Trinity Area School District

Title: Teacher - Classroom 

Position Type: Exempt

Responsible to: Building Principal

Responsible for: Assume responsibility for the planning and delivery of instruction designed for student learning in the classroom and the school

Qualifications:

• Holds a professional license with endorsement the appropriate level (elementary, middle, or high school)
• Demonstrates professional and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with students, parents, school personnel, and members of the community
• Ability to move about in room to monitor students and check work in classrooms with varied seating and desk organization patterns
• Ability to travel to more than one work location in the course of the day if assigned to an itinerant position
• Ability to prepare required written reports
• Ability to monitor and ensure appropriate student behavior, including outdoor activity areas, gymnasiums, etc.
• Possess high moral standards and integrity

Work Year: TAEA contract

Performance Responsibilities:

• Plans and prepares for classroom instruction
• Provides a positive classroom environment that promotes student learning
• Uses a variety of instructional strategies to meet varied student needs
• Complies with state laws, school board policies, and administrative regulations
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed for an orderly, productive classroom and school
• Encourages the productive citizenship and respectful conduct of students
• Monitors and assesses student progress
• Identifies resources and personnel to meet the needs of individual students
• Maintains accurate, complete records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• Informs parents regarding student progress, the instructional program, and other school issues
• Demonstrates positive school-community relations
• Works cooperatively with colleagues, support staff, and administration
• Engages in professional growth activities and demonstrates professionalism
• Identifies needed resources and materials for classroom instruction
• Contributes to the total school program
• Performs other duties as assigned by school administrators

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to 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 able to lift and handle at least 25 lbs. on a regular basis 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 classroom and school environment, with standard classroom and school equipment available. 

^{1 The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) 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.}

Title: Teacher - Classroom 

Position Type: Exempt

Responsible to: Building Principal

Responsible for: Assume responsibility for the planning and delivery of instruction designed for student learning in the classroom and the school

Qualifications:

• Holds a professional license with endorsement the appropriate level (elementary, middle, or high school)
• Demonstrates professional and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with students, parents, school personnel, and members of the community
• Ability to move about in room to monitor students and check work in classrooms with varied seating and desk organization patterns
• Ability to travel to more than one work location in the course of the day if assigned to an itinerant position
• Ability to prepare required written reports
• Ability to monitor and ensure appropriate student behavior, including outdoor activity areas, gymnasiums, etc.
• Possess high moral standards and integrity

Work Year: TAEA contract

Performance Responsibilities:

• Plans and prepares for classroom instruction
• Provides a positive classroom environment that promotes student learning
• Uses a variety of instructional strategies to meet varied student needs
• Complies with state laws, school board policies, and administrative regulations
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed for an orderly, productive classroom and school
• Encourages the productive citizenship and respectful conduct of students
• Monitors and assesses student progress
• Identifies resources and personnel to meet the needs of individual students
• Maintains accurate, complete records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• Informs parents regarding student progress, the instructional program, and other school issues
• Demonstrates positive school-community relations
• Works cooperatively with colleagues, support staff, and administration
• Engages in professional growth activities and demonstrates professionalism
• Identifies needed resources and materials for classroom instruction
• Contributes to the total school program
• Performs other duties as assigned by school administrators

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to 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 able to lift and handle at least 25 lbs. on a regular basis 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 classroom and school environment, with standard classroom and school equipment available. 

^{1 The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) 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.}

Title: Teacher - Classroom 

Position Type: Exempt

Responsible to: Building Principal

Responsible for: Assume responsibility for the planning and delivery of instruction designed for student learning in the classroom and the school

Qualifications:

• Holds a professional license with endorsement the appropriate level (elementary, middle, or high school)
• Demonstrates professional and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with students, parents, school personnel, and members of the community
• Ability to move about in room to monitor students and check work in classrooms with varied seating and desk organization patterns
• Ability to travel to more than one work location in the course of the day if assigned to an itinerant position
• Ability to prepare required written reports
• Ability to monitor and ensure appropriate student behavior, including outdoor activity areas, gymnasiums, etc.
• Possess high moral standards and integrity

Work Year: TAEA contract

Performance Responsibilities:

• Plans and prepares for classroom instruction
• Provides a positive classroom environment that promotes student learning
• Uses a variety of instructional strategies to meet varied student needs
• Complies with state laws, school board policies, and administrative regulations
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed for an orderly, productive classroom and school
• Encourages the productive citizenship and respectful conduct of students
• Monitors and assesses student progress
• Identifies resources and personnel to meet the needs of individual students
• Maintains accurate, complete records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• Informs parents regarding student progress, the instructional program, and other school issues
• Demonstrates positive school-community relations
• Works cooperatively with colleagues, support staff, and administration
• Engages in professional growth activities and demonstrates professionalism
• Identifies needed resources and materials for classroom instruction
• Contributes to the total school program
• Performs other duties as assigned by school administrators

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to 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 able to lift and handle at least 25 lbs. on a regular basis 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 classroom and school environment, with standard classroom and school equipment available. 

