PERMANENT CLASSIFIED SUPPORT STAFF

Sugar Loaf Elementary School

Full-time Permanet Classified Support Staff with Benefits

10-month position available immediately

General Statement of Job

Under general supervision, performs a variety of technical and clerical tasks in assisting teachers and other positions within the school. Employee may perform a wide range of tasks to support the needs of the school, its staff and the students. Employee may provide small group and one-on-one assistance with students in the classroom. Employee may assist with general housekeeping and clerical duties. Reports to a principal and/or lead teacher.

Required qualifications

• Associate Degree or 48 semester hours towards an associate degree, preferred.
• Applicant must hold a valid NC state driver’s license.
• Applicant must be eligible to obtain a CDL with Passenger (P) and School Bus (S) endorsements. If an employee is unable to obtain a CDL with P/S endorsements for any reason, this could result in recommendation for dismissal.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Assists teacher with executing instruction and evaluating its effectiveness.
• Constantly monitors the safety and well-being of students
• Monitors student behavior and helps maintain discipline in the classroom; assists with crisis prevention; restrains students as needed.
• Assists students with learning; reinforces and clarifies instruction; provides one-on-one assistance as needed.
• Praises and reinforces achievement of students; promotes self-esteem.
• Maintains and respects the confidentiality of student and school personnel information.
• Prepares visual aids and duplicates materials.
• Performs general housekeeping duties in maintaining an orderly classroom.
• Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.
• Serves as proctor during testing.
• Supervises students in activities that take place out of the classroom during the school day, including activities involving school transportation.
• Fills in when needed to assist with office duties, such as answering the phone making copies.
• Assists with arrival and dismissal of students.
• Assists with classroom duties for PE, Music, Media and Computer, etc. when needed.
• Helps maintain the cleanliness of the school building and grounds.
• Assists student support staff and building administration as needed.

Additional duties

• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the principal and/or teacher.
• Must drive a daily bus route or substitute as a driver when requested by the principal or designee.

Essential knowledge and abilities

• Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergency situations.
• Must be flexible and able to work under different circumstances daily.
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal, and counseling terminology.
• Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
• Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, calculators, pencils, scissors, etc.
• Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally; and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

The knowledge and abilities described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.