Paraeducator: School Culture and Climate - Forest Grove Middle School 2024-2025

Job Description

SUBJECT : Paraeducator - School Culture and Climate

REPORTS TO : Building Principal

This position will assist in the development of a positive school culture and ensure the safety of students, staff, and visitors;

build good relationships; and support the enforcement of school rules, regulations, and procedures. The School Culture and Climate Assistant reports to the building principal.

This position will be responsible for having a presence throughout the school building and grounds to maintain a safe school community.

This position will require an extensive amount of walking and running when necessary. It will also require the use of verbal de-escalation and physical intervention when warranted.

The successful candidate will be able to be a positive, supportive, and visible member of the school community who is also able and willing to engage with students, staff, and visitors when necessary to ensure a safe learning environment.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES : (to be included along with other responsibilities)

1. Monitor assigned portions of campus and / or parking lot before and during school hours.

2. Operate a two-way radio and report incidents.

3. Respond to radio summons.

4. Maintain a highly visible presence to maintain order and encourage positive conduct.

5. Identify potential issues and work to maintain control in a respectful culturally responsive

manner.

6. Attend extracurricular events such as dances, athletic events, drama productions, and other events to maintain order and encourage positive behavior.

7. Observe and report any damage to school property.

8. Provide clear and concise verbal reports of incidents.

9. Open and close campus gates, lockers, and classrooms as needed

10. Answer questions and direct visitors.

11. Enforce school regulations including, but not limited to, smoking, truancy, tardiness, and vandalism.

12. Participate in discussions about building safety

13. Utilize Crisis Prevention Intervention techniques when necessary to contain persons involved in fights or physical altercations

14. Attend and participate in trainings and meetings led by the Positive Youth Development Manager

15. Performs job related duties as assigned.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS :

1. Ability and willingness to successfully complete training and effectively and appropriately apply skills and knowledge learned in training.

2. Ability to effectively and appropriately communicate in English in writing (word usage, grammar, and punctuation)

3. Ability to learn and enforce rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

4. Ability to learn to recognize potentially dangerous situations and respond appropriately

5. Ability and willingness to pursue, apprehend and restrain persons if needed.

6. Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing

7. Ability to analyze situations, exercise sound judgment, and adopt effective courses of action.

8. Ability to remember details such as faces, names, and incidents.

9. Ability to learn the operation of communication devices and other job- related equipment.

10. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships in the workplace (staff, students, families, visitors).

11. Ability and willingness to perform duties involving occasional running and climbing and considerable walking.

12. Ability and willingness to perform duties involving prolonged exposure to weather conditions.

QUALIFICATIONS :

1. High school graduation or the equivalent.

2. Experience working with students is preferred.

3. Current American Red Cross CPR and CPI certificates are required. Successful applicants who do not currently have CPR and CPI certifications will be provided training.

Completion of the training is a condition of employment.

COMPENSATION, WORK DAY, AND WORK YEAR are in accordance with the Paraeducator's collective bargaining agreement. As of the development of this position, the work year consists of 180 pupil days plus 3 professional development days.

The work day consists of the student day plus 30 minutes. Compensation is based upon education and experience and paid according to a negotiated step scale.

This position includes paid sick and personal days in accordance with the Paraeducator's collective bargaining agreement.

TO APPLY : Any person interested in this position must submit a resume, cover letter, licensure, and answer all questions on-line at https : / / worcesterschools.

org / about / employment-opportunities

This deadline date does not preclude further advertisement or recruitment

Position Type : Full-time

Positions Available : 2

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Welcome to Forest Grove Middle School

Our Focus Statement The instructional focus of Forest Grove Middle School is to implement an inclusive, school wide program to develop the skills of our students in the area of reading comprehension to the level of proficiency minimally and advancement optimally.

View School Improvement Plan for more details about our school.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Worcester Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative ActionEmployer / Educational Institution and does not discriminate regardless ofrace, color, ancestry, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, genderidentity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, disability,pregnancy or a related condition, veteran status or homelessness.

TheWorcester Public Schools provides equal access to employment and the fullrange of general, occupational and vocational education programs.

For moreinformation relating to Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action contact theHuman Resource Manager, 20 Irving Street, Worcester, MA 01609,508-799-3020.

Job Requirements

Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Application Questions

The employer requires all applicants to answer the following questions. It is recommended that you type any essays in a word processing program, save them, and then paste them on the proceeding job application page.

1. Have you ever worked for the Worcester Public Schools? When? What capacity?

Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces)

2. Do you have any relatives employed by the Worcester Public Schools or the School Committee? If yes, please list name, title, and relationship.

Yes / No

3. Have you ever been terminated for cause from a prior position? If so please explain.

Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces)