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Openings as of 3/31/2025

Literacy Enrichment Facilitator and Literacy Bus

JobID: 746

Position Type:
  Student Support Services/Early Childhood


Date Posted:
  11/12/2024


Location:
  Dodge City Public Schools - Bright Beginnings


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Job Title: Literacy Enrichment Facilitator
Location: Bright Beginnings
Payment Rate: In accordance with the USD 443 Salary Schedule- Literacy Enrichment Facilitator - Salary Range - $21.41 hourly  & Literacy Bus - Salary Range - $27.10 hourly- Fulltime - 260 days a year
Evaluation & Benefits: In accordance with the USD 443 Classified Handbook
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Head Start Principal/Director

PURPOSE: To provide student or family education/support services. To help parents become
self-sufficient and provide an environment where adults and students can develop to their fullest
potential.

EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:
•  High School diploma or equivalent.
•  Bachelor’s Degree strongly preferred.
• Maintain current CPR/First Aid Training.
Experience:
•  1 year of direct experience working with children and/or families.
• Clerical and/or tutorial skills required; basic administrative skills helpful on a limited basis.
• Supervisory and training skills.
• Bilingual skills preferred but not required.
•  Maintain a current driver’s license with CDL and passenger bus endorsements.
• Maintain current First Aid and CPR certification.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
• Effective communication skills;
• Bilingual Preferred in reading, writing and speaking.
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
• Broad range of general office skills.
• Excellent human relations skills with desire to interact with parents, students, staff, and the public.
• Computer skills including data entry, report generation, word processing, etc.
• Commitment and discretion to maintain confidentiality.
• Valid Driver’s License.
•  Must have knowledge and experience in child development and early childhood education; in the principles of child health, safety, nutrition; in adult learning principles; and in family dynamics.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Prepare a schedule for all half day classes to attend the library weekly.
• Plan and prepare a weekly story related to either their Creative Curriculum Study or seasonal things, or special events happening throughout the school year. – Cover topics such as characteristics of good friends, sharing, taking turns, problem solving, dental health, pedestrian safety, nutrition, dressing appropriately for the weather, etc.
•  Plan and prep daily stories/music/activities for the all-day classes, usually Mystery Monday, Kindermusik on Tuesday and Thursday. PLC Activities on Wednesday and a story and book check out on Fridays.
• Manage library inventory and Destiny program. Check books in and out. Repair damaged books.  Enter new books into the Destiny program. Shelve books.
• Prepare open library times for parents and students to come and check out books.
•  Have take home activities for parents and students that support the classroom teachings.
• Plan and prepare weekly after school story time for parents and students. Create Flyers and advertise on social media
• Teach proper ways to take care of books. Promote the importance of reading. Teach about the concept of the library and its function. Teach students about parts of the book, authors and illustrators.
• Create bulletin boards throughout the year.
• Assist teachers in finding books to support their classroom teaching.
• Prepare a monthly bilingual activity calendar for families.
•  Support staff in the planning and preparations of any extracurricular activities that are planned, such as parent meetings, special events, Tournament of Champions, Week of the Young Child, Last day of school activities, kinder readiness activities, Read Across America
• Maintain an emergency substitute license, maintain required First Aid and CPR certifications.
• Support the value of an education
• Support the philosophy and mission of USD 443 & Bright Beginnings
• React to change productively and handle other tasks as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Maintain a current driver’s license with CDL and passenger bus endorsements.
• Attend Defensive Driving
• Maintain current First Aid and CPR certification
• Provide preventive checks on the literacy bus, for upkeep and maintenance.
• Schedule needed repairs and yearly maintenance for the Literacy bus.
•  Wash the bus. Clean & Vacuum inside the bus regularly and empty the trash frequently.
•  Keep supplies required for activities.
• Plan and implement a regular schedule during the school year for story time, snacks and an activity.
• Create flyers and provide information for all families.
• Distribute flyers around the community and to local businesses for advertising.
• Plan a lunch and literacy during the summer. Coordinate with Nutrition Program
• Plan and prep all stories and activities for Literacy Bus activities and events
• Attend the Literacy Bus as many community functions as possible. Parades, Kid Fest, Dodge City Days Parade, etc.
• Be available to other agencies for Literacy Bus appearances.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.
•  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment is in an office setting.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.





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Openings as of 3/31/2025

Daycare Paraprofessional

JobID: 197

Position Type:
  Support Staff/Daycare Paraprofessional


Date Posted:
  6/22/2022


Location:
  Dodge City Public Schools - Bright Beginnings


Date Available:
  08/15/2022


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Pay Range:  $15.17 Hourly

Qualifications:
1. High School Diploma or equivalent.
2. A Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or willingness to obtain.
3. Pediatric CPR and First Aid Certification or willingness to obtain. 

Purpose:
1. Provide assistance to professional employee in charge.
2. Provide student supervision in the absence of the professional employee in charge.

