Para Educator/Instructional Assistant at Thoreau Elementary

About the role

Position is eligible for membership in the Service International Employees Union No. 925 (Instructional Assistant) or Teamsters Local Union No. 763 (Paraeducator), which is part of the Lake Washington School District Trades Bargaining Council No. 763 (TBC).

Responsibilities

• Assists teaching staff by completing instructional tasks and maintaining an orderly classroom to provide a positive learning environment.
• May be assigned to classroom, lunchroom, library, before or after school academic programs, or office.
• At elementary level, assignment includes crossing guard and playground duties.
• May be assigned to an individual student or work with entire classroom.
• Assists teachers with individualized and small group instruction for students of all educational levels who have physical or behavioral needs or are medