Trinity Area School District

Please send a letter of interest and your resume to Carolyn Miller at cmiller4@trinityhillers.net.

Please send a letter of interest and your resume to Carolyn Miller at cmiller4@trinityhillers.net.

Title:                          Special Service Aide/Paraprofessional

Position Type:        Non-Exempt

Responsible to:      Classroom Teacher/Director of Special Education/Principal

Responsible for:    Works closely with one or more students with disabilities regularly to provide personal, physical, emotional, behavioral, and classroom assistance

Qualifications:       

• Highly qualified status. Must have a secondary school diploma and one (1) of the following:
• At least two (2) years of postsecondary study
• Associate’s degree or higher degree
• Evidence of meeting a rigorous standard of quality through a state or local assessment
• Possesses all clearances required by the district
• Ability and desire to interact with students
• Ability and desire to work in a school environment
• Ability to communicate with teachers, students, other school personnel, and parents
• Pass tests required by the district
• Ability to complete data reports for progress monitoring and ACCESS billing purposes
   

Work Year:   School year as per contract

Performance Responsibilities:

• Assists the student(s) to whom assigned in personal and physical tasks
• Hears the student(s) in recitation, reading, and other curriculum tasks, guiding and helping them but not teaching them
• Performs simple errands and tasks for student(s)
• Accompanies the students(s) to whom assigned to different places in the building as needed
• Establishes a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement
• Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student personnel evaluation team conferring about one of the students to whom assigned
• Performs the tasks associated with the position of teacher aide
• Performs other duties associated with this position as assigned by the principal and/or teacher, or special education director

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Physically able to perform job responsibilities, including lifting and handling at least 25 lbs. regularly and at least 50 lbs. on an occasional basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. The employee needs to be able to tell where a sound is coming from and hear in a noisy environment.¹

Work Environment:

The work duties of this position are generally performed within a school environment, with standard office and school equipment available.

1 The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Trinity Area School District reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

Please email a letter of interest and your resume to Aaron Scott at ascott@trinityhillers.net, or call 724-223-2000, Ext. 6508.
 

Position Description

Title:                          Custodian

Position Type:        Non-Exempt

Responsible to:      Director of Facilities, Principal, or appropriate Administrator

Responsible for:     Routine manual labor associated with the daily cleaning of facilities

Qualifications:        Must have the ability to stand for extended periods. Exhibit manual dexterity to use equipment. To see and read printed material with or without visual aids. Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly. Must have physical agility to lift and carry up to 40 pounds unassisted: to push, pull, bend, stoop, kneel, walk, climb a ladder, and reach overhead.

Necessary and Special Qualifications:

                                    Knowledge of cleaning methods, materials, and equipment. Sufficient strength, agility, dexterity, and oral/written communication skills are required to perform all responsibilities. Ability to work outdoors in a variety of temperatures and climate conditions. Ability to travel to more than one work location during the day if assigned to an itinerant position. Ability to operate mechanical cleaning equipment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to meet minimum, necessary, and special qualifications and perform each satisfactorily
• The essential performance responsibilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified to perform the essential functions

Terms of Employment:

• 12 months. Salary determined according to CBA between Trinity Area School District and Trinity Area Education Support Professionals (Maintenance & Custodians)

Performance Responsibilities:

• Monitor school district property and report incidents of concern
• Snow removal, weeding, and mulching flowerbeds and playgrounds
• Remove and properly dispose of trash
• Scrub, strip and refinish floors, dust mop, wet mop, sweep and spray buff floors
• Vacuum, shampoo, and clean rugs and carpet
• Scrub and clean restroom fixtures and keep restrooms supplied
• Dust, polish, and clean by washing walls, doors, windows, lockers, furniture, woodwork, and other above-floor surfaces including those only accessible via a ladder or other established lifting apparatus as required
• Move furniture and set rooms for special events
• Notify the supervisor of equipment conditions and facility needs
• Perform minor building maintenance to include painting areas only accessible via a ladder or other established lifting apparatus as required
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Director of Facilities, principal, or appropriate administrator
• Model non-discriminatory behavior at all times and follow established safe work practices
• Follow established TASD policies and procedures at all times

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear. The employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Physically able to perform job responsibilities, including occasionally required to lift and handle at least 75 lbs. and push or pull up to 100 lbs. on an occasional basis. Regular exposure to maintenance equipment, chemicals, and products is required. Exposure to weather with temperatures ranging from mild/moderate to extreme cold/heat. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision. The employee needs to be able to tell where a sound is coming from and hear in a noisy environment.¹

Work Environment:

The physical environment requires the employee to work inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions, and to use personal protective equipment to prevent exposure to hazardous materials.

1 The information in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. Trinity Area School District reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.