Job Title: Paraprofessional (Social Services)
| Reports to: | Site Administrator |
| Job Group: | School-Related Personnel |
| FLSA: | Non-Exempt |
| Job Code: | Varies |
| Salary Schedule: | PG01 |
JOB GOAL
This employee is responsible for promoting understanding and cooperation between parents and the school/program staff. This employee is also responsible to assist in the maintenance of an outreach and delivery system which insures the enrollment of eligible children and appropriate social services for their children.
SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUPERVISION OF PUPILS SHOULD NOT BE ASSIGNED TO PARAPROFESSIONALS; THEY SHOULD WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AT ALL TIMES.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Helping interpret the school program to parents through personal contact, written communications, and home visits.
- Performing routine tasks involving data collecting, interviews with parents for purposes of assessing personal needs, community needs, and ideas for parent group meetings.
- Implementing and monitoring effective social services available to families served by the school program.
- Assessing community needs.
- Assisting parents in filling out forms such as applications, social or medical history forms, legal documents, etc.
- Referring cases needing special services.
- Maintaining contact with other service agencies to assure delivery of needed services.
- Maintaining record-keeping systems for social services.
- Following-up each situation receiving services to insure that services have been properly understood and used.
- Assisting with the parent group activities through recruitment, contacts designed to help maintain parent interest, and other tasks related to parent involvement.
- Providing transportation for children and their families to various community and state agencies such as clinics and diagnostic centers.
- Performing other duties as deemed necessary and appropriate for school/program operations.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Ability to relate to children.
- Ability to communicate well in oral and written form.
- Initial health examination that includes screening for tuberculosis to assure no
EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
- At least 18 years of age.
- High school graduate or equivalent (SACS requirement).
- Experience in working with children, schools, and agencies.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS
- Automobile, valid insurance coverage, and valid Florida driver's license.
- Demonstrated record of safe driving.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.WORKING CONDITIONS
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT
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General office equipment, including personal computers, fax machines, copiers, telephones, scanners, etc.
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 established by the District.
Performance of the job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the School Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Pasco County Schools will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.
