Elementary Paraeducator
Position: Elementary Paraeducator
Start Date: August 2026 (exact start date to be determined)
Application Close Date: Until Filled
Location: Kalama Elementary School
Salary: $23.65 - $26.96/hour DOE
Hours: 7 hours per day (10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.) / 189 days per year (includes 9 paid holidays)
Benefits: Position is eligible for medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and LTD through the School Employee Benefits Board (SEBB), effective the first of the month after the start date. Position is eligible for retirement through the WA State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS).
Summary Statement
Under the direction and supervision of building principal, the Paraeducator performs tasks related to the monitoring and supervising of students on campus during and after school. A desire and ability to work with students is essential in this position.
Essential Job Functions
- Monitor students during school hours
- Monitoring students after school in our district childcare program, Chinook Station
- Maintain safety of students and act as a positive role model
- Assist students, individually or in small groups, with lesson assignments (e.g. reading stories, listening to students reading, language, spelling, etc.)
- Work with students individually and in small groups to reinforce basic learning and implement assigned programs
- Know and follow health, safety, and emergency procedures of the district
- Communicate successfully with staff, students, and parents
- Demonstrate professionalism through punctuality and minimal absences
- Promote and practice professional growth and development
- Practice ethical and professional standards of conduct, including the requirements of confidentiality
- Assist professional staff in the administration and correction of classroom exercises, tests and assessments
- Assist in classroom preparations and strategies for reinforcing instructional materials and skills according to individual student needs
- Assist with classroom behavioral management to minimize disruptions, ensure a safe and orderly classroom, and ensure students are on task
- Assist 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
- Construct, copy, and distribute and use educational materials as needed
- Assist students with special needs in all aspects of classroom instruction to maximize inclusion, learning, achievement of IEP objectives, etc.
- Follow all applicable safety rules, procedures and regulations governing the proper manner of assistance for all students, including those with disabilities or other special needs
- Perform any other related duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form
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
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 stand and talk or hear, and sometimes walk and sit. Occasionally, the employee will bend or twist at the neck more than the average person. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
Applicant Must
Be 18 years or older
Have a High School Diploma or Equivalent
Have completed one of the following requirements: (1) Documentation to support an Associate's Degree or transcripts to verify the comparable equivalence (i.e. 72 college quarter credits or 48 semester credits from an accredited university, college, community college, or business school), or 2) ETS ParaPro Assessment with a passing score of 455, or (3) Pearson Paraprofessional assessment: 220 Para Test must be taken at Lower Columbia College or ESD 112. Cost of test is not covered by the district.
Experience or training working with students
Experience with Restorative Justice Practices preferred
Ability to work and communicate well with staff members
Ability to follow a variety of prescribed education strategies
Ability to independently complete assigned tasks
Knowledge of and ability to assist in reducing negative behaviors
Knowledge of and ability to instruct in reading, writing, and mathematics
Strong communication and problem solving skills
Be able to follow directions in a cooperative work environment