Job Description:

SUMMARY: Supervise students before school, during class, recess, lunch periods and after school.  (Bus duties a.m., noon and p.m.) In addition to performing a variety of duties both in and out of the classroom.
 
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  Other duties may be assigned.

• Supervise students before school, during class, during recess, lunch periods and after school (bus duties a.m., noon and p.m.).
• Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher.
• Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional purposes.
• Help students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the teacher.
• Distribute and collect workbooks, papers and other materials for instruction.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set and assigned by the teacher.
• Assist with the supervision of students during emergency drills, assemblies, recess periods and field trips.
• Provide escort and assistance to children as necessary.
• Foster good eating habits and table manners in children.
• Assist with large group activity such as drill work, reading aloud and storytelling.
• Read to students, listen to students read and participate in other forms of oral communication with students.
• Assist students in the library, media or computer center.
• Assist staff with the collection and recording of money.
• Help students with their clothing.
• Assist with breakfast, lunch, snack and cleanup routines.
• Assist with wash-up and toilet routines.
• Alert the teacher and/or administration to any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of teachers.
• Participate in in-service training programs as assigned with prior discussion with the union.
• Supervise bus students and walkers as assigned by the building principal and assist in the office with copying, telephone responsibilities, etc.
• Is responsible to and performs duties as assigned by the building principal.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).  Two years of college credit OR hold an associate’s (or higher) degree; OR successful completion of a paraprofessional assessment which assesses content knowledge in mathematics, reading and writing and an understanding of how to assist in the instruction of these topics (Parapro Assessment)
 
Salary:                     Per contractual agreement                                 Work Hours:  6.5 hours per day ~ 7:45am to 2:45pm
Date of Service:      As soon as possible 
Application:           Those currently employed by the Bristol Board of Education, fill out an internal application by 4:00 p.m. on December 17, 2024.
 
All others fill out an online application at www.applitrack.com/Bristol/onlineapp.