1-to-1 Paraprofessional - Junior Academy

At Drew, we are a unified Pre-K through 12 community where every individual is welcomed, valued, and belongs.We foster a joyful, restorative environment that balances academic focus with a commitment to innovation and celebrated growth.By centering our impact within the Villages of East Lake and serving a diverse student body, we create results that ripple across Metro Atlanta and beyond. Working at Drew means being part of a thriving educational community dedicated to both student success and professional excellence. We offer our staff: A Culture of Belonging: Join a mission-driven environment rooted in "Eagle Pride" that embraces differences and unity. Empowerment & Innovation: We prioritize a talent strategy that values and empowers staff to lead with creativity and excellence. Purpose-Driven Impact: Contribute to a strategic vision where staff are supported in cultivating resilient, community-minded, and self-aware graduates. Collaborative Excellence : Work within a cohesive system that clarifies academic expectations and fosters meaningful relationships with families to accelerate student success. Download PDFs of our2026-2027staff calendars: Some of the longtime Drew staff who celebrated 20 and 25 years of service in 2025. Welcometo Drew! The Office of Human Resources strives to: Recruit employees of the highest quality, employing them on the basis of skill, experience, education, training, character, and merit; Provide the environment, resources and encouragement for employees to have the opportunity to develop professionally and personally; Promote a culture that is student-centered, develops the whole person, andrecognizes and values diversity; Demonstrate care and respect of each individual, through employment practices that reflect a belief in the human dignity of each person; Provide compensation, benefits, and a work environment that helps attract, retain and motivate high-quality employees. Location: Atlanta, GA Job Id: 767 # of Openings: 1 School Overview Over Drew Charter School’s twenty-year history, the school has grown to serve grades PreK-12 with nearly 1,900 students in a “cradle-to-college” pipeline, including two onsite early learning partners. Drew implements a rigorous and supportive educational continuum, which includes tailored Response to Intervention (RTI) support, a rigorous STEAM/Project-Based Learning (PBL) instructional model, and a robust College and Career Readiness program. Every element has been thoughtfully designed to ensure all students succeed and to eliminate opportunity gaps and inequities in educational outcomes for our diverse population of students. More than just a school, Drew is at the heart of a community-wide commitment to launching all students on a pathway to health, impact, and prosperity. Drew Board of Directors Commitment to Equity Statement As part of our steadfast efforts to ensure equitable outcomes for ALL Drew Charter School students, we, the Board of Directors, individually and collectively, make an explicit commitment to identify, acknowledge, and dismantle policies and practices that reinforce systemic racism, and to educate and equip ALL of our students with the ability and opportunity to be leaders in the continuous work of creating a true, beloved community. Position Description Paraprofessionals provide essential support to students and teachers byassistingwith instructional activities, behavior management, and social-emotional development. They work closely with students, especially those needingadditionalsupport, to ensure engagement and academic success. Responsibilities include offering one-on-one or small groupassistance, reinforcing lessons, supporting classroom management, and collaborating with teachers and parents to meet student needs. Their role helps create a safe, inclusive, and nurturing learning environment. Task Title Essential Job Functions Percent of Time Spent Student Support and Supervision Provide one-on-one and small group support to students with special needs, such as non-English speaking students or those with physical and/or mental disabilities,assistingwith daily routines, transitions, and classroom activities. Supervise students during all school activities, ensuring safety,appropriate behavior, and engagement in learning. De-escalate behavioral challenges and implement behavior management strategies, including tracking progress and creating incentive plans. Advocate for students by ensuring accommodations are met and communicating with teachers and parentsregardingstudent needs and progress. Assistwith medical needs, such as medication management and health-related accommodations. 30% Instructional and Classroom Support Assistteachers with implementing lessons aligned to curriculum standards, reinforcing instructional content, and engaging students in learning activities, as directed. Facilitate small group instruction to support academic growth in core subject areas. Prepare teaching materials, grade assignments, and perform clerical tasks to support classroom operations. Track andmaintainanecdotal records on student performance, behavior, and progress to aid in instructional planning. Assistwith lesson planning in collaboration with instructional teams. 