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Job Description
Position Type:
Paraprofessionals/Duluth Pre-School Program Paraprofessional
Date Posted:
10/9/2024
Location:
Piedmont Head Start
Closing Date:
10/16/2024
Duluth Pre-School Paraprofessional~ Long Term Sub
Piedmont Elementary School
39hrs/week | Monday-Friday |
Starting Wage: $18.85/hr, increases with experience + Benefits
Temporary position February 3, 2025 through May 4, 2025
Join the Duluth Public Schools team, where we work to inspire every student to achieve their potential and prepare students to lead productive, fulfilling lives.
Summary:
Duluth Public Schools is seeking an individual to assist teachers, other licensed staff, and parents with the educational and social activities, as well as the care and feeding of Head Start school age children. Assists in creating an appropriate education environment for children.
Minimum Qualifications:- High school diploma or equivalent
- Experience as a teacher's assistant in a teaching environment in or outside a school system or related childcare work
- AA or BA in any field, child development credential
COURSEWORK AND/OR EXPERIENCE IN RELATIONSHIP BASED TEACHING WITH PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; FAMILIES FROM A VARIETY OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND FAMILIES LIVING IN ECONOMIC POVERTY. ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVE VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY. COMPUTER LITERACY.
Duties and Responsibilites:
ASSIST IN PROVIDING INSTRUCTION USING THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM AND FOLLOWING CLASSROOM STRUCTURE ACCORDING TO THE PYRAMID MODEL.
ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTING INDIVIDUALIZATION PLANS FOR STUDENTS; INSTRUCTS AND SUPERVISES CHILDREN IN DAILY SELF-CARE ROUTINES SUCH AS HAND WASHING, AND TOILETING; PARTICIPATE IN PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES TWICE EACH YEAR;
ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTATION OF INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS, (IEP) GOALS AND STRATEGIES IN COOPERATION WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF;
ASSIST IN KEEPING DAILY SCHEDULE, MEAL SERVICE, INSTRUCTION AND OTHER DUTIES; FOLLOW SCHOOL DISTRICT PROCEDURES INCLUDING PLANS FOR BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT;
ASSIST IN ORDERING, MAINTAINING AND KEEPING AN INVENTORY OF CLASSROOM SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT;
COLLABORATE WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DULUTH PRESCHOOL STAFF; PARTICIPATE IN STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND ONGOING TRAINING; CARRY OUT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS A MANDATED REPORTER; OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED BY SUPERVISOR.
In addition to rewarding career opportunities, Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent benefit package to employees who are hired into positions scheduled to work 24 hours/week or more. Benefits include, but are not limited to the following:
Medical/Prescription Drug Plan with Health Reimbursement Arrangement- Single Coverage - District pays 100% of premium (FREE) + contributes $2,000 into HRA annually
- Family Coverage - District pays 75% of premium (25% employee contribution) + contributes $4,000 into HRA annually
- Single Coverage - District pays 100% of Basic premium (FREE)
- Family Coverage - District pays 25% of Premium
- District provides minimum of $50,000 of life insurance at no cost, employee may purchase supplemental life insurance
- District-provided at no cost to employee
- Employees may elect to contribute on a pre-tax basis to Health Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts
- The District contributes 7.25% of your total salary in the Public Employees Retirement Association) pension plan.
- Employees may also elect to participate in Tax-Shelter Annuity options.
- Each bargaining unit contract defines time off provisions such as holidays, sick/personal leave, vacation, etc.
If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at 218-336-8722 or email noncerthr@isd709.org
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Duluth Public Schools
Show moreDuluth, or Onigamiising in Ojibwe, is the seat of St. Louis County, the largest city in the northern two-thirds of Minnesota, and the fourth largest city in the state. It is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and its city limits encompass 67 square miles of land and nearly 50 square miles of water. It is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area which includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties which boasts a population of 291,638, ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
After years of building economic diversity, Duluth is growing into a robust regional economic, medical, aviation, higher education, outdoor recreation and arts center. Duluth has long been recognized as an innovative region that is supported by a wide variety of services and industries, including the largest, farthest inland freshwater port, the Port of Duluth-Superior.
The city also boasts a vibrant arts culture, home to art museums, theater, and numerous festivals throughout the year. It is the home of two colleges and a university whose local sports teams include nationally ranked and championship teams.
Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent, competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, life, and disability coverage. A pension plan, tax-sheltered annuities program, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health care savings plan and employee assistance program round out the district’s robust benefits program.
The district pays a significant portion of the premium for medical hospitalization, dental and prescription coverage for employees and dependents and offers Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funding.
The district also has generous provisions for vacation, holidays, family and medical leave and other types of paid and unpaid leave. The district recently added Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth to our list of paid holidays.
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