Study | 5.75hr Title I Literacy Support Assistant

Fort Wayne Community Schools; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Wayne Community Schools seeks a paraprofessional to support Title I literacy compliance, family engagement, and Pre-K requirements. The role involves small-group literacy interventions and collaboration with school staff to boost student learning.

Responsibilities include maintaining records, assisting in family activities, and covering Pre-K as needed, with prerequisites like CPR, background checks, and TB testing. High school diploma plus related experience preferred.

Qualifications

• High school graduate with one year of general clerical or school experience.
• College degree preferred; must have strong office computer and communication skills.
• CPR certification, fingerprint background check, TB testing may be required.
• Paraprofessional can be considered highly-qualified via specified criteria.

Responsibilities

• Meet with small groups daily to provide literacy interventions.
• Collaborate with principal, instructional coach, and interventionist on literacy strategies.
• Maintain records and reports related to Title I literacy compliance, family engagement, and Pre-K.
• Assist in planning family engagement activities with staff to support student learning.
• Assist in Pre-K classrooms to cover breaks; prerequisites include CPR, background check, TB tests.

Skills

Oral communication

Written communication

Office software

Collaboration

Education

Two years of college experience

Two-year college degree

48 college credits

Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials

Tools

Para-Pro Assessment

Job description

Basic Function

Perform a variety of instructional and clerical duties to assist the Unit Head with Title I literacy compliance family engagement and Pre-K requirements

Qualifications

Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school and one year of general clerical or school experience. College degree preferred. The employee must have strong office computer and oral and written communication skills.

Drug screen required for this position.

Must Be Highly-qualified. The Paraprofessional Can Be Determined For Highly-qualified If He Or She Can Demonstrate At Least One Of The Following.

• Two years of college experience from an accredited college


• A two-year college degree from an accredited college


• Passed the Para-Pro Assessment


• One year or 1 000 hours of previous employment in a school or working with children


• Completed 48 credit hours of college level classes from an accredited college


• Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials

Essential Functions

• Meet with small groups of students daily to provide research-based literacy interventions for a minimum of half the school day.


• Collaborate with and learn from principal instructional coach and interventionist around research based literacy interventions.


• Compile information and maintain appropriate records logs and reports related to Title I literacy compliance family engagement and Pre-K.


• Assist in planning and executing family engagement activities (including Title I required expectations) along with school and district staff designed to help parents and families build their capacity to support student learning and growth.


• Assist in Pre-K classrooms to cover lunch breaks and when Pre-K staff is out of the classroom. The following requirements will need to be met prior to assisting in Pre-K classrooms: CPR certification national fingerprint background check TB testing and other learning modules.


• Perform related duties as assigned by the Administrator to meet the particular needs of the building/unit.

Physical Requirements

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. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to speak and hear. The employee is required to have dexterity of hands and fingers. The incumbent is required to sit or stand for extended periods of time. The employee must be able to push pull lift and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds. The incumbent may be occasionally required to bend at the waist kneel or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the incumbent is seated or walking at will and has limited physical labor. While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.