FY27: Paraeducator Level II, Special Education Itinerant, Washington Grove, 6 hrs/10 mos (Ad Closes 10/2/26)
for headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to decide what goes into each section.
About the role: summary description.
Responsibilities: tasks that promote student learning, support IEP, assist with academic, behavioral, social, emotional, physical support, facilitate mastery, manage behaviors, instructional and classroom management supports, clerical tasks, participate in learning activities off school grounds, continue planned instructional activities during teacher absence.
Requirements: maybe education/training/experience requirements.
Qualifications: maybe knowledge, skills, abilities.
Skills: maybe specific skills like Google Workspace, MS Office, etc. But we could combine knowledge/skills/abilities into Qualifications or Skills. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities into a Qualifications section. And Education, Training, And Experience into Requirements section. Benefits separate. Pay separate. Schedule separate.
We need to ensure we don't duplicate content.
Let's extract details:
About the role (summary):
- At direction of principal, paraeducator performs variety of tasks that promote student learning and well-being to support students with IEP.
- May participate with students in learning activities off school grounds.
- May assist students with various needs related to academic, behavioral, social, emotional, and physical support.
- Work focused on facilitating student mastery of grade-level curriculum or Alternate Academic Achievement Standards and managing behaviors that impact ability to access curriculum.
- Students may participate in general education classes and/or specialized instructional settings; may be pulled out for individualized or small group reinforcement.
- Performs instructional and classroom management supports, as well as related clerical tasks to support teachers and other professional staff in all classrooms or learning environments.
- All new paraeducators hired at grade 15, opportunity to promote to grade 16 after six-month probationary period and completing required training hours.
Physical demands and special requirements could be part of Responsibilities or About the role? Might be better as Responsibilities: physical demands, special requirements.
Responsibilities list:
- Frequent bending, walking, lifting objects/equipment up to 50 pounds.
- Outside duty may be required.
- Must accommodate flexible scheduling and change of location/program as needed.
- Continue planned instructional activities during teacher's temporary absence.
- May require specific training to fulfill role.
Also duties: assist with implementation of instructional program, monitor and ensure appropriate student behavior, exhibit patient behavior, work effectively with children, young adults, staff, follow written/verbal instructions, perform required tasks, communicate effectively verbally and in writing, read/write/speak English, interact and support students with special needs, knowledge of standard computer hardware/software such as Google Workspace, MS Office and web-based instructional tools, knowledge of or ability to quickly learn and meet seven core competencies of SSPGS.
But many of those are knowledge/skills/abilities.
We could separate: Responsibilities (tasks/duties) and Qualifications (knowledge, skills, abilities). Requirements (education/training/experience). Benefits (wage range, benefits link). Schedule (part-time, working months 10, shift day, flexible scheduling). Pay (wage range). However wage range already in Benefits? The instruction says include Benefits section only if posting actually states them. They have benefits link. Pay section only if posting states them. They have wage range. So we can have both Benefits and Pay sections.
But we need to avoid duplication: wage range appears in Pay section; Benefits section can mention benefits link and Title I school maybe? Actually Title I is about school, not benefits. Benefits section could include link to benefits and mention that it's a Title I school? Might be okay.
Let's decide:
- About the role: summary description (including grade promotion info).
- Responsibilities: list of duties (including physical demands, special requirements, instructional support, clerical tasks, off-grounds activities, behavior management, etc.)
- Qualifications: knowledge, skills, abilities (knowledge of child development, instructional strategies, ability to assist with implementation, monitor behavior, patient behavior, follow instructions, communicate effectively, read/write/speak English, interact with special needs students, knowledge of Google Workspace/MS Office/web-based tools, ability to learn SSPGS core competencies).
- Requirements: education, training, experience options (Associate's degree required, Bachelor's preferred, etc.) plus ParaPro Assessment requirement.
- Benefits: link to benefits document (Google Drive) and note that school is Title I.
- Pay: wage range $26.23 to $40.17 per hour based on years of service.
