Responsibility Center Paraprofessional

Responsibility Center Paraprofessional Chaska High School

Join Our Team! At Eastern Carver County Schools, we are committed to creating a school environment where everyone feels welcome, safe, and included, and where every child has access to the tools and opportunities they need to succeed. Our schools empower students to achieve their personal best, engage in lifelong learning, and be thoughtful and responsible citizens. All employees in our school district play an important role in ensuring this goal is achieved and we would love to have you join our team!

Position Purpose: Supervise and monitor student behavior in the structured study center and other areas as determined by the building administration. Provide office support as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitors student behavior while in the Responsibility Center as assigned by administration
• Monitors students assigned lunch, before and/or after-detention by administration
• Monitors students in hallway
• Assists students in writing behavior improvement plans
• Requests and collects assignments for students assigned to the responsibility center and out of school detention
• Assists with the implementation and operation of the PRIDE/PBIS program
• Assists with Parking Lot tag enforcement (checking for tags, filling out tickets and logging them into the computer system)
• Assists with lunchroom supervision
• Assists with bussing duty and afterschool parking lot supervision
• Supports with lunch detention follow-up and assignment of additional consequences
• Provides assistance to teachers in regular classroom and/or school supervision when there are no students in the Responsibility Center

Office Support Function:

• Maintains log of center utilization
• Processes mailings of behavior related forms
• Contacts parents and/or administrative team about students when necessary
• Maintains student behavior files
• Compiles reports on use of Structured Study Center and student behavior
• Maintains data bases related to student achievement and behavior as needed
• Receives students in the student services area and assist administrative team as needed
• Assists in organization of state testing

Other Duties as Assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Personal dependability
• Regular attendance
• Strong communication skills including ability to build positive relationships with students
• Conflict resolution strategies
• Knowledge of and demonstrate ability to work with adolescents
• Personal patience and ability to remain calm in the face of conflict
• Attention to detail
• Timely and accurate processing of information
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge and ability to use email
• Knowledge and ability to use Word and Excel
• Evidence of an understanding of the school culture and environment, and a commitment to carrying out the vision, mission and belief statements of Eastern Carver County Schools

Education / Certification Requirements:

• None

Experience Requirements:

• Experience working with secondary students

Physical Job Requirements:

The physical job requirements described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the primary functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

Key: N=Never O=Occasionally (1-33%) F=Frequently (34-66%) C=Consistently (67-100%)

Demands Demands Demands

Physical Lifting/Carrying Exposure to Environ. Conditions Standing C Up to 10 pounds F Possible exposure to blood-borne O Walking C Up to 25 pounds O pathogens through blood and/or body Sitting C Up to 50 pounds N fluids Talking in person/on the phone C Up to 75 pounds N Toxic chemicals N Pushing/Pulling O Up to 100 pounds N Moving parts N Hearing C More than 100 pounds N Electrical shock risk N Feeling, grasping, finger dexterity O Noise Levels Explosives N Climbing, balancing N Quiet (i.e. private office) N Fumes N Stooping (bend at waist) O Moderate noise (i.e. business office Extreme cold (non-weather) N Crouching, crawling, kneeling, with typewriters/ printers, light traffic) F Extreme heat (non-weather) N Squatting O Loud noise (i.e. many children laughing Varying weather conditions O Stretching/reaching with hands & & playing, large earth moving Sight Arms O equipment) C Vision for close work/ability to adjust Distinguishing smell O Distinguishing temperature O Very loud noise (i.e. jack hammer, front focus O Looking at computer monitor O Traveling by automobile N Color vision (identify & distinguish colors) O Peripheral, depth perception O

Note: Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the School Board may find appropriate and acceptable.