TITLE: Substitute Paraprofessional QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Associate’s Degree Preferred. 2. Proven office experience highly desirable. 3. Strong written and verbal communication skills as well as problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities. 4. Fluent in spoken and written Spanish, preferred. 5. Ability to use sound judgement in decision making, and maintain a customer-oriented focus while upholding the best interests of East Hartford Public Schools. 6. Ability to effectively use technology platforms such Microsoft Office products. 7. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable. REPORTS TO: Immediate Supervisor/Administrator JOB GOAL: Performs temporary paraprofessional coverage and works with classroom teachers to provide support to students. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Work with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce learning of material or skills initially introduced by the teacher. 2. Assist the teacher in devising special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on individual student needs, interest and abilities. 3. Guide independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work set up and assigned by the teacher. 4. Check notebooks, correct papers and supervise testing and make-up work as assigned by the teacher. 5. Assist with activities such as drill work, reading aloud and story-telling...