Qualifications:
1. High school diploma required or equivalent
2. Preferred, 1 year of teaching experience in a licensed childcare center or an equivalent experience
3. CDA or a commitment and understanding for the need to continue career improvement
4. The ability to keep information confidential
5. The ability to follow written or spoken instructions without close supervision
6. Clerical and or tutorial skills required; basic administrative skills helpful

Essential Functions:
1. Assist in providing learning experiences designed for individual as well as group needs using program curriculum materials and various supplemental resources.
2. Manage daily classroom activities in compliance with Performance Standards and State Licensing requirements.
3. Nurture the individuality of infants and toddlers by giving them choices and by providing opportunities for them to do things for themselves.
4. Develop in each child an awareness of his worth as an individual and his role in his family and community.
5. Communicate regularly with parents.
6. Be an active participant in both program and self-selected professional growth activities.
7. Support the value of early childhood development.
8. React to change productively.

General Responsibilities:
• Prepare materials for activities and bulletin boards independently as directed by the Lead Teacher.
• Keep classroom clean and orderly at all times.
• Assist students with academic comprehension in small groups or one-on-one.
• Assist students at lunch and snack times if assigned.
• Relate well with children and provide a good role model.
• Assist the students in projects and activities as needed while allowing them to begin and complete projects with growing independence.
• Help maintain classroom control consistent with the Lead Teachers direction and program policies.
• Communicate closely with co-workers on a day to day basis.
• Provide coverage to insure all teaching staff get breaks as closely to schedule as is possible
• Assist with student screening, assessment, and individual learning plans, if necessary.
• Attend staff meetings, training sessions and workshops as required.
• Record any conversations with parents on a contact sheet.
• Obtain approval of the lead teacher for all activities and expenditures.
• Encourage and facilitate child-initiated activities.
• Attend training yearly as outlined by supervisor.
• Assume lead teacher's responsibilities when necessary.
• Maintain confidentially.
• Other duties as assigned. 

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to taste or smell. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment. Any oral or written statements or promises to the contrary are hereby expressly disavowed and should not be relied upon by any prospective or existing employees. This job description is subject to change by the employer Dodge City Public Schools at the discretion of the employer, or as the needs ofthe employer and/or requirement of the job change. The Dodge City Public School District explicitly reserves the right to modify any of the provision ofthis job description at any time and without notice. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations ofthe various types of work that may be per/armed. The omission ofspecific statements of duties or essential function does not exclude them from the position if the work is Similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

• Dodge City Public Schools is equal opportunity employer without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
 




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Openings as of 3/31/2025

PreK Paraprofessional (Instructional)

JobID: 587

Position Type:
  Support Staff/Para II


Date Posted:
  2/28/2024


Location:
  Dodge City Public Schools - Bright Beginnings


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Position Purpose
 
Under the direct supervision of a certified staff member, to assist certified professional staff with students in the classroom to meet instructional goals and objectives, and to free certified professional employees from non-professional duties such as proctoring study halls to enable them to make a contribution to other aspects of the educational program, such as curriculum development.
 
Pay Range:  $15.17 Hourly
 
Essential Job Functions
-  Assists and guides students to reinforce reading, language arts, mathematics, computer instruction, and other skills. 

-  Works with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs.

-  Assists professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments.

-  Assists in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs.

-  Assists with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance.

-  Assists with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task.

-  Assists students in non-instructional areas, such as supervising the student lunch programs, bus duty, playground duty, corridor, study hall, and other related non-instructional areas.

-  Accompanies students on field trips for the purpose of assisting with supervision.

-  Constructs, copies and distribute and use educational materials as needed.

-  Assists teacher with parent contact as requested to foster effective and participatory parent involvement in student education.

-  Assists students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement if IEP objectives, etc.

-  Participates in IEP process and serves as resource for the student personnel evaluation team as needed.

-  Assist students with physical or mental disabilities with activities of daily living for the purpose of maximizing their ability to participate in school or learning activities.

-  Follows all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs.
Additional Duties:
 
-  Assist guidance, pupil services staff or building administration, as needed.
 
-  Perform any other related duties as assigned.
 
Equipment
 
-  Use standard office equipment, such as personal computers and copiers.
 
Requirements
 
You must have 48 college credits or State of Kansas Paraprofessional Certification to qualify for this position! If you do not have 48 college credits, the parapro assessment is available through the Human Resources Office. If you are interested in taking the parapro assessment, please contact the Human Resources Office at 620-371-1004 for more information.  
 
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
 
-  Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form.
 
-  Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and perform arithmetic operations as needed to assist students.
 
-  Ability to understand, apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g., Word, Excel).
 
-  Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals.
 
-  Ability to maintain confidentiality of information regarding students, employees and others.
 
-  Ability to establish a supportive and compassionate relationship with students with special needs.
 
-  Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, staff and others contacted in the course of work.
 
-  Ability to report work orally or in writing to supervisor as required.
 
-  Effective writing and verbal communication skills.
 
 
Physical and Mental Demands, Work Hazards
 
-  Works in standard office and school building environments.
 
-  Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.
 
 
Qualifications Profile
 
-  Any combination of education and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying.  Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:
 
-  High School diploma or equivalent.
 
-  Successful completion of college level coursework or passing of examination as required by the No Child Left Behind Act.

High School diploma required and 48 credit hours from an accredited college, university or technical school or Passing score on the ParaPro Assessment; Commitment to continue career improvement; The ability to keep information confidential; The ability to follow written or spoken instructions without close supervision; Clerical and/or tutorial skills required; basic administrative skills helpful on limited basis.
 
FLSA Status:             Non-exempt
 
 
 
 





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