Part-time position for an Early Childhood Special Education Paraprofessional for various schools within the district.

Days:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Hours:  8:00 am - 3:00 pm; 26/hr week when school is in session

This is a non-benefitted position.

Please watch this video Here about paraprofessionals and how their role in the classroom can directly impact the support and services provided to children. As teachers fulfill ever-increasing demands and responsibilities, the role and expectations of the paraprofessional continues to evolve.

Early Childhood Special Education Paraprofessional Job Description:

Education:  High School Diploma or High School Equivalency

Responsibilities: Assists students with disabilities in a variety of school settings, under the supervision of teachers/related services personnel. Responsibilities may include all or several of the following:

1. Assist in carrying out activities to achieve goals and objectives listed in the students' Individual Educational Plans.
2. Assist students in instructional activities, curriculum modification and adaptations with the planning and supervision of the classroom teacher and/or special education teacher.
3. Assist students who have limited mobility.
4. Assist in monitoring adaptive equipment, including but not limited to, hearing aids/auditory trainers, standers, splints, braces, assistive technology devices, wheelchairs, and feeding devices.
5. Assist students in the development of self-help skills including, but not limited to, feeding, toileting, and dressing to allow the student to benefit from the school environment.
6. Assist in the provision of accommodations including, but not limited to, diapering, positioning, preacademic skills.
7. Supervise students individually and in small and large groups with the planning and direction of the Early Childhood Special Education teacher.
8. Assist students in developing self-management skills.
9. Assist teachers in classroom management.
10. Assist students in loading and unloading safely from buses and vans.
11. Assist students in other ways as assigned by teachers, principals, or coordinator.
12. Participate in training to acquire specific skills needed to perform responsibilities.
13. Maintain a high level of ethical behavior.

Qualifications:  Ability to work with a variety of student behaviors and educational needs in a variety of educational settings, ability to work as a team member, human relation skills, communication skills, ability to lift fifty (50) pounds. 

Applications being taken until all jobs have been filled.