Position Type:
Support Staff/Para Educator
Date Posted:
5/22/2025
Location:
Collins Elementary School
Date Available:
08/11/2025
Closing Date:
UNTIL FILLED
Internal Transfer Deadline: 5/26/2025
HOURS: M-F 8:30AM to 3:30PM
NOTES: 180 Day contract / Benefits include healthcare and retirement / Earn between $15.07-$20.72(based on years of experience) / 4 paid holidays
TITLE: Para educator – Special Education
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Has a high school diploma or G.E.D. certificate
- (Applies to Title I schools only) Completed two (2) years of study at an institution of higher education; or
- (Applies to Title I schools only) Obtained an Associate Degree (or higher); or
- (Applies to Title I schools only) Met rigorous standard of quality and be able to demonstrated, through a formal State or local academic assessment, knowledge of and the ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, mathematics (or, as appropriate, reading readiness, writing readiness and mathematics readiness)
- Has the ability to read and follow written directions
- Has one year of experience working with children in an organized setting
- Has and maintains certification in American Red Cross/American Heart Association CPR and First Aid
- Has the ability to lift and assist in moving children of various weights numerous times per day
- Has demonstrated the ability or potential to communicate and work effectively with students, parents, and staff
REPORTS TO: Principal and/or Director Special Education
JOB GOAL: To relieve the teacher of tasks so that more individualized instruction can be provided for students
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Be familiar with and follow written guidelines, policies, procedures and directions from supervisor related to job responsibilities
- Successfully completes annually an in-service training program of at least twelve (12) hours
- Assist in setting up daily seat work and learning center
- Check daily seatwork and homework
- Use a variety of learning approaches to work on a one-to-one basis, or in small groups, with students in all academic areas to include math, reading, spelling, science, listening and motor activities
- Operate the following equipment as needed: fluid duplicator, photocopier, laminator, overhead projector, viewer/editor opaque projector, slide projector, film projector, tape machine and record player
- Make work materials and learning aids for class
- Write assignments and work on chalkboard
- Grade papers
- Prepare and type worksheets and tests
- Carry out various secretarial duties needed by teacher to include maintenance of routine paperwork, filing, documentation, report cards
- Help administer testing
- Implement IEP objectives
- Monitor IEP objectives
- Manage student behavior as directed by teacher
- Assist students who have been out due to an absence
- Attend regular classes as directed by teacher
- Work on self-help skills
- Take students to the bathroom, and if necessary, change diapers and carryout any/all process for toileting
- Follow catheterization and other procedures, after training by School Nurse
- Generally assist with physical management of children with disabilities
- Implement fine and gross motor activities under the supervision of the occupational or physical therapist
- Assist speech therapist by giving follow-up articulation and language skills
- Assist occupational/physical therapist by providing routine exercise programs as directed by therapist
- Supervise part of class while teacher works with other students
- Facilitate Community Based instruction
- Participate in in-service training as provided by the School District
- Maintain the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully certified teachers
- Perform other duties consistent with the position assigned as may be requested by the supervisor
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Hourly ( Grade 04 – SEP )
- 6.5 hrs. per day
- 32.5 hrs. per wk.
- 180 days
- 9 ¼ months
- Board approved 8-8-02, Revised 1/9/2014, Revised 6/9/2016, Revised 6/13/2019
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