The Band Assistant (Paraprofessional) assists the Band Director in providing musical and/or auxiliary instruction for students and prepares them for performances as part of instruction. Supervises students at performances, rehearsals, and on trips.

Qualifications:

1. High school diploma or general education degree (GED), required
2. Bachelor’s Degree, preferred

 Responsibilities:

1. Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, and the general public from diverse cultural, social, economic, and educational backgrounds.
2. Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and contribute to a diverse workplace through ideas and experience.
3. Excellent problem solving, planning, and organizational skills.
4. Ability to implement instructional strategies that connect the curriculum to the students.
5. Ability to manage students individually and as a group.
6. Demonstrates expertise in knowledge and teaching of instrumental music.

Physical Demands:    

The physical demands 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 stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls.  The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

Equipment/Material Handled: 

Must know how to properly operate or be willing to learn to operate equipment in the health office  including laptop, computers, cellular phones, vision and hearing equipment, basic vital signs equipment,  and other equipment as needed for emergency response. 

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.