Christina School District Hiring for – st Century and After School Program Paraprofessionals at Dover, DE Full Time

21st Century After School Program – 8 Paraprofessional positions

Community After School Program Grant – 5 Paraprofessional positions

Terms of Employment: 2 hours a day between 2:30 – 5:30

30 minutes of planning per week based on lesson plan submissions

Location: Middle School Campus (School of Excellence and School of Innovation combined)

s to: Building Principal

Salary: $22.73 per hour

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates Degree or Equivalent or Pass ParaPro Test
• Experience with tutoring or teaching high school students preferred

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supports and actively engages in activities for planning and implementation of a school year program to improve student connectedness to the school and support academic strategies for success
• Support instructional and leadership strategies with other paraprofessionals
• Participate in program development that would promote student participation, positive group interactions, and academic success
• Provide student support for school orientation, expectations, study skills, educational and personal goal setting, responses to authority, and personal leadership.
• Supports the collection of data for attendance, behavioral, and student incentives
• Participates in field trip and daily programming to support student safety
• Attend Professional Learning in support of 21st Century After School Programming
• Reliable, punctual, and prepared to support facilitation of an after school experience
• Plan and implement lesson plans based on the needs of the program.
• Additional duties as assigned by Site Coordinator, District Leadership, and Principal(s)

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities 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 use hand and /or fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Standard Requirements

• Favorable Criminal Background Check and Child Abuse Registry Check for the candidate who is offered employment
• Tuberculin Test and physical
• Mandatory Direct Deposit of paycheck

Application Procedures

Interested candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may apply by completing an employment application no later than 11:59 PM on the closing date indicated above. A cover letter, resume and three letters of reference, dated within the last year, are required. Please note that incomplete application packages will not be considered.

Applicants needing special accommodations in the application process of the vacancy announcement may contact the Human Resources office at 302-857-4215.

The Capital School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity, against victims of domestic violence, sexual offenses, or stalking, or upon any other categories protected by federal, state, or local law. Inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies should be directed to the Title IX, District 504 and ADA Coordinators: Capital School District, 198 Commerce Way, Dover DE 19904. Phone (302) 672-1500