2026 - 2027 TA 2 - Special Ed - Farnsworth Aerospace Lower

About the role

General Information
Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) is looking to hire a TA 2 - Special Ed for our Highwood Hills Elementary in St. Paul, MN for the 2026 - 2027 school year!

Responsibilities

• Able to perform the duties in these various environmental conditions.
• Absorb and implement student Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), 504 Plans, Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP), and sensory plans.
• Record data on students’ IEP objectives and BIPs for use in monitoring and adjusting student programs.
• Absorb and assist students with completing functional skills, such as feeding, dressing, toileting and other self-help activities.
• Maintain toileting area and equipment.
• Set up meal area and equipment.
• Absorb and assist teachers in working with individual students in communication systems therapy, and discipline across the school day and in all environments.
• Absorb and assist in supporting students on field trips.
• Absorb and assist in lifting more than 40 pounds when applicable.
• Absorb and assist in completing Third Party billing daily.
• Absorb and assist in providing follow up instruction on Positive Behavioral Interventions and implementing de-escalation strategies to avoid power struggles.
• Absorb and assist in being trained in Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) for de-escalation and physical restraint techniques.
• Absorb and assist in escorting students from bus safely to the curb.
• Absorb and assist in supporting students on field trips.
• Absorb and assist in lifting more than 40 pounds when applicable.
• Absorb and assist in completing bus duties, including helping students with disabilities enter bus; lock wheelchairs into place; fasten seatbelt and/or shoulder harness; help keep order on bus; maintain comfort and hygiene on bus. Assist in students exiting the bus; bring students into school building; take students to proper classroom. Escort students from bus safely to the curb.

Requirements

• One of the following: An AA, AS, AAS (or higher) degree, or Two years of post-secondary coursework (60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits) from an accredited institution of higher education which are applicable toward a bachelor's degree, or Passing score on the ParaPro or Paraeducator Assessment AND either a high school diploma or a GED certificate.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Must be on time to the job every day.
• Must be physically be able to lift more than 40 pounds when applicable.
• Able to sit, walk, climb, crouch, kneel, push, talk and hear.
• Must be trained and maintained Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) and bus safety training and CPR as required.
• Must be trained in the Special Education Orientation.
• Must complete basic first aid, CPR and bus safety policies and procedures training within 30 days of being assigned to ride the bus.

Qualifications

• Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics.
• Basic skills in typing, copying and use of computers and iPads and duplicating may be required for some positions.
• Racially conscious and support all students to achieve equitable outcomes.

Skills

• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.
• Ability to be sensitive to the needs of others.
• Ability to develop good relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to relate to students with warmth, friendliness and understanding.