504 Educational Assistant - 0.875 FTE - Ainsworth K-5

POSITION SUMMARY :

The Educational Assistant provides designated supporting services to a classroom teacher or teaching staff responsible for students in classrooms, resource centers or other school and school related areas.

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Distributes and collects instructional materials prepared under the supervision of the classroom teacher or certificated staff.
• Assists the teacher in setting up and maintaining educational media resources; helps students use educational media resources;

operates educational media equipment.

• Assists individual students or small groups of students with instructional activities such as spelling, reading or mathematics.
• Assists the classroom teacher with supervision of students in buildings or other school areas and school related activities (e.

g., typing, filing, duplication or photocopying instructional materials, etc.).

• Assists the classroom teacher to maintain class and student records.
• Performs general clerical duties (e.g., typing, filing, duplicating or photocopying instructional materials, etc.).
• Assists the classroom teacher to maintain an orderly and attractive instructional area (e.g., prevent litter, put up bulletin board displays, clear blackboards, store supplies or set up study areas, etc.).
• Other duties as assigned to assist the teacher or teaching staff with ongoing instructional programs and school related activities.
• May include performing delegated health responsibilities under the direction of the School Nurse as allowed by law. Such duties may include but are not limited to blood sugar testing, medication administration, and following feeding protocols.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

1. Education : (OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF HIRE)

• Associates Degree or higher. OR
• The two (2) years of college completed (72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits earned). OR
• Passing scores from the Praxis ParaPro Assessment.

2. Demonstrate standards of moral character and behavior as required of teachers (e.g., to serve as an effective role model for students).

3. Ability to work with children and families from a low-income background and with who English is a second language.

4. Ideal candidate will have a strong literacy background.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

SALARY : $19.27 - $24.63

WORK YEAR : 192 days

FTE : 0.875

Benefits Information

Portland Public Schools (PPS) offers several competitive and comprehensive benefit packages to employees. Fringe benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and disability insurance, employee assistance program, 403(b) retirement savings plan and various leave and professional development programs.

Depending on the insurance option selected by the employee, there may be an employee contribution toward insurance.

Portland Public Schools is a public employer and participates in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS / OPSRP). Eligible employees are required by statute to contribute 6% of salary on a pre-tax basis to OPSRP / IAP, after serving six months under a PERS employer.