Irwin | 5.75hr Title I Literacy Support Assistant

BASIC FUNCTION :

Perform a variety of instructional and clerical duties to assist the Unit Head with Title I literacy, compliance, family engagement and Pre-K requirements

QUALIFICATIONS :

Any combination equivalent to : graduation from high school and one year of general clerical or school experience. College degree preferred. The employee must have strong office, computer, and oral and written communication skills.

Drug screen required for this position.

Must be highly-qualified. The paraprofessional can be determined for highly-qualified if he or she can demonstrate at least one of the following :

• Two years of college experience from an accredited college
• A two-year college degree from an accredited college
• Passed the Para-Pro Assessment
• One year or 1,000 hours of previous employment in a school or working with children
• Completed 48 credit hours of college level classes from an accredited college
• Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear. The employee is required to have dexterity of hands and fingers. The incumbent is required to sit or stand for extended periods of time. The employee must be able to push, pull lift and carry objects weighing up to 25 pounds. The incumbent may be occasionally required to bend at the waist, kneel or crouch. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job the incumbent is seated or walking at will and has limited physical labor. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.