Definition

Under general supervision, organizes and presents general instruction as well as presents enrichment and movement activities in an instructional environment that will support students in learning subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Uses provided instructional, enrichment, and movement materials suitable for verbal and/or visual instruction of students with a wide range of mental, physical, and emotional maturity.

• Provides general instruction in Character Education, Math, Literacy, Science, and Social Studies.

• Creates General lesson plans.

• Provides individual and group support designed to meet individual needs and motivate students.

• Establishes and maintains standards of student management required to achieve effective participation in all activities.

• Provides appropriate support and enrichment activities for students to meet school/district policies, goals, and objectives.

• Communicates with site coordinators.

• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and/or professional growth activities and university courses.

• Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method by which s/he will be evaluated in conformance with grant guidelines.

• Maintains inventory records.

• Experience with varied forms of technology.

• Performs other related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to meet the needs of all learners.

• Ability to coordinate and continuously support instruction.

• Ability to analyze situations, determine possible options, and make appropriate decisions based on the facts.

• Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, calculators, pencils, scissors, and equipment for students, etc.

• Ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people, or things.

• Ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments, and/or directions from administrators.

• Ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.

• Ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc. using a prescribed format.

• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

• Ability to record and deliver information, explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.

• Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.

• Ability to manage instructional time.

• Ability to manage student behavior.

• Ability to consult with parents, teachers, and the community to enhance the learning of students.

• Ability to monitor student performance.

• Ability to interact within the educational environment.

• Ability to perform non-instructional duties as assigned.

• Understands the growth and development of elementary children.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee occasionally is required to sit and stoop, kneel, or crouch.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Must be able to perform light work exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or up 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• Must possess the visual acuity to prepare data, work with record processes, and do extensive reading and research.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Minimum of 48 semester hours from a regionally accredited college or university. Only official transcripts are accepted.

• Must have previous experience tutoring in a school setting.

This Position Reports Directly to:  Site Coordinator

Classification:  Exempt

Salary: $17.90 hour (Certified, without benefits)

             $15.85 hour (Certified, with benefits)

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to perform this job.

If offered a position, the prospective employee must pass a required health exam, criminal records check, and drug test.