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26/27 Special Education Instructional Paraeducator, Riverview Elementary School, .9375 FTE

Durango School District 9-R · Durango, CO · 1 mo ago
EducationFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes summary, essential duties, education and training, experience, certificates, technical skills, materials and equipment, etc. Also includes pay grade, schedule (37.5 hrs/week, Monday-Friday), benefits options, start date, workforce housing, $1800 one-time bonus for newly hired staff who begin by Oct 1, 2026 (pro-rated). Also includes typical work year: 9 months. So we need sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (essential duties), Requirements (education and training, experience, certificates, technical skills maybe), Benefits (includes benefits options, workforce housing, one-time bonus), Pay (pay grade? maybe not specific salary, but we have Pay Grade: ESP Salary Schedule - not a number. Should we include Pay section? The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state Pay Grade: ESP Salary Schedule (but not a specific amount). It also states schedule: 37.5 hrs/week, Monday-Friday. Benefits: includes benefits options, workforce housing, $1800 one-time bonus. So we can include Benefits section. Pay section: we have Pay Grade but no actual pay; maybe we can omit Pay section because it's not substantive (just grade). The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Pay and Schedule into a "Details" section? But headings are prescribed: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections when posting has real, specific content. For Pay, we have Pay Grade: ESP Salary Schedule (not a number). That's not specific pay; maybe we can omit Pay. For Schedule, we have 37.5 hrs/week, Monday - Friday. That's specific schedule, so we can include Schedule section. Benefits we have specifics. So sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (essential duties), Requirements (education and training, experience, certificates, licenses, technical skills maybe), Benefits (benefits options, workforce housing, one-time bonus), Schedule (hours, days). Possibly also Qualifications? But we can put education/experience under Requirements. Skills maybe under Requirements as well. We'll follow instruction: Use

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    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate like EEO etc. We need to include the start date: Begins August 17, 2026. Also typical work year: 9 months. Could be part of About the role or Schedule? Probably About the role. We need to include the $1800 one-time bonus for staff newly hired who begin by Oct 1, 2026 (pro-rated). Also workforce housing available in 2026/2027 school year. We need to include benefits options (generic). So Benefits section: list: benefits options, employee workforce housing available for 2026/2027 school year, $1800 one-time bonus for newly hired staff who begin by Oct 1, 2026 (pro-rated for late start). Schedule section: 37.5 hrs/week, Monday - Friday. About the role: summary paragraph: Provide instructional support and assistance in meeting the educational needs of students, under the direction and immediate supervision of a licensed school professional. Services provided will vary based on Individual Education Plans (IEP) and requirements to provide services in the least restrictive environment. Begins August 17, 2026. Typical work year: 9 months. Responsibilities: list essential duties. We need to capture all essential duties bullet points. The essential duties list is long; we need to preserve all substantive information. We'll create

