Dayton High Paraprofessional 2026/27

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to parse the job posting. Key info: - Title: SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL (typo "PARPAROFESSIONAL"). - Pay: Two ranges: "$19.27-$27.08 hourly with Employee/Employer retirement, dependent upon previous experience" and "$16.29-$22.87 hourly with Employer-paid retirement, dependent upon previous experience". So there are two pay ranges depending on something? Possibly two categories: with Employee/Employer retirement vs Employer-paid retirement. We need to include Pay section only if posting actually states them. Yes, they state pay ranges. So we can include a Pay section with both ranges. - Benefits: mention retirement (Employee/Employer retirement, Employer-paid retirement). Also maybe other benefits? Not explicit. Could include retirement as benefit. But we should not invent. The posting mentions retirement benefits. So we can include Benefits section describing retirement options. - Schedule: "9 month" mentioned under Terms of Employment: Pay Grade 23 on the Classified Wage Structure (9 month). So schedule is 9 month (likely school year). So we can include Schedule section: 9 month. - About the role: Could use POSITION SUMMARY. That's a prose description. So we can have About the role section with that summary. - Responsibilities: Essential Duties And Responsibilities list. So we can have Responsibilities section with

• items. - Requirements: Position Requirements includes Education and Training, Licenses and Certifications, etc. Also Position Expectations (knowledge, abilities). Could be Requirements or Qualifications. We'll separate: Requirements (education, training, licenses) and Qualifications (knowledge, abilities, physical/mental). But we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine into Requirements and Qualifications if both have content. - Skills: maybe not explicitly listed; but we could infer from abilities. Better not to create Skills unless explicit. The posting does not have a "Skills" heading. So we skip. - Benefits: we have retirement. - Pay: we have ranges. - Schedule: 9 month. - About the role: position summary. - Responsibilities: essential duties. - Requirements: Education and Training, Licenses and Certifications. - Qualifications: Position Expectations (knowledge, abilities), Physical And Mental Requirements, Working Conditions maybe. We need to ensure we don't create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". The posting includes "Possess physical and mental stamina commensurate with the responsibilities of the position." That's a phrase we should not include as a heading; but we can include it in prose if it's part of the content. However we must not invent filler. Including that sentence is okay as it's part of the original content. But we should avoid headings with only filler. We'll not create a heading for that. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, etc. Also navigation, cookie, legal, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. There's no explicit application instructions but we can ignore. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all duties, responsibilities, requirements, etc. Let's extract sections. **About the role (POSITION SUMMARY)**: "Under the supervision of a licensed teacher, works in a special education assisting teaching staff in a variety of instructional activities to provide specially designed instruction to students with disabilities. Assists teachers in providing individual and group functional living, academic skills, vocational and behavioral management support, as well as personal care attendant services to students with various mental, and/or physical disabilities to successfully implement requirements of students individualized education plan (IEP). Additional intensive training beyond what is necessary for a Special Education-Paraprofessional in the areas of student data collection, communication strategies, severe behaviors, and positive behavior management for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cognitive Disabilities or Behavioral Disorders will be required. This person reports directly to the school site administrator." We'll put that in

  . **Responsibilities** (Essential Duties And Responsibilities). Need to list each duty as

