PARAPRO, ELEMENTARY Position Available In Putnam, Florida

PARAPRO, ELEMENTARY

Putnam County School District
Kelley Smith Elementary School – Palatka, Florida This job is also posted in Florida Department of Education
Job Details

Job ID:

5207873

Application Deadline:

Jun 11, 2025 11:59 PM (UTC)

Posted:

Jun 3, 2025

Starting Date:

To Be Determined
Job Description

PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Paraprofessional

JOB DESCRIPTION

QUALIFICATIONS:

(1) Have 48 hours of college courses, OR
(2) Have at least an associate’s degree, OR
(3) Received passing score on ETS ParaPro Assessment
(4) Satisfactory criminal background check

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

(1) Must have a high degree of interest in children and education
(2) Demonstrate good attendance and punctuality
(3) Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills
(4) Knowledge of current technology, as job appropriate
(5) Maintain competencies of position by taking workshops as provided by PCSD
(6) Ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of standard office equipment
(7) Depending upon school grade classroom assignment, may require the ability to perform addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division; may require ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may
require ability to utilize principles of fractions and/or interpret graphs.
(8) Skills necessary to perform clerical tasks, correction of papers, organizing instructional and other materials
(9) Ability to work closely with students on lessons determined by teacher
(10) Ability to work with individual students or small groups to reinforce activities which have been
assigned by the teacher, including listening to students read.
(11) Maintain excellent integrity and demonstrate good moral character and initiative
(12) Create and maintain a clean, attractive, orderly, safe and efficient office environment

REPORTS TO

Principal

JOB GOAL

Under the direction of the Principal, the paraprofessional will work closely with teaching
staff, administrators, students, parents, and other team members to assist and support in
providing educational benefit for students.

SUPERVISES

N/A
PERFORMANCE

RESPONSIBILITIES

(1) Serve as a role model for students, dressing and grooming professionally, demonstrating the importance and
relevance of learning, accepting responsibility, and demonstrating pride in your position.
(2) Request employee leave of absence utilizing current computer program(s)
(3) Must have working knowledge of computer and e-mail
(4) Monitors activities and behavior of children during and in the absence of classroom teachers to ensure the
physical and environmental safe keeping of students, as well as adherence to appropriate conduct and
disciplinary controls
(5) Assists teachers in the supervision of learning activities, circulating within the classroom and providing
assistance and learning support to students
(6) Provides instruction to students as prescribed by the supervising teacher and reinforces skills introduced by
the teacher; may utilize games, stories, or other constructive activities to enhance students’ learning skills.
(7) Assists teachers in checking and objectively evaluating students’ work; teaches students individually and in
small groups reinforcing skills based upon instructional guidelines.
(8) Assists in managing student behavior and maintaining classroom order; reinforces rules of the school and
classroom; escorts students to time out and/or the principal’s office.
(9) Assists in the preparation of lesson plans and teachers’ pre-planning sessions; provides input and assistance
in the development of classroom activities and learning tools.
(10) Assists in the diagnosing student math and communication skills; monitors students’ progressive
learning skills; makes teacher aware of students learning deficiencies; documents records of learning
activities and diagnosis.
(11) Prepares or assists in the preparation of instructional materials; performs support tasks such as
copying materials, laminating items, typing correspondence, and filing paperwork and documentation.
(12) Coordinates with media center staff for classroom learning resources; sets up equipment in
classroom for teacher’s instructional studies.
(13) Assists in preparing classroom bulletin boards, classroom decorations, displays of student activities,
and other classroom objectives
(14) Prepares instructional reports and completes required forms, schedules, and other data as required;
maintains attendance records and assigns student seating; learns assigned bus route(s).
(15) Maintains accurate and complete records of a variety of student information which may require the
use of a computer terminal to enter student scores and other student data
(16) May be assigned monitoring duties, i.e., hallways, lunchroom, restrooms, and bus duty; ensures
appropriate student conduct during these periods; escorts students to designated activity areas, i.e., music
room, computer room, art classes, assemblies, etc.
(17) May be assigned to various labs providing assistance to teachers and instruction/information to
students; may translate lesson plan and other information to students for better understanding and
comprehension.
(18) Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology, as job appropriate, being used by PCSD.
With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level
required to perform in current position.
(19) Responsible for timely and accurate information they maintain as part of their job responsibilities.
(20) Maintain positive working relationship with assigned teachers
(21) Assist students in the use of technology or equipment and instructional materials
(22) May be assigned to a position within the administrative, dean’s or guidance office
(23) May be assigned to work in the clinic
(24) Perform other incidental tasks consistent with the goals and objectives of this position as directed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Medium Work:

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently
and/or up to 20 pounds of force as needed to move objects. Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate
physical effort in medium work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and
crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of
moderate weight.

Job Description Supplement Code:

10
TERMS

OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the District’s approved compensation plan.
Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by the District. Position is ten
months or twelve months; eight hours per day. Classified Salary Schedule

EVALUATION

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the PCSD Board’s policy on
evaluation of personnel.

Job Code Title:

Paraprofessional, Elem; Paraprofessional, M/J High; Paraprofessional, SH, Paraprofessional
Summer School

Job Code:

51108, 51109, 51110, 59050

Job Classification:

13 Education Paraprofessionals

Job Class Category:

C Instructional Support Personnel

EEO Line:

45, 46, 46, 48
BOARD

APPROVED

February 2004

Amended:

May 20, 2014

Position Type:

Full-time

Salary:

$15 to $17 Per Hour