Early Childhood Paraprofessional

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to

• Collaboratively assists the teacher and/or therapist in devising strategies for reinforcing content, skills and processes based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
• Assesses and documents student progress according to developmentally appropriate assessment techniques as directed by the teacher and/or therapist.
• Collaboratively assists with large group/whole class activities.
• Collaboratively assists with maintaining work and activity areas, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Assists the student(s) assigned to him/her with physical tasks (i.e. putting on/taking off outerwear, moving from room to room, etc.)
• Conducts learning games with students according to established procedures.
• Assists teacher with student needs and other learning activities.
• Maintains regular attendance.
• Complies with State Law and District policies and regulations.
• Maintains a safe environment for students, conducive to learning.
• Anticipates and effectively addresses unforeseen crises associated with working with large groups of children.
• Provides individualized and small-group instruction to reinforce skills that have been taught by the teacher.
• Ability to implement lessons based on district and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned.
• Assists with lunch, snack, clean-up, wash-up, and toilet routines.
• Attends district workshops as directed.
• Maintains confidentiality, unquestionable integrity.

Qualifications                                                                               

• 60 college credit hours.
• Missouri Paraprofessional Assessment passing score of 220 https://www.mo.nesinc.com/TestView.aspx?f=HTML_FRAG/SA001_TestPage.html  or
• Completed Missouri's 20-hour online substitute training program

Visit https://www.frontlineeducation.com/pages/resources/modese/ for training information.

• Prefer prior experience working with special needs children.

Terms of employment:                      7 HOURS PER DAY WITH BENEFITS 

Beginning date: TBD

Salary: Minimum $16.23 per hour                                           

Application process: Interested and qualified persons should:        

Complete an online application found on our website www.stcharlessd.org

                                                            Contact Jacqueline McConnell 636-443-4004 ext. 4004 with questions.