- Schedule: part-time, working months 10, shift day, flexible scheduling, change of location/program as needed, outside duty may be required, continue activities during teacher absence.
We must ensure we don't repeat info. For example, flexible scheduling appears in both Responsibilities and Schedule; we should place it only once. Probably Schedule section is appropriate for schedule details. Responsibilities should focus on job duties, not scheduling. So move flexible scheduling to Schedule.
Outside duty may be required: could be Responsibilities (duty) or Schedule. Might fit Responsibilities as a duty (outside duty). But we can keep it in Responsibilities.
Continue planned instructional activities during teacher's temporary absence: could be Responsibilities.
Now let's craft HTML.
We need to use
for each section heading.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Benefits
...
Pay
...
Schedule
...
We must not include empty sections.
Now let's write content precisely, preserving all substantive information.
About the role content:
"At the direction of the principal, this paraeducator performs a variety of tasks that promote student learning and well-being to support students with Individualized Education Programs (IEP). The paraeducator may participate with students in learning activities off school grounds, assist students with academic, behavioral, social, emotional, and physical support needs, and focus on facilitating student mastery of grade‑level curriculum or Alternate Academic Achievement Standards while managing behaviors that impact access to the curriculum. Students may be in general education classes, specialized instructional settings, or pulled out for individualized or small‑group reinforcement. The role also includes instructional and classroom‑management supports, as well as related clerical tasks to assist teachers and other professional staff in all classrooms or learning environments. All new paraeducators are hired at grade 15 and can advance to grade 16 after successfully completing a six‑month probationary period and the required training hours."
That seems to capture all.
Responsibilities list:
- Frequent bending, walking, and lifting objects/equipment up to 50 pounds.
- Outside duty may be required.
- Assist with implementation of the instructional program and monitor/ensure appropriate student behavior.
- Exhibit patient behavior and work effectively with children, young adults, and staff members.
- Follow written and verbal instructions and perform all required tasks.
- Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Read, write, and speak English.
- Interact with and support students with special needs.
- Use standard computer hardware and software such as Google Workspace, MS Office, and web‑based instructional tools.
- Learn and meet the seven core competencies of the Supporting Services Professional Growth System (SSPGS).
- Perform instructional and classroom‑management supports.
- Carry out related clerical tasks to support teachers and other professional staff.
- Continue planned instructional activities during the teacher's temporary absence from the classroom.
We need to ensure we didn't miss any: "May be required to participate with students in learning activities off school grounds." Already covered? Not yet. Add: "Participate with students in learning activities off school grounds."
Also "May be required to assist students with various needs related to academic, behavioral, social, emotional, and physical support." Already covered.
Also "May be required to accommodate flexible scheduling and change of location and/or program, as needed." That's schedule.
Also "Continues planned instructional activities during teacher's temporary absence from the classroom." Already.
Also "This position may require specific training in order to successfully fulfill the role." Could be a responsibility: "May require specific training to fulfill the role."
Add that.
Now Qualifications list: knowledge, skills, abilities from Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities section.
- Knowledge of child development.
- Knowledge of instructional strategies and practices applicable to assignment.
- Knowledge of instructional goals and policies of Montgomery County Public Schools.
- Ability to assist with implementation of the instructional program.
- Ability to participate in monitoring and ensuring appropriate student behavior.
- Ability to exhibit patient behavior.
- Ability to work effectively with children, young adults, and staff members.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
- Ability to perform all required tasks.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to read, write, and speak English.
- Ability to interact with and support students with special needs.
- Knowledge of standard computer hardware and software such as Google Workspace, MS Office, and web‑based instructional tools.
- Knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn and meet the seven core competencies of the Supporting Services Professional Growth System (SSPGS).
We could combine some but keep as list.
Requirements list: Education, Training, And Experience options plus ParaPro Assessment.
We need to preserve all detail, not summarize away. The text is a bit complex with multiple options. We need to represent it accurately.
Let's extract:
"Education, Training, And Experience These requirements are in order of preference.
