Summary

Support Staff | Paraprofessional | Waubun/Ogema

Description

Waubun-Ogema-White Earth District #435 is seeking a Paraprofessional  assigned to elementary student success at Waubun for the 2024-2025 School Year. Candidates must possess great collaboration skills to work with our various community partners, a dedication to youth, and a strong belief that every student can succeed. The W-O-W-E school district is located in Northwestern Minnesota where the prairie meets the lakes and the pines. To apply go online to www.waubun.k12.mn.us. to fill out our online application or pick up an application at the Waubun District Office. please send all applications to District #435 Attn: Kelly Arthur Human Resources, 1013 3rd Street, P.O. Box 98, Waubun, MN 56589, or email to kellya@waubun.k12.mn.us to join our WOWE team.  For inquiries, contact Tim Spaeth, Principal at TimS@waubun.k12.mn.us  EOE. OPEN UNTIL FILLED.
 

JOB SUMMARY: To assist, support, and work closely with teachers, administrators, and other team members in providing educational benefits for students. Be dedicated to youth and the community with a strong belief that every student can succeed.

ASSIGNMENT: Non-Certified

MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

  1. Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of materials or skills initially introduced and outlined by certified staff.

  2. Monitors work, corrects papers, and supervises curriculum-based testing and makeup work as assigned by certified staff.

  3. Serves as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular certified staff.

  4. Alerts staff to any problem or special information about an individual student.

  5. Performs assigned supervision of students during lunch periods, play periods, and field trips.

  6. Performs assigned non-instructional classroom duties, such as snack time, toileting, and clothing routines. 

  7. Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment and community.

  8. Motivates students to develop skills in assigned subject matters while supporting appropriate conduct, speech and attire, and related work as apparent or assigned.

  9. Participates in meetings, in-service training programs, and workshops as required.

  10. Assists the teacher in setting up and tearing down classrooms before and after special events.

  11. Assume responsibility for monitoring student behavior. This includes guiding student behavior consistent with school rules to ensure student safety, administering appropriate consequences in response to unacceptable behavior, encouraging peaceful resolution of conflicts, and reporting unacceptable behavior to the principal/dean of students, as needed.

  12. Assist with preparation of materials for instruction, including copying materials and construction of display/bulletin boards. 

  13. Performs other such duties as may be required by the school system, principal and or designee.

Job Requirements:

Skills are required to perform multiple tasks with a potential need to upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.

  1. Ability to work well with students, parents, staff, and the community.

  2. Ability to be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.

  3. Oral and written communication skills.

  4. Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.

  5. Knowledge of Google, Microsoft and Skyward software a plus.

  6. Ability to be assertive in situations needing behavioral improvement.

  7. Ability to identify emotional/social needs of students in addition to education/academic needs.

  8. Work with confidentiality and discretion.

Supervision of Other Employees: 

  1. This position is not responsible for supervision of other District employees.

Working Environment:

  1. Some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and significant fine finger dexterity.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

  1. High School diploma or equivalent required.

  2. Ability to successfully pass the paraprofessional proficiency exam within 3 months of hire.

Experience:

  1. Not required, but prefer 1-2 years of experience working with diverse students in a curriculum support or tutoring capacity.