Educational Assistant (Leave Replacement - LR)

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Pos ition De s cription

TITLE: Educational A ssistant REP ORTS: Principal/School A dministrator

C OMMUNITY: N/A CLASSIFICATION: KEA

FLS A: Exempt WO RK YEAR: 185 KEA C alendar

ISSUED: M ay 2000 S ALARY: K EA Salary Schedule

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

T he purpose of the position is to perform activities that assist with the school's classroom educational program, including improvement of instruction through leadership and assi stance, curri culum dev elopment and implementati on, i n -serv i ce trai ni ng, coordi nati on, and management of student programs. T he educati onal assi stant may serv e as a desi gnee to assi st i n the superv i si on and ev aluati on of classi f i ed staf f and i n student dis c ipline.

ES S ENTIAL JO B DUTIES :

Coordi nates the bui ldi ng staf f dev elopment program i ncludi ng ef f ecti v e educati on proj ects.

A ssists building principal with the supervision of curriculum, including schedule dev elopment and student placement.

A ssi sts wi th curri culum dev elopment proj ects, i ncludi ng i n-service coordination and/or tra ining.

Serv es as li ai son between the school and staf f dev elopment and/or curri culum and instruction.

Prov i des assi stance wi th student programs, i ncludi ng class or bui ldi ng ev ents.

Prov i des assi stance wi th the bui ldi ng' s student management program, i ncludi ng representati on at parent meeti ngs and/or i ndi v idual educati on program ( I E P) conf erences; assi sts wi th student di sci pl i ne.

2 Prov i des assi stance wi th communi cati ons to v ari ous publi cs regardi ng the bui ldi ng' s educati onal program i ncludi ng the K ent A rea Counci l, PT A , and parent groups.

A ssists with student activities, including student government, student clubs, classes, commi ttees, and budgets.

A ssists with building operations as designated by the building principal.

M ai ntai ns knowledge of di stri ct poli cy and procedures, state law, and organi zational goals.

M ai ntai ns a hi gh degree of conf i denti ali ty wi th regard to all di stri ct-related matters and records.

O THER JO B DUTIES

Prepares a v ari ety of reports as necessary .

Serv es on a v ari ety of commi ttees and works on speci al proj ects as assi gned.

Serv es as member of the i nstructi onal team of the school and di stri ct; perf orms related duties consistent with the scope and intent of the position as assigned.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Works under the supervision of the building principal. I nteracts and works directly with classroom teachers, support staf f , i ti nerant staf f , of f i ce personnel, parents, and the general publi c.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

W ork i s perf ormed i n a school f aci li ty . T here i s a hi gh lev el of i nteraction wi th students and staf f , and f requent i nteracti on wi th parents and the publi c. A ttendance at ev eni ng ev ents is required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowle dge , Skills , a nd Abilitie s

M ust demonstrate a successf ul lev el of the knowledge, ski lls, and abi li ti es li sted below:

Consi derable knowledge of school and educational processes. K nowledge of curri culum dev elopment processes. K nowledge of group processes. A bility to provide guidance to staff. A bi li ty to analy ze and sy nthesi ze data. A bi li ty to produce accurate records and reports. 3 A bi li ty to make i ndependent deci si ons. A bi li ty to establi sh and mai ntai n ef f ecti v e worki ng relati onshi ps wi th a other employ ees, representati v es of other j uri sdi cti ons, representati v es of labor organi zati ons, parents, and others as needed. A bi li ty to communi cate ef f ecti v ely . A bi li ty to learn and operate a v ari ety of sof tware programs. A bility to organize and coordinate workload. A bi li ty to be f lex i ble and adaptable. Demonstrated leadershi p ski lls. E f f ecti v e employ ee relati ons ski lls. E f f ecti v e customer serv i ce ski lls.

E ducati on and E x peri ence

B achelor' s degree or equi v alent, wi th pref erred emphasi s i n elementary or secondary educati on as appli cable to the assi gned lev el; trai ni ng i n program dev elopment pref erred; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that would provide the appli cant wi th the desi red knowledge, ski lls, and abi li ti es requi red to perf orm the work and to meet certi f i cati on requi rements.

A llowable Substitutions

A ddi ti onal quali f y i ng work ex peri ence may substi tute f or the educati onal requi rement on a y ear f or y ear basi s.

L i censi ng and Certi f i cati on

W ashi ngton State teachers' or educati onal staf f associ ate certi f i cate.

EVALUATIO N:

E v aluati on responsi bi li ti es are assi gned to the pri nci pal.

T he statements contained herei n ref lect general detai ls as necessary to descri be the pri nci pal f uncti ons of thi s j ob, the lev el of knowledge and ski ll ty pi cally requi red and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all inclusive listing of work requirements. I ndividuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other f uncti onal areas to cov er absences or reli ef , to equali ze peak work peri ods or otherwi se balance the workload.

I n compli ance wi th the A meri cans wi th Di sabi li ti es A ct, the K ent School Di stri ct wi ll prov i de reasonable accommodati ons to quali f i ed i ndi v i duals wi th di sabi li ti es and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the Division of Human Resources.