Instructional, Clerical and Supervisory Paraeducator

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 6.70 hours per day with a 30‑minute unpaid break (7.20 total hours per day). Breakdown: Instructional 1.50 hours, Clerical 2.0 hours, Supervisory 3.20 hours.

Start date: December 5, 2026.

Pay

• Instructional: $28.05 per hour
• Clerical / Supervisory: $23.73 per hour

Rates per the paraeducator labor agreement.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Life, and Paid Time Off in accordance with the paraeducator summary of benefits.

Qualifications

A high school diploma or GED and 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 applicable toward a bachelor’s degree; or
• A passing score of 460 or higher on the ParaPro Assessment (contact Educational Testing Service at 1‑800‑772‑9476 or www.ets.org/parapro).

• Excellent human‑relations skills with staff, students, and community.
• Ability to present information effectively one‑on‑one and in small groups.
• Patience and ability to get along with parents and students.
• Excellent customer‑service skills for students, staff, and parents.
• Effective, concise oral and written communication.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos; ability to write correspondence.
• Basic mathematical computation and interpretation of student‑performance data.
• Computer proficiency and knowledge of multiple software packages.
• Awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

Responsibilities

Instructional

• Under the direction of a certified teacher, assist teachers and students in implementing lesson plans.
• Work individually with students requiring close supervision and special assistance; provide support, explanation, re‑teaching, and discipline.
• Guide students through lesson plans and projects: assist with assignments, correct tasks, assess comprehension, and record results as established by the teacher.
• Conduct tests and informal quizzes to assess mastery or program placement.
• Assist teacher in assessing and tracking student progress.
• Explain and interpret class assignments; instruct students in use of learning materials, computers, equipment, and texts.
• Supervise vocational‑education students in office, classroom, and other building sites, including instruction and discipline as needed.
• Monitor and evaluate behaviors of at‑risk students; discuss expectations based on school/district policy and individual needs; help determine and carry out consequences.
• Recommend ideas, identify problems, and participate in problem‑solving discussions at meetings.
• Assist students in reading books, record results, administer rewards; help students get to class and assist during meals.
• Chaperone students during off‑site activities.
• Locate, advise, or assist students in securing materials, books, reference materials, or other information for class assignments.
• Perform clerical functions: maintain office, grade, and attendance records; file student papers; update cumulative folders; copy items for staff meetings and presentations; type instructional sheets; update computer records.
• Maintain classroom or facility cleanliness: clean up, put away equipment, clean desks and other areas to keep an orderly environment.
• Other duties as necessary or assigned.

Clerical

• Provide clerical assistance for staff and students; prepare instructional and related materials for teachers and administrators; back up other clerical staff.
• General office assistance: filing, opening and distributing mail, typing, data entry, running reports, answering phones, copying, greeting and assisting walk‑in customers and students.
• Work on projects such as student handbook or newsletter.
• Prepare materials on copiers, collate, and distribute to teachers and administrators.
• Operate equipment: copier, fax, laminator.
• Contact parents regarding absent students; collect homework assignments from teachers and provide to students or parents; communicate absences to appropriate staff.
• Escort students to and from various areas; supervise students throughout the facility to ensure appropriate behavior; follow building discipline plans and assign consequences per individual and building plans.
• Communicate regularly with teachers and administrators about student behavior or program participation.
• Refer clean‑up, repair, or maintenance problems to custodial staff.
• Assist with routine copier maintenance: load paper, toner, chemicals; clear paper jams.
• Post materials on bulletin boards and keep displays current.
• Provide clerical assistance to other staff.
• Other duties as necessary or assigned.

Supervisory

• Assist administration and teachers in general student supervision; maintain discipline on‑site and on field trips; communicate with bus drivers, community members, students, staff, and parents.
• Supervise students on playground, in hallways, lunchroom, bus areas (ensure transportation home), restrooms, locker rooms, and parking lots: move throughout area, assist students (including on/off equipment), assist injured students, monitor and respond to misbehavior; in extreme cases, restrain students consistent with individual plans and district policy.
• Monitor student behavior for appropriateness; initiate consequences per individual learning plans and building discipline plan; evaluate need for further discipline; confer with administration, teachers, counselors, or parents regarding behavior problems.
• Provide information to parents, drivers, and community members during supervision or as a result of disciplinary issues.
• Assist students needing special assistance (e.g., elevator use).
• Assist classroom teacher with class supervision and correcting papers; help with set‑up and take‑down of instructional materials; escort children around building; provide supervision on field trips.
• In early‑childhood program: diaper and feed students, read stories, play with students, wash toys and paint brushes, straighten room.
• Refer clean‑up, repair, or maintenance problems to custodial staff.
• Assist administration in conducting fire drills: ensure students and teachers follow exit, regrouping, and re‑entry rules.
• Perform general clerical functions: answer phones, greet and assist visitors, operate office machines, open and distribute mail, file.
• Other duties as assigned.