Para Educator - Performing Arts/Clerical
$39,790–$39,790 year
On-siteSpokane, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Provide clerical support in performing arts classrooms while supervising students and maintaining safety, behavior, and decorum. Access, input, and retrieve information from computers; answer informational questions; place and receive phone calls; and record messages efficiently. Operate standard office equipment including printers and copy machines; perform word processing and email tasks; and keep documentation and organized records daily. Maintain safety and order in common areas including cafeterias, auditoriums, and school buses. Provide first aid for illness or injury and report accidents to the building office. Work independently with minimal supervision and report to assigned duty areas promptly.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Current first aid/CPR certification or willingness to obtain promptly
- Para educators shall be required to be highly qualified upon hire into a continuing position as defined by state law
- Completed at least 2 years of study totaling 72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits at the 100 level or higher at an accredited college or university
- Obtained an associates (or higher) degree
- Completed and passed the ETS ParaPro Praxis Assessment (qualifying score of at least 455)
- Completed and passed the Master Teacher Assessements (2 assessments, qualifying score of at least 65%)
- Completed and passed the Pearson Paraprofessional assessment: (qualifying score of at least)
- Have completed an apprenticeship as a paraeducator, in a program registered with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council
- Knowledge and ability to use PCs, Chromebooks, MS Office, and Google Suite Software
- Demonstrated skill in communicating effectively with all staff, students, and as a team member, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to work with students in a warm and confident manner
- Knowledge of student safety rules and procedures
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally while carrying, pushing, and/or pulling to move objects
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds unaided
- May lift over 50 pounds with the assistance of another person and/or a lift assist
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit; some stooping, kneeling, and/or crouching
- Significant fine finger dexterity
- Exposure to risk of injury and/or ordinary infectious diseases carried by students
- Verification of identity and United States work authorization
- Must be fingerprinted
- Employment is contingent upon clearance by the Washington State Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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