30% Communication and Collaboration Maintain regular communication with parents, teachers, and school staffregardingstudent progress, behavior, and support needs. Participate in meetings, such as IEPs, intervention planning, and team collaborations, to align support strategies. Provide updates through phone calls, emails, and written reports to ensure stakeholdersremaininformed and involved. 30% School Operations and Extracurricular Support Assistwith school duties outside the classroom, such as lunch, recess, and hallway transitions, ensuring adherence to rules and expectations, as needed. Support extracurricular activities, including clubs and committees, to foster student engagement beyond the classroom. Help with event coordination and other school-wide initiatives. 10% Other Other duties as assigned. The intent of this job description is to provide a representative description of the types of duties and responsibilitiesrequiredfor this position. Employees may be asked to perform other job-related duties as assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities Supervisory Responsibility:Not Responsible for Supervising Employees Supervisory Activities:None Budget Signing Authority:No Budget Signing Authority Decision-making Authority:Decisions Impact a Small Team or Program Minimum Qualifications Education:High School Diploma or GED Certificates, Certifications, or Other Training:Paraprofessional Certification PreviousWork-Related Experience:1-3 years. Preferred Qualifications Experience in Classroom Management Knowledge & Skills Business & Management Knowledge: Administrative: Administrative and office procedures,functionsand basic office tasks Operations and Technology Knowledge: Computers/IT: Electronicequipment, andcomputer hardware and software, including applications and programming. Customer and personal service: Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. Education/Training: Principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction, and measuring training effects. Safety and Legal Knowledge: Safety/Security: Equipment, policies, and procedures for the protection of people, data, property, andthe organization. Law/government: Relevant local, state, and national laws and government regulations including Board of Education policy. Skills Constantly (More than 5.6 hours or 69% of the day): Speaking, Writing, Monitoring, Time management, Critical thinking, Reading comprehension Frequently (Between 2.6 hours and 5.5 hours or 33% to 68% of the day): Coordination, Instructing, Negotiation, Persuasion, Service orientation,Socialperceptiveness, Judgment and decision making, Learning strategies Occasionally (Up to 2.5 hours or 32% of the day): Active Learning, Active Listening, Science, Mathematics, Complex problem solving Work Environment and Physical Demands Physical Activities/Sensory Abilities Body Positioning, Physical Activities, and Sensory Abilities: Constantly (more than 5.6 hours or 69% of the day):Finger Dexterity, ,Sitting, Standing, Walking, Multi-limb coordination, Hearing Frequently (Between 2.6 hours and 5.5 hours or 33% to 68% of the day):Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Crouching/Kneeling, Occasionally (Up to 2.5 hours or 32% of the day):Carrying, Lifting, Climbing, Color Vision Rarely: (Less than 1 hour or 12% of the day):Crawling, Balancing Mental and Psychological Demands: High demands:The job requires significant mental effort and involves high levels of stress (e.g., Frequent need to deal with difficult customers or manage emotions when interacting with others, often working under tight deadlines, exposure to public criticism, regularly requires extended periods of concentration on complex tasks). Work Type/Physical Demands Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of forcefrequentlyor constantlyto lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing arerequiredonly occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met. Everyday risk and discomfort level:The environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, residences, or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals. The work area is adequatelylighted, heated, and ventilated. EEO Statement Charles R. Drew Charter School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminateon the basis ofrace, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity and other characteristics protected by law. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Drew complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment actions, such as recruitment, hiring, promotions, terminations, layoffs, returns from layoffs, compensation, benefits, transfers, and participation in School-sponsored training, education, and social/recreational programs, are made without regard, or consideration for, any such characteristic or category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Charles R. 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