Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

XXVI. Working Conditions of Supportive Services Assistants,
Parent Assistants and Health Room Technicians
B. Assignments and Transfers
1. Subject to Federal Program guidelines, an employee who is in service shall
be eligible for a summer position in his/her present job classification in seniority
order.
C. Duties
1. All emergency assignments within a school are to be shared among all
employees on an equitable basis.
2. No employees shall be required to perform duty on street corners, which
are not on the sidewalk immediately adjacent to school buildings. Duty on
street corners may be required of an employee only if the need for such duty
exists and police officers, crossing guards or non teaching assistants are not
available for such duty, and such duty in the past has been traditionally performed
by employees in that school.
3. No employee shall be required to perform personal errands and tasks for
other members of the staff.
4. Employees shall not be required to take the place of a secretary in the
performance of the secretary’s regular duties.
D. Support Services, Facilities and Supplies
1. With respect to any provision of this Agreement which relates to facilities,
access to facilities, or activities within a facility, such provision shall not be applicable
where an employee is assigned to a non-public school or other facility not
administered by the School District of Philadelphia.
2. Each employee shall be provided with the appropriate supplies and materials
required for the performance of his/her assigned tasks and duties.
3. Where an employee is responsible for an activity in a school for which supplies
and materials are ordered or requisitioned directly by the Principal, such
employee shall be included in consultations prior to such ordering or
requisitioning.
4. Where possible, fifteen (15) days’ notice shall be given for classroom
repairs to be made during the school day. Where alterations are planned, teachers
are to be notified and shall share such notice with employees when the contract
is let and the contemplated date for start of the work and preliminary
work shall be performed without causing the contract to be performed out of
the specified sequence to minimize adjustment problems.
5. The adjustment of behavioral problems is the responsibility of employees
as well as of teachers and administrators. Employees shall have immediate
recourse to the teacher or administrator to whom they report and shall be given
effective and consistent support by such teacher or administrator who shall
promptly take appropriate action in each case.
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