FLORIDA PITT-WALLER ECE-8 SCHOOL
Far Northeast
Hours Per Day: 7
Salary Range: New hires will be set at $21.50 per hour. The salary range for internal candidates is $21.50 to $26.12 per hour.
**Please note: Applications will be received until April 26, 2024. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org.**
Subjects and Grades:
* Position begins in school year 2024-2025
* Kindergarten
* Grade 01 - First
* Grade 02 - Second
* Grade 03 - Third
* Grade 05 - Fifth
* Grade 06 - Sixth
* Grade 07 - Seventh
* Grade 08 - Eighth
Essential Functions and Objectives:
- Provides classroom assistance in the area of language acquisition as students develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in designated subject areas.
- Provides computer-based reading and writing instruction for students who scored below established level on standardized tests or assessments.
- Assists in assessment of students’ reading and writing ability.
- Presents subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, computer-based instruction, discussions, or supervised role-playing methods.
- Assists individuals and small student groups and reinforces learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Communicates and coordinates with students and parents about routine issues in their native language.
- Supervises and monitors students at assigned site and reinforces positive student behaviors and student related administration policies and rules.
- Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position. For Special Education positions physical demands, click here.
Qualifications:
To see what qualifications are acceptable for this role, please refer to this paraprofessional qualifications guide .
Additional Information:
-Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129
-Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
-Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
-Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.