<p>Overview of Steel City Academy</p> <p>Steel City Academy is an A-rated, community embedded K-12 charter school that was designed in partnership with the community to offer a new narrative of what's possible for the students and families of Gary. At Steel City, we prioritize safety, human connection and learning with individualized attention and support in an environment where parents trust us with their children. Students access rigorous curriculum and high-quality instruction with teachers who believe in them and are equipped with the support, coaching and resources to be their best selves. We expose students to the world through transformative experiences while maintaining our pride, commitment and impact to Gary. We leverage our team and community partners to ensure every student has what they need to learn, grow, and thrive. A model for high-quality public education, Steel City redefines expectations, delivers results, and provides children and families in Gary with the school they deserve.</p> <p>Managerial Structure</p> <p>The paraprofessional will report directly to the Managing Director of Diverse Learning.</p> <p>Position Summary</p> <p>Paraprofessional responsibilities include providing staff support in an educational environment. Paraprofessionals will work with children individually or in small groups by providing basic instruction on reading, writing, math, and other education related activities as assigned by the lead teacher's directions or the Director of Diverse Learning.</p> <p>Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:</p> <p>Direct Student Support</p> <ul> <li>Leads highly effective small groups with curriculum fidelity </li><li>Track student small group academic data </li></ul> <p>Other Duties Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Covers lead teachers as needed and assigned </li><li>Supervises lunch and recess for assigned grade level and students </li><li>Administer assigned arrival and dismissal duties </li></ul> <p>Other</p> <ul> <li>Support lead teacher with classroom duties as assigned </li><li>Implement school wide culture expectations </li><li>Participate in whole staff and instructional professional development </li><li>Attend weekly Student Support Team meetings </li></ul> <p>Qualifications: Values and Mindsets</p> <p>Believes deeply in the mission and vision of Steel City Academy and subscribes to our core values:</p> <ul> <li>Purpose: We all choose to be here and feel both inspired and challenged in our work. Our goals, both individually and collectively, are great which requires great effort, but offers great fulfillment. </li><li>Team: Each of us contributes unique strengths to our community. As we understand ourselves and one another, we are able to maximize all our strengths towards collective success. </li><li>Joy: We love and respect members of our community. We demonstrate this through a sense of urgency, gratitude, and fun in all that we do. </li><li>Grit: Our growth never stops, so we never quit. We challenge ourselves which requires embracing the possibility of failure, and ultimately, believing in our ability to eventually succeed. </li><li>Power: We seek to make the world a better place by fighting for equity for ourselves, our kids and our community. We embrace the opportunities where our skills and talents allow us to lead, and honor those opportunities by acting ethically and justly. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications: Skills</p> <ul> <li>Strong interpersonal skills and an appetite to coach and be coached. </li><li>Motivated and responsible for personal, team and organizational development. </li><li>Ability to collaborate with lead teacher </li><li>Ability to work effectively and flexibly in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications: Education and Prior Experience</p> <ul> <li>Professional development on and experience in implementing the Science of Reading preferred </li><li>Paraprofessional Licensure Preferred </li><li>Associate/Bachelor's Degree accepted </li><li>Experience working with school-age children </li></ul> <p>Work Demands</p> <ul> <li>Passes a criminal background check, as required by law </li></ul> <p>Benefits and Salary</p> <p>Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.</p> <p>Anti-Discrimination Policy and Commitment to Diversity</p> <p>Steel City Academy seeks individuals of all religious, ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual and gender identities to apply for this position. We are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization, as we want to engage all those who can contribute to this effort.</p> <p>This job description reflects Steel City's assignment of essential functions and qualifications of the role. Nothing in this herein restricts management's right to assign, reassign, or eliminate duties and responsibilities to this role at any time.</p> <p>Employee Benefits Overview</p> <p>Time</p> <ul> <li>Balanced Calendar: Steel City believes in creating a balanced calendar that prevents burnout for both our staff and students. This results in longer Fall, Spring and Winter Breaks as well as the famous Steel City Sprinkle Weekends- intentionally placed three-four day weekends throughout the school year. </li><li>Paid Time Off: All Steel City, full time salaried employees accrue paid time off throughout the year in the following categories. </li><li>Personal: All employees earn and accrue three personal days per year. </li><li>Sick: All employees earn and accrue two sick days per year. </li><li>Vacation: Calendar year employees can earn up to fifteen additional vacation days annually. </li><li>Jury Duty: Steel City employees summoned for jury duty, or subpoenaed to testify as a witness, will be granted the necessary time off upon furnishing proof of such written notice to serve. Absences for jury or witness duty are not deducted from any leave allowance. Full-time employees will be paid their regular salary up to ten (10) business days of jury duty. </li><li>FMLA: Steel City Academy will provide Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to its eligible employees. </li><li>Holiday: Steel City observes the following holidays for salaried employees throughout the year. Additional holidays are determined by your employment category. (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Election Day*, Veteran's Day, Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, Week between Christmas and New Years Day) </li><li>Bereavement: Steel City employees are eligible for bereavement leave for a certain amount of days based upon the relationship. </li><li>Professional Development Days: Steel City academic year employees receive up to three job embedded professional development days per year. </li></ul> <p>Retirement</p> <ul> <li>401k Program: Steel City employees can participate in a 401k Retirement plan with The Standard (formerly Securian). Steel City will contribute up to a 5% match. </li></ul> <p>Insurance</p> <ul> <li>Health Insurance: Steel City offers UnitedHealthCare health insurance for all full time employees. Staff members have the opportunity to opt into either a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO). Steel City pays 80% of all premiums for all employees and dependents. The employee pays for 20% of premiums that are deducted at a pre-tax basis from payroll. </li><li>Dental Insurance: Steel City offers Principal Dental insurance for all full time employees. Steel City pays 50% of all premiums for all employees and dependents. The employee pays for 50% of premiums that are deducted at a pre-tax basis from payroll. </li><li>Vision Coverage: Steel City offers Principal vision insurance for all full time employees. The employee pays for 100% of premiums that are deducted at a pre-tax basis from payroll. </li><li>Disability, Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D): Steel City employees working 30+ hours per week, are automatically enrolled in short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance immediately upon hire. </li><li>Workers' Compensation: Steel City pays for a comprehensive workers' compensation policy for all employees. Employees are entitled to benefits, if, while carrying out activities for the benefit of their employer, they suffer an injury by accident, a "specific traumatic incident", resulting in a hernia or back injury, or an occupational disease. </li><li>Supplemental Insurance: Steel City offers a comprehensive partnership with AFLAC for staff who are interested in acquiring supplemental insurance policies. </li></ul> <p>Salary and Additional Revenue Opportunities</p> <ul> <li>Salary: Steel City provides a competitive step and ladder salary scale for employees. The compensation scales are available upon request. </li><li>Performance Based Bonuses: Steep City employees are eligible to receive up to two bonuses per semester. </li></ul> <p>Additional Revenue: Steel City employees are eligible to receive various stipends: extracurriculars, talent team, after school tutoring, additional teaching sections and more.</p>