^{1 The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) 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.}

Trinity Area School District

Position Description

Title: School Police Officer

Position Type: Non-Exempt

Responsible to: Superintendent

Responsible for: Preserving and protecting all district students, personnel, and property, and promoting issues of school-wide safety 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Evidence of Act 120 training or graduation from the PA State Police Academy
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as a certified police officer
• Experience working with juveniles and the Juvenile Court System
• Knowledge of School Law
• Knowledge of technology as related to specific job functions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in the Law Enforcement field

Work Year: 189 days 

Performance Responsibilities:

• Serve as the student safety coordinator and work in conjunction with the director of transportation
• Work closely with administrators regarding campus activities
• Inspect school premises before opening and closing regarding security
• Supervise authorized student gatherings at various campus locations at the direction of the Superintendent
• Assist with school bus supervision before and after school at the direction of the Superintendent
• Monitor students, campus, and parking lots during lunch break, before school, and after school
• Tour the campus to ensure that school and district policies are being enforced
• Exhibit good judgment and initiative in emergencies
• Establish and maintain good rapport with students
• Investigate issues of harassment, bullying, assault, vandalism, smoking, and other offenses as determined by the principal
• Evaluate the district’s security program continually and recommend changes or draft plans as necessary
• Coordinate any special security needs as deemed necessary for public meetings and school events
• Work with administrators, faculty, staff, and students at each school to ensure proper security and safety measures are implemented as related to employees, property, and facilities
• Maintains current data on juveniles involved in the criminal justice system and ensures that proper notification to school personnel is made as prescribed by Pennsylvania Statutes
• Develop and coordinate an ongoing staff development program for employees who have security responsibilities
• Serve as a district contact person to provide or coordinate in-service activities for student groups on various aspects of school security, as requested by the principal
• Develop and implement strategies to minimize property loss and maintain inventory control
• Work closely with local law enforcement agencies and the school administration regarding the scheduling of regular building checks, routine security procedures, and special security problems
• Act as a liaison with public safety authorities and school resource officers on all matters affecting school security
• Develop and implement prevention strategies with the principals to minimize the likelihood of school violence
• Conduct presentations to various community groups and organizations relative to school security
• Court Work- schedule necessary cases for court; complete associated paperwork; conduct pre-court investigation; prepare recommendation for pre-trial hearing; present recommendation at hearing; make referrals to any appropriate agencies
• Attend Student Assistant Meetings as requested-make recommendations to the team, and conduct one-on-one counseling with clients
• Speak to classes about juvenile crime, drugs, alcohol, teen pregnancy, bullying, and careers in law enforcement
• Emergency/crisis situations-partner with school resource personnel and the local police to develop crisis/emergency plans; respond to district-wide/school community emergencies
• The district will provide the school police officer with a proper state ORI number
• Approves facility use permit per board policy and agreements with other municipalities
• Serve on the Safety Committee
• Investigate residency issues
• Assist in the implementation of safety drills.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or designee

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to 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 being able to lift and handle 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 physical environment requires the employee to work inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions.  Some duties of this position are performed within a school environment, with standard office equipment 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.}

CAM/cd 6/2025

Trinity Area School District is looking for a full-time hall/traffic monitor. This job would require the candidate to work forty hours per week and be able to work both indoors and outdoors during possible inclement weather. The candidate is responsible for maintaining a safe and orderly environment within the school premises by overseeing student movement in hallways and common areas. Key duties include monitoring hallways during class transitions, the school cafeteria during lunch periods, and directing traffic during arrival and dismissal times. This would require the directing of school transportation and also pedestrian and vehicular traffic during arrival and dismissal times to ensure the safety of students and staff. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and interpersonal skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This job will pay seventeen dollars per hour and also full medical benefits.

Carol Davis

Mar 11 2025 9:44 AM

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 who are 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 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.