Part-time Paraprofessional

Company: The Leona Group
Location: Detroit
Posted on: April 23, 2025

Job Description:

Job Type

Part-time

Description

Provide supplemental instructional support to eligible students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Deliver interventions to students based on the instructional plans developed by the Title I Teacher and/or the General Education Teacher. Interventions may include support in the form of small group and/or individualized instruction, tutoring, guided practice, or other techniques, as guided by the teacher.
• Report back to the Title I Teacher and/or General Education Teacher on the outcomes of the interventions conducted by keeping daily student outcome reports
• Administer assessments and screeners that will contribute to the teachers' decisions in regards to:
  -Determining eligibility for entry into Title I program
  
  -Creating appropriate interventions
  
  -Progress-monitoring
  
  -Exiting students from the Title I program
  
  • May attend parent/teacher conferences as needed to support the teacher in communicating with parents about student performance, behavior, or other topics.
  • Maintain student files as requested and required by the needs of federal, state and local guidelines to track student progress. Maintain the confidentiality of student records and student information.
  • Maintain activity logs and time and effort documentation that comply with regulatory requirements
  • Maintain constant communication with Title I Teachers and General Education Teachers regarding the progress of and concerns about Title I students
  • May serve as an active member of teams such as RTI team, data team, PBS team, school improvement team, etc.
  • Assist the teacher in communicating and upholding behavior and conduct expectations found in the school-wide behavior management plan; assist in maintaining a safe and secure environment in the classroom.
  • Other duties as assigned.
    Requirements
    
    
    • Complete at least two years of study at an accredited institution of
    • higher education (equal to 60 semester hours); or
    • Obtain an associate's degree (or higher) from an accredited institution; or
    • Meet a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrate, through passage
    • of an approved formal state academic assessment in the following
    • areas:
      • Knowledge of, and the ability to assist in, instructing reading,
      • writing, and mathematics; or
      • Knowledge of, and the ability to assist in, instructing reading
      • readiness, writing readiness, and mathematics readiness, as
      • appropriate.
        The State Board of Education approved the following formal assessments by
        
        which a paraprofessional may choose to demonstrate this knowledge:
        
        • Basic Skills Examination MTTC - A passing score of at least 480 on the
          evidence-based reading and writing section of the SAT and 530 on the
          
          mathematics section in lieu of the Basic Skills Test or Professional
          
          Readiness Exam
          
          • ETS Parapro Assessment - A passing score of 460 is required
            While no longer available, the following assessments would also provide
            
            qualification:
            
            • WorkKeys --Required Scores:
            • Reading for Information - 4; and
            • Applied Mathematics - 4; and
            • Writing - 3 (Business Writing was NOT approved)
              DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
              
              --- Evidence of successful experience in student and parent relations as evidenced through prior experience in personal or professional settings.
              
              --- Demonstrated proficiency in an instructional support capacity, as acquired through prior experience in tutoring, teaching or similar work experience.
              
              --- Willingness to learn
              
              --- Flexible
              
              --- Knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics as appropriate

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