Hours: 40 hours per week (8 hours per day)

Days per year:   210

Optional Life and Vision insurance

Health & Dental Insurance

Participation in the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Education:  Minimum of a High School diploma.  Preference – courses or experience in early childhood education such as:
• twelve (12) semester hours of credit in child development/early childhood education
• equivalent experience through child care work
• current Child Development Associate Credential
• current Nebraska teaching certificate with a K-6 elementary endorsement
2. Ability to give full focus to supervision of children and their needs.
3. Ability to model positive language skills and interact with children’s conversations.
4. Physical ability to manage small children and address their developmental needs.
5. Ability to engage positively with peers and follow directives of classroom teacher

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: (Include, but are not limited to)

1. Interacts with full classroom, small groups and individual children to meet lesson objectives.
2. Supervises students at lunch, playground, and bus areas as directed by the Principal.
3. Follows curriculum reinforcement as directed by the teacher.
4. Enforces student behavior procedures as directed by the teacher
5. Supervises children on field trips and students on buses.
6. Diapering children as needed.
7. Attending to children’s medical and hygiene needs.
8. Prepares classroom materials and set ups as directed by teachers.
9. Prepares for delivery and distribution of meals and snacks.
10. Listens to children’s verbal development and reinforces with more language.
11. Reports areas or incidents where students/staff safety may be a risk.
12. Observes student performance and shares information with teacher for completing assessments.
13. Assists students in play areas and when using iPad, iPod & devices.
14. Attends appropriate staff development activities offered by the district.
15. Assesses student skills individually as directed by teacher.
16. Attends to students with sensory and emotional needs.
17. Monitors students in classrooms and on playground.
18. Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: (Intellectual, Sensory)

1. Accepts responsibility and handles stress appropriately and professionally.
2. Respects confidential information appropriately.
3. Knowledge of and compliance with classroom/building policies and procedures.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
It is the policy of the Kearney Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or other protected conditions, in its educational programs, activities, or employment policies as required by Title VI and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments, Section 504 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Nebraska Equal Education Opportunity Act.

Any person who believes she or he has been discriminated against, denied a benefit, or been excluded from participation in any district education program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or other protected conditions, may grieve such matters using the adopted grievance procedures of the Kearney Public School District. Such procedure shall provide for prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging acts of discrimination. This position is subject to a veterans' preference.

Inquiries regarding compliance with Title IX, Section 504, Title VI or the Nebraska Equal Opportunity in Education Act may be directed to the Director of Human Resources, 320 West 24th Street, Kearney, NE, 68845-5345, (308) 698-8011.