1. Associate’s degree, required. Bachelor’s degree preferred. College course work should include a minimum of nine credit-hours related to education field such as behavior management, instructional strategies. One year of experience working with students in structured educational (or academic) situations preferred. If no related education
for prose. We need to decide what goes into each section. About the role: summary description. Responsibilities: tasks that promote student learning, support IEP, assist with academic, behavioral, social, emotional, physical support, facilitate mastery, manage behaviors, instructional and classroom management supports, clerical tasks, participate in learning activities off school grounds, continue planned instructional activities during teacher absence. Requirements: maybe education/training/experience requirements. Qualifications: maybe knowledge, skills, abilities. Skills: maybe specific skills like Google Workspace, MS Office, etc. But we could combine knowledge/skills/abilities into Qualifications or Skills. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities into a Qualifications section. And Education, Training, And Experience into Requirements section. Benefits separate. Pay separate. Schedule separate. We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Let's extract details: About the role (summary): - At direction of principal, paraeducator performs variety of tasks that promote student learning and well-being to support students with IEP. - May participate with students in learning activities off school grounds. - May assist students with various needs related to academic, behavioral, social, emotional, and physical support. - Work focused on facilitating student mastery of grade-level curriculum or Alternate Academic Achievement Standards and managing behaviors that impact ability to access curriculum. - Students may participate in general education classes and/or specialized instructional settings; may be pulled out for individualized or small group reinforcement. - Performs instructional and classroom management supports, as well as related clerical tasks to support teachers and other professional staff in all classrooms or learning environments. - All new paraeducators hired at grade 15, opportunity to promote to grade 16 after six-month probationary period and completing required training hours. Physical demands and special requirements could be part of Responsibilities or About the role? Might be better as Responsibilities: physical demands, special requirements. Responsibilities list: - Frequent bending, walking, lifting objects/equipment up to 50 pounds. - Outside duty may be required. - Must accommodate flexible scheduling and change of location/program as needed. - Continue planned instructional activities during teacher's temporary absence. - May require specific training to fulfill role. Also duties: assist with implementation of instructional program, monitor and ensure appropriate student behavior, exhibit patient behavior, work effectively with children, young adults, staff, follow written/verbal instructions, perform required tasks, communicate effectively verbally and in writing, read/write/speak English, interact and support students with special needs, knowledge of standard computer hardware/software such as Google Workspace, MS Office and web-based instructional tools, knowledge of or ability to quickly learn and meet seven core competencies of SSPGS. But many of those are knowledge/skills/abilities. We could separate: Responsibilities (tasks/duties) and Qualifications (knowledge, skills, abilities). Requirements (education/training/experience). Benefits (wage range, benefits link). Schedule (part-time, working months 10, shift day, flexible scheduling). Pay (wage range). However wage range already in Benefits? The instruction says include Benefits section only if posting actually states them. They have benefits link. Pay section only if posting states them. They have wage range. So we can have both Benefits and Pay sections. But we need to avoid duplication: wage range appears in Pay section; Benefits section can mention benefits link and Title I school maybe? Actually Title I is about school, not benefits. Benefits section could include link to benefits and mention that it's a Title I school? Might be okay. Let's decide: - About the role: summary description (including grade promotion info). - Responsibilities: list of duties (including physical demands, special requirements, instructional support, clerical tasks, off-grounds activities, behavior management, etc.) - Qualifications: knowledge, skills, abilities (knowledge of child development, instructional strategies, ability to assist with implementation, monitor behavior, patient behavior, follow instructions, communicate effectively, read/write/speak English, interact with special needs students, knowledge of Google Workspace/MS Office/web-based tools, ability to learn SSPGS core competencies). - Requirements: education, training, experience options (Associate's degree required, Bachelor's preferred, etc.) plus ParaPro Assessment requirement. - Benefits: link to benefits document (Google Drive) and note that school is Title I. - Pay: wage range $26.23 to $40.17 per hour based on years of service. - Schedule: part-time, working months 10, shift day, flexible scheduling, change of location/program as needed, outside duty may be required, continue activities during teacher absence. We must ensure we don't repeat info. For example, flexible scheduling appears in both Responsibilities and Schedule; we should place it only once. Probably Schedule section is appropriate for schedule details. Responsibilities should focus on job duties, not scheduling. So move flexible scheduling to Schedule. Outside duty may be required: could be Responsibilities (duty) or Schedule. Might fit Responsibilities as a duty (outside duty). But we can keep it in Responsibilities. Continue planned instructional activities during teacher's temporary absence: could be Responsibilities. Now let's craft HTML. We need to use
for each section heading.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Benefits
...
