Title: Staff Assistant I

Classification Title: Extended School Day Program Staff Assistant

Calendar: A, School Days

ESP Salary Schedule: Range 20 Step 1
Hours: 5.9/Day 29.5/Week

Location: Liberty Elementary

General Purpose

Under the direction of the Extended School Day Site Coordinator (ESD), the Extended School Day Staff Assistant will be directly involved in planning and assisting the operations of the Extended School Day Program.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assist the ESD Site Coordinator in planning and managing the program.
• Track attendance, participation, student progress and grant data using Ovation, Panorama and spreadsheets.
• Ensure the reporting and analysis of the data is in line with the grant requirements and assist with required reports.
• Learn (cross-train) all the roles of the Extended School Day Programs and be available to substitute when necessary.
• Collaborate with school and ESD staff to plan lessons and prepare program (club) activities.
• Attend Collaborative Team Meetings (CTM), trainings, and conferences related to the ESD Program.
• Maintain a stable, safe and well-disciplined environment with set expectations for both youth and staff.
• Provide direct supervision of all youth, ensuring a child is never left alone.
• Work with the assigned site (school) according to the necessary schedule.
• Be considerate of time management and time off requests, and work with a positive attitude.
• Communicate with ESD Site Coordinator in regards to all successes and challenges, on a continuous basis.
• Answer telephone and greet the public in a positive way.
• Guide students through computer generated career exploration assessment.
• Monitor and reinforce behavioral interventions and programs as outlined.
• Assist in teaching social and academic skills.
• Supervise youth on the playground.
• Escort students to and from the playground.
• Distribute playground equipment and storage.
• Mediate arguments and fights between students.
• Supervise students and intervene when socially appropriate.
• Notify supervisor of serious rule infractions/incidents.
• Administer minor First Aid.
• Enforce school rules.
• Assist with bilingual/monolingual youth in understanding classroom material.
• Tutor students (with English deficiencies) in small groups and/or individually in reading, writing and speaking English, etc.
• Administer tests at the beginning and end of the school year.
• Record data on student progress as required by supervisors as assigned.

Education and Experience

• 48 college credit hours or a passing score on the ParaPro test
• Six (6) months of related experience
• Spanish speaking is preferred, but not required.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• The job occasionally requires light physical exertion including walking, standing, motor vehicle operation and other forms of light physical activity.
• The job occasionally requires a moderate level of physical exertion such as handling medium weight materials (11-50 pounds), extensive standing, walking, crawling, bending, stooping or climbing, or assisting special education students with their physical needs.
• Work is carried out in an agreeable environment as generally represented by normal office conditions and little or no unpleasant elements.
• Work is occasionally carried out in mildly disagreeable conditions. Work involves exposure to unpleasant elements such as noise, ventilation, crowded nature of work, exposure to outside weather conditions, pressures related to sensitive situations, sitting;/standing in one position for an extended period of time, etc., that yield a perceptible level of discomfort.
• Typically involves contact with students, parents, teachers, principal, assistant principal and/or other staff members.