, and implement the teacher's strategies for classroom management.
6. Assist with clerical duties like preparing materials, taking attendance, and , in some cases, tracking student progress or helping with communication to parents.

Physical Requirements:

• Employee required physical activities listed below ( N=Never; O= Occasional, 1 to 33% of the time; F= Frequent, 34-66% of the time; C= continuous of 67% or more of the time).

• Sitting = O
• Standing = F
• Walking = F
• Lifting/ Carrying (0-20 lbs.) = O
• Lifting/ Carrying (20+ lbs.) = N
• Squatting = O
• Bending = O
• Kneeling = O
• Crawling = O
• Climbing = O
• Balancing = O
• Reaching Overhead = O
• Reaching Forward = O
• Push/ Pull = O

Twisting = O