ESL School Aide 25-26 School Year

Amergis Staffing is seeking English as a Second Language paraprofessionals. The ESL paraprofessional is an individual who works with students requiring instructional, and/or behavioral assistance under the supervision of the special education department and/or supervising designee.

Must Be Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

·       The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to the following fundamental duties

·       Review instructional plans with the classroom teacher in order to implement daily instruction.

·       Assists in planning and arranging a physical classroom environment that is conducive to learning.

·        Assists in making teaching materials available as needed by the teacher.

·       Assists children during learning and planned activity time as new materials are introduced.

·       Reinforces materials introduced by the teacher.

·       Assists in supervising field trips, walking tours and bus trips.

·       Assists in planning for speakers to come into the classroom.

·       Participates in in-service training programs.

·       Participates in parental conferences.

·       Assists in carrying out the classroom activities.

·       Performs other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

·       This position may need assisting with toileting, feeding, and other personal care when applicable. Will require paras to participate in bus duty, door duty, and lunch duty as needed.

·       Other duties may be assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or its equivalent.  Bilingual (English/Spanish) with a preference for bicultural.  Willingness to work with others in a cooperative manner.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

•  Ability to follow written and verbal direction.
•  Ability to read, write and do simple computations.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in prioritizing tasks.
•  Ability to work under supervision and make appropriate work-related decisions.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Must be courteous and able to deal effectively with people.
• Must be cooperative, congenial and service-oriented.
•  Ability to work in an environment with frequent interruptions.
•  Ability to organize classroom settings to efficiently accomplish tasks.