Lunch/Playground Paraprofessional

Lunch/Playground Paraprofessional

Thornapple Elementary

Reports To : Building Principal

Pay Grade : Starting at Grade 1, Step 1, $15.00 per hour

Schedule : 2 hours per day / 5 days per week / School Year / 38 weeks

Job Summary: Through meaningful playground leadership; enable and engage students and enjoy group interaction and exercise while maintaining safety of all students.

Preferred Qualifications:

High School diploma

Experience working with children

Strong desire to help children

Knowledge of first aid procedures/protocol

Essential Job Functions:

Supervise students at playtime and maintain established safety standards

Organize group games and activities

Assume responsibility for children playing safely on playground equipment

React properly to injuries and administer first aid if needed

Promote fairness and good sportsmanship

Check playground equipment and weather conditions for safety

Direct movements of students to and from the playground

Complete disciplinary reports for incidents of serious or repetitive misbehavior

Assist in cafeteria as needed

Consistent and reliable attendance

Perform other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a noisy environment). The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust/focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate. Work may be performed indoors and/or outdoors. The employee is directly responsible for the safety of students.

Mental Functions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile and negotiate.

Benefits & Evaluation:
In accordance with the Administrative Support Staff Agreement.

Terms of Employment:

The employee will remain free of any alcohol or drugs throughout his/her employment with the district as outlined in Board Policy #4210.

The Forest Hills Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), marital status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally prohibited basis in its employment decisions or the provision of services.