    • for each duty. Must not invent or summarize away detail. We'll copy each sentence as a list item, but we need to ensure we don't lose any detail. The essential duties paragraph includes many sentences separated by periods. We'll split into logical items. Let's extract essential duties from the text: "Support instructional programs and provide instructional assistance for students in individual, small, and large group settings." "Assist in facilitating the execution of Individualized Education Plans for students under the direction of licensed staff." "Implement approved modifications and/or accommodations of curriculum." "Supervise and facilitate students in the classroom and a variety of settings that may include the lunchroom, playground, to/from buses, cross walks, field trips, extra-curricular activities, or on-the-job training." "Enforces district policies regarding behaviors and discipline to help correct behavioral problems and assist in meeting student behavioral goals." "Facilitate crisis intervention and assist students with problem solving techniques and conflict resolution." "Assist students in performing daily routines. May include getting to and from class and bus stops, using toilets, diapering, feeding, medical needs and personal hygiene." "May include working with trach, feeding tubes, and catheterization." "Assist with student mobility as directed by the IEP and student need." "Facilitate and encourage speech and language development. May use alternative language such as sign language or voice activated computer systems." "Implement specialized therapy programs; work directly with therapists on physical progress and Individualized Education Plans (IEP)." "Assist with documenting when a student meets with therapist." "Collaborate and communicate with other special and regular educators and administrators with regard to academic and behavioral issues and observations." "Provide suggestions, feedback and support to building staff, administrators, parents and outside agencies regarding effective strategies for facilitating learning." "Assist the licensed staff by helping with data collection, updating records and documentation while helping maintain student files and class records." "Maintain compliance with confidentiality laws including Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA.)" "Assist with sanitizing, disinfecting, and cleaning the learning environment." "Attend and participate in district and building in-service opportunities and committee work." "Engage in ongoing professional development." "Perform other duties as assigned." We need to keep each as separate list item. Some sentences have multiple parts; we can keep as is. Now Requirements section: includes EDUCATION AND TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS, Technical Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING KNOWLEDGE. We could combine into Requirements with sub-lists? But we must use
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        • . Could be long but okay. Let's list each requirement bullet: - High school diploma or equivalent. - Basic Skills Competence (Minimum 2 years of college, e.g. associates degree, or 48 semester hours of college coursework) OR Pass paraprofessional test (CDE and ESSA qualifications) prior to being hired. - Experience is preferred but may not be necessary for hiring. - CPR and First Aid training preferred at hire; required within three months of hire. - Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training required within three months of hire. - Colorado driver's license and school district small vehicle operator permit may be required for some positions. - Criminal Background Check required for hire. - Communicate effectively in written and oral form using positive interpersonal skills - Consultation skills - Ability to assist in developing and support the behavior intervention plans, classroom management systems, and reinforcement systems - Ability to use effective interventions for at risk learners - Knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis - Knowledge of developmental, emotional, and behavioral disabilities - Experience in data collection and data analysis - Ability to develop and provide training related to accessing community resources and behavioral intervention practices in all school settings. - Non-violent and physical intervention techniques - Ability to use proper English grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure - Ability to promote and follow Board of Education policies, Superintendent policies and building/department procedures. - Ability to grow and develop knowledge, skills, and attitude through professional development. - Knowledge of first aide skills - Operating knowledge of and experience with personal computers. - Operating knowledge of assistive technology for communication preferred. - Operating knowledge of and experience with typical office equipment, such as copier, fax machine, E-mail, etc. We need to ensure we didn't miss any: also "Technical Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities" includes many bullet-like sentences; we captured them. Now Benefits section: list: - Includes benefits options. - Employee workforce housing available in the 2026/2027 school year. - $1800 one-time bonus for staff newly hired to the school district who begin by October 1, 2026 (pro-rated for late start). Schedule section: - 37.5 hrs/week, Monday - Friday. About the role paragraph: combine summary + start date + typical work year. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Let's craft:

          About the role

          Provide instructional support and assistance in meeting the educational needs of students, under the direction and immediate supervision of a licensed school professional. Services provided will vary based on Individual Education Plans (IEP) and requirements to provide services in the least restrictive environment. Begins August 17, 2026. Typical work year: 9 months.

          Responsibilities

          • Support instructional programs and provide instructional assistance for students in individual, small, and large group settings.
          • Assist in facilitating the execution of Individualized Education Plans for students under the direction of licensed staff.
          • Implement approved modifications and/or accommodations of curriculum.
          • Supervise and facilitate students in the classroom and a variety of settings that may include the lunchroom, playground, to/from buses, cross walks, field trips, extra-curricular activities, or on-the-job training.
          • Enforces district policies regarding behaviors and discipline to help correct behavioral problems and assist in meeting student behavioral goals.
          • Facilitate crisis intervention and assist students with problem solving techniques and conflict resolution.
          • Assist students in performing daily routines. May include getting to and from class and bus stops, using toilets, diapering, feeding, medical needs and personal hygiene.
          • May include working with trach, feeding tubes, and catheterization.
          • Assist with student mobility as directed by the IEP and student need.
          • Facilitate and encourage speech and language development. May use alternative language such as sign language or voice activated computer systems.
          • Implement specialized therapy programs; work directly with therapists on physical progress and Individualized Education Plans (IEP).
          • Assist with documenting when a student meets with therapist.
          • Collaborate and communicate with other special and regular educators and administrators with regard to academic and behavioral issues and observations.
          • Provide suggestions, feedback and support to building staff, administrators, parents and outside agencies regarding effective strategies for facilitating learning.
          • Assist the licensed staff by helping with data collection, updating records and documentation while helping maintain student files and class records.
          • Maintain compliance with confidentiality laws including Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
          • Assist with sanitizing, disinfecting, and cleaning the learning environment.
          • Attend and participate in district and building in-service opportunities and committee work.
          • Engage in ongoing professional development.
          • Perform other duties as assigned.

          Requirements

          • High school diploma or equivalent.
          • Basic Skills Competence (Minimum 2 years of college, e.g. associates degree, or 4

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