Paraprofessional (Part-Time)

Paraprofessional – Special Education

$17.86 per hour (less than 60 college hours; Substitute Certificate)

$18.33 per hour (60 college hours or more; Substitute or Teaching Certificate)

Assist in a classroom with 3, 4, 5 year old children who receive special education services.

Schedule: 12:15 pm - 3:45pm Monday thru Friday working at the Clarkson Valley Early Childhood Center.

Start date: September 25, 2026

Any interested support staff employee eligible to transfer must submit a TRANSFER application to this posting before the internal closing date to be considered.

Position Title

Paraprofessional – Special Education – Level I high school graduate

Paraprofessional – Special Education – Level II over 60 undergraduate credit hours

Status

School Term, 188 days

Position Summary

Assist the teacher with the care and management of students.

Essential Functions

Follow the teaching procedures used by the teacher, the teacher's schedule of activities, the continuity of academic progression and the materials and equipment available

Work with individual students or groups of students to reinforce instruction or skills initially introduced by the teacher

Collaborate with the teacher and service providers in devising strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities

Assist with classroom activities

Assist in preparing and maintaining learning areas, equipment, materials, and facilities

Assist students in such daily tasks as putting on and taking off outerwear, moving from room to room, using equipment, using the lavatory arrival and departure, snack, lunch, playground and clean up

Operate teaching aids, i.e., SMART Boards, computers, student assistive technology, etc.

Alert the teacher regarding any problems or special information about a student

Provide escort and assistance to children as necessary

Assist with supervision of children

Assist with clerical responsibilities assigned by the teacher

Participate in professional development opportunities when appropriate

After proper training, assists with health-related procedures such as, but not limited to, feeding, tube feeding, lifting, positioning, carrying, toileting and cleaning of intermittent catheterization and suctioning

Assist with crisis intervention according to inserviced techniques

Maintain ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students

Follow supervisory chain of command

Maintain consistent attendance to support students

Perform other duties as assigned by the teacher or coordinator including serving para staffing needs throughout the program

Essential Skills and Abilities

Ability to bend, twist and lift school supplies and equipment ancillary to the instructional program

Ability to routinely lift up to 25 pounds and to assist with lifting up a child's weight

Knowledge of procedures to support physical needs of students with medical conditions

Basic Requirements – Level 1

High school graduate

Experience, or known ability to work with all children in a caring manner

Basic Requirements – Level 2

60 hours of college credit; an emphasis in Early childhood coursework is preferred, but not required

Experience working with children in a caring manner

Equipment Used

Standard office equipment

Work Environment

Paraprofessionals, who do not hold teaching certificates, are required to have received initial orientation, plus fifteen (15) clock hours of training during their first school year of employment. A minimum of ten (10) clock hours each year thereafter is also required

Paraprofessionals will be reimbursed for these hours of training outside of schedule work time

Work in a variety of locations, travel throughout the district, work non-traditional hours which may include evenings and weekends and meet the physical demands of handling a variety of student needs

While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, walk, stand, and reach