Pay
...
Schedule
...
We must not include empty sections. Now let's write content precisely, preserving all substantive information. About the role content: "At the direction of the principal, this paraeducator performs a variety of tasks that promote student learning and well-being to support students with Individualized Education Programs (IEP). The paraeducator may participate with students in learning activities off school grounds, assist students with academic, behavioral, social, emotional, and physical support needs, and focus on facilitating student mastery of grade‑level curriculum or Alternate Academic Achievement Standards while managing behaviors that impact access to the curriculum. Students may be in general education classes, specialized instructional settings, or pulled out for individualized or small‑group reinforcement. The role also includes instructional and classroom‑management supports, as well as related clerical tasks to assist teachers and other professional staff in all classrooms or learning environments. All new paraeducators are hired at grade 15 and can advance to grade 16 after successfully completing a six‑month probationary period and the required training hours." That seems to capture all. Responsibilities list: - Frequent bending, walking, and lifting objects/equipment up to 50 pounds. - Outside duty may be required. - Assist with implementation of the instructional program and monitor/ensure appropriate student behavior. - Exhibit patient behavior and work effectively with children, young adults, and staff members. - Follow written and verbal instructions and perform all required tasks. - Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. - Read, write, and speak English. - Interact with and support students with special needs. - Use standard computer hardware and software such as Google Workspace, MS Office, and web‑based instructional tools. - Learn and meet the seven core competencies of the Supporting Services Professional Growth System (SSPGS). - Perform instructional and classroom‑management supports. - Carry out related clerical tasks to support teachers and other professional staff. - Continue planned instructional activities during the teacher's temporary absence from the classroom. We need to ensure we didn't miss any: "May be required to participate with students in learning activities off school grounds." Already covered? Not yet. Add: "Participate with students in learning activities off school grounds." Also "May be required to assist students with various needs related to academic, behavioral, social, emotional, and physical support." Already covered. Also "May be required to accommodate flexible scheduling and change of location and/or program, as needed." That's schedule. Also "Continues planned instructional activities during teacher's temporary absence from the classroom." Already. Also "This position may require specific training in order to successfully fulfill the role." Could be a responsibility: "May require specific training to fulfill the role." Add that. Now Qualifications list: knowledge, skills, abilities from Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities section. - Knowledge of child development. - Knowledge of instructional strategies and practices applicable to assignment. - Knowledge of instructional goals and policies of Montgomery County Public Schools. - Ability to assist with implementation of the instructional program. - Ability to participate in monitoring and ensuring appropriate student behavior. - Ability to exhibit patient behavior. - Ability to work effectively with children, young adults, and staff members. - Ability to follow written and verbal instructions. - Ability to perform all required tasks. - Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. - Ability to read, write, and speak English. - Ability to interact with and support students with special needs. - Knowledge of standard computer hardware and software such as Google Workspace, MS Office, and web‑based instructional tools. - Knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn and meet the seven core competencies of the Supporting Services Professional Growth System (SSPGS). We could combine some but keep as list. Requirements list: Education, Training, And Experience options plus ParaPro Assessment. We need to preserve all detail, not summarize away. The text is a bit complex with multiple options. We need to represent it accurately. Let's extract: "Education, Training, And Experience These requirements are in order of preference. 1. Associate’s degree, required. Bachelor’s degree preferred. College course work should include a minimum of nine credit-hours related to education field such as behavior management, instructional strategies. One year of experience working with students in structured educational (or academic) situations preferred. If no related education