• . The list is long, with many sentences separated by periods. We'll split at each sentence that starts with a verb (Assists, Under, Accompanies, Establishes, Serves, Assisting, Assisting, Monitoring, Assist, Conforms, Ability to work..., Ability to commute..., Ability to take direction..., Performs and participates...). Some are ability statements; but they are part of duties? Might be better to treat them as responsibilities. We'll keep them as list items. Let's extract each bullet: - Assists the student(s) in the program to whom they are assigned in such physical tasks as putting on and taking off outerwear, moving from room to room, using the restroom, provide toileting and/or personal hygiene care (i.e. changing diapers), carrying lunch trays, eating, transportation, etc. - Assists the student(s) in curriculum tasks as assigned by a certified teacher, carrying out instructional programs and lessons in various learning environments, in and out of the traditional classroom, as designated in the instructional plan based on the IEP and under the direct supervision of the certified teacher. - Under the direct supervision of a certified teacher, works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher. - Accompanies the student(s) to other locations within the school, if the child's disability warrants this type of support. - Establishes as fully as possible a supportive relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement. - Serves as a resource person, if and when requested, to the student's eligibility and IEP teams when conferring about the student whom the paraprofessional is assigned. - Assisting individual students in performing activities initiated by the special education or classroom teacher. - Assisting the special education teacher in data collection procedures, observing, recording and charting behavior. - Monitoring and reporting student(s) progress to the certified personnel. - Assist the student in interacting with the available classroom technology & augmentative devices (SmartBoard, iPad, etc.). - Conforms to safety standards as prescribed. - Ability to work with students and adults in a variety of settings on and off school campus areas. - Ability to commute outside of attendance area as required by certified personnel in order to transport students to programs not available within the student's school of attendance. - Ability to take direction from and provide assistance to the Special Education teacher in charge of the special education program. - Performs and participates in other related duties as assigned by the building administrator or designee. Note: Some start with "Ability to". Those are more like requirements but they appear in the duties list. We'll keep them as responsibilities. **Requirements** (Education and Training, Licenses and Certifications): Education and Training: High school diploma or GED equivalent. Valid driver's license and DMV clearance. Licenses and Certifications: Must have the ability to complete: Specialized training as needed to meet student needs as outlined in IEP's. Current Crisis Prevention and Restraint Training, First Aid, and CPR Training. Blood borne Pathogen and Universal Precaution Training. Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications as listed on the appropriate position vacancy announcement. (We can include that as a sentence.) **Qualifications** (Position Expectations, Physical And Mental Requirements, Working Conditions): Position Expectations: Knowledge of CPR/AED and Universal Precautions. Ability to work effectively with special needs students. Ability to interpret and apply oral and written instructions. Ability to perform several tasks and determine priorities. Ability to deal with unusual behavior and crisis situations. Ability to learn and apply school rules, regulations, and procedures. Ability to complete routine records. Ability to recognize and report hazards and apply safe work methods. Possess physical and mental stamina commensurate with the responsibilities of the position. Willingness to attend training as it relates to implementation of IEPs. Physical And Mental Requirements: Strength, dexterity, coordination, and vision to use keyboard and video display terminal for prolonged periods. Strength and stamina to bend, stoop, sit, and stand for long periods of time. Dexterity and coordination to handle files and single pieces of paper; occasional lifting of files, stacks of paper or reports, references, student work, and other materials. Some reaching for items above and below waist and head level. Some reaching, bending, squatting, and stooping to assist students access files, student work, and other items is necessary. The manual dexterity and cognitive ability to operate a personal computer and other educational technology (LCD projector, SmartBoard, iPads/Tablets, augmentative communication devices, etc.) to enhance student learning. Involves hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Must have the ability to lift 50 pounds or 1/3 body weight, whichever is greater, to waist height, perform a 2 to 3 person lift, and the ability to restrain student(s) as needed and in accordance with state regulations. In compliance with applicable disability laws, reasonable accommodations may be provided for qualified individuals with a disability who require and request such accommodations. Incumbents and individuals who have been offered employment are encouraged to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. Working Conditions: Work is performed under the following conditions: Exposure to climate controlled classroom settings to outside weather with temperatures ranging from mild/moderate to extreme cold/heat. May involve exposure to noise levels ranging from moderate to very loud on occasional to frequent time periods. May involve work in crowded environments. May involve frequent to moderate lifting and other physical demands. Hazards: Stress, anxiety, verbal and physical aggression. Classroom furniture, playground/office equipment, blood borne pathogens, communicable diseases, chemicals (as related to specific assignment), and power/hand operated equipment and machinery (as related to specific assignment). **Benefits**: retirement options: "Employee/Employer retirement" and "Employer-paid retirement". We'll phrase: Offers Employee/Employer retirement or Employer-paid retirement based on experience. **Pay**: Two ranges: "$19.27-$27.08 hourly with Employee/Employer retirement, dependent upon previous experience" and "$16.29-$22.87 hourly with Employer-paid retirement, dependent upon previous experience". We'll present both. **Schedule**: "9 month" (school year). We'll state: Position follows a 9‑month schedule (school year). Now we need to output HTML fragment with

  headings and

  • for lists,

    for prose. We must not include any extra text outside HTML. No markdown fences. We'll decide which sections to include: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Check if any section is thin: Benefits only mentions retirement; that's specific. Pay has specifics. Schedule has specifics. Now produce HTML. We'll need to escape any HTML special characters like & etc. Use & for ampersand. In duties list, there is "&" in "SmartBoard, iPad, etc." Actually there is "&" in "classroom technology & augmentative devices". We'll need to escape as &. Also there is "IEP's" with apostrophe; fine. We'll produce:

    About the role

    ...

    Responsibilities

    • ...
    ...

    Requirements

    • High school diploma or GED equivalent.
    • Valid driver's license and DMV clearance.
    • Must have the ability to complete specialized training as needed to meet student needs as outlined in IEPs.
    • Current Crisis Prevention and Restraint Training, First Aid, and CPR Training.
    • Blood borne Pathogen and Universal Precaution Training.
    • Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications as listed on the appropriate position vacancy announcement.
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