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Job Summary: 
Position provides assistance to teachers in the daily management and instruction of disabled students and to students in certain federally funded programs. As a paraprofessional, the employee works under the direct supervision of the teacher to monitor and address the instructional, personal, and behavioral needs of students.

Minimum Qualifications:
Must possess a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and six months related experience and/or training. or equivalent combination of education and experience. Teacher assistants working in a Title I school must possess an Associate’s degree or have completed at least two years or college, or successfully passed the ParaPro test. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Reports To: 
Principal

Essential Duties:

1. Assists with individual or small group instruction in the assigned class.
2. Escorts and supervises students in resource activities which may include the playground, cafeteria, and off-site learning activities.
3. Performs designated learning tasks with students, reviewing lessons, topics and exercises; demonstrates or explains lessons, asks questions and prompts students for answers; uses supplementary learning materials and aids.
4. Reads to students and listens to students recite passages.
5. Special Education assistants attend the needs of students with disabilities that may include lifting, feeding, toileting, and monitoring supportive medical equipment, i.e., walkers, wheelchairs, etc.
6. Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

Target Date of Employment: 
2011-2012 School Year

Salary:  
Salary $7.25 per hour        

Application Procedure:
Interested persons who meet the minimum qualifications should apply online at web site https://jobs.sbo.nn.k12.va.us.  Job is Open Until Filled.  

PLEASE NOTE: If you need assistance with the ONLINE application process, please contact Human Resources directly at (757) 881-5061.

The school division reserves the right to revise, delete, or add provisions to the Job Summary, Essential Duties, Job Specifications, Knowledge Required, Working Conditions, and any other provision of the postings for positions, should the school division decide to re-advertise positions.
 
The Newport News School Division does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, creed, marital status, age or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504, and ADA regulations. Nicole M. Clark, HR Director, Human Resources, Newport News Public Schools, at 12507 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23606, (757-881-5061), is responsible for coordinating the division's efforts to meet its obligations under Section 504, Title IX, the ADA, and their implementing regulations.