Job Details:Kingman Unified School District serves over 7,000 PreK-12th grade students and families across 12 campuses, offering online and in-person educational opportunities. What makes KUSD unique? The District is invested in supporting students in finding the pathway that is unique to them, whether it is a more traditional educational path with an eye toward college, or a pathway that focuses on the trades and leaving school career-ready.The town of Kingman, Arizona is located in northwestern Arizona in the Hualapai Valley between the Cerbat and Hualapai Mountain ranges. Kingman is known as “The Heart of Historic Route 66” and is ideally situated between Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, the Grand Canyon, and Lake Havasu City.Job Description:Summary/ObjectiveThe Paraeducator IV/V works within a special education classroom, under the supervision of a special education teacher, providing general classroom support or one-on-one assistance to a student. Paraeducator IV/V positions exist within schools throughout the district.Essential FunctionsReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
Responding to all internal and external customers, as it relates to the job, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
Instructing, within close proximity to the teacher, individual students or small groups of students to reinforce material or skills initially introduced by the teacher
Assisting students with various physical, emotional and educational needs adhering to guidelines of student I.E.P
Assisting with assessments, grading papers and completing records under the supervision of the certified teacher
Distributing and collecting workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction
Copying, collating and filing worksheets and requested documents
Developing and creating bulletin boards, signs, borders and classroom displays
Operating and caring for equipment used for instructional purposes
Assisting with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, play periods, lunch/breakfast periods, field trips, crossing guard, bus assistant, after school activities, school gate duty
Alerting the teacher to any problem or special information about a student
Maintaining the confidentiality of protected student and staff member information even after no longer employed
Maintaining knowledge of and adheres to all policies, regulations, and rules
Performing related duties as assigned in a safe and prudent manner
One-on-one assistance to a student
May provide support to students requiring daily care in the areas of toileting and special feeding
May work with students with severe behavior problems
Other DutiesThis job description is not a comprehensive listing of duties, responsibilities, or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.Competencies
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation
Supervisory ResponsibilityThis position has no supervisory responsibilities.Work EnvironmentThis job operates in a school environment.Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Regularly required to see, talk and hear
Regularly climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
Regularly reach with hands and arms
Regularly lift, push and/or move up to 50 pounds
Position Type/Expected Hours of WorkAt-Will Notice of Employment does not provide a guarantee of a particular schedule of work or a minimum number of days or hours.These are 9-month, 32-hour per week positions. This position is eligible for medical benefits. The employee will work eight hours per day Monday through Thursday during core business hours.Required Education and Experience
High School Diploma or equivalent
AA degree, 60 college credits from an accredited university, or satisfactory results on an Arizona state-approved competency exam (ParaPro)
Preferred Education and ExperienceWorking with students or children.Required Certifications/LicensesMay require First Aid/CPR certification and/or Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) TrainingWork Authorization/Security ClearanceMust be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain a Fingerprint Clearance Card with an IVP number through the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
