Opportunity Room Intervener

Summary/Objective

Provide behavioral support and academic interventions to students in an alternative learning environment.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Responding to all internal and external customers, as it relates to the position, in a prompt, efficient, friendly, and patient manner
• May perform clerical duties to assist the school office as time permits or as assigned; performs other related duties as assigned
• Develops and implements ISS attendance and other related record-keeping procedures, logs, and files
• Monitors activities of students assigned to In-School-Suspension (ISS) room; ensures that students are involved in learning activities while in ISS room; ensures that students are working on schoolwork assigned by classroom teachers; provides assistance to students in understanding and completing work/study assignments
• Communicates with teachers regarding student suspensions, behavior, attendance, and work assignments; develops and implements procedures to ensure that students assigned to ISS get assignments from their teachers as well as books and supplies; ensures that completed assignments are collected and submitted to teachers
• Contacts parents as assigned or as necessary; answers inquiries from parents; provides appropriate information regarding students’ attendance, behavior, and assignments
• Maintains the confidentiality of protected student and staff member information even after no longer employed
• Maintains knowledge of and adheres to all policies, regulations, and rules
• Performs related duties as assigned in a safe and prudent manner

Other Duties

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of duties, responsibilities, or activities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite software programs and other programs as it relates to the position
• Ability to operate most standard office equipment

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates in a school environment.

Physical Demands

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.

• Regularly required to see, talk and hear
• Regularly required to sit, type and focus on a computer screen for long periods of time
• Regularly required to be mobile
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

At-Will Notice of Employment does not provide a guarantee of a particular schedule of work or a minimum number of days or hours.

This is a 9-month, 40-hour per week position. This position is eligible for medical benefits. Employee will work ten hours per day Monday through Thursday during core business hours.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• AA degree, 60 college credits from an accredited university, or satisfactory results on an Arizona state-approved competency exam (ParaPro)

Preferred Education and Experience

Experience working with students or children

Required Certifications/Licenses

None

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be able to pass a criminal background check and obtain a Fingerprint Clearance Card with an IVP number through the Arizona Department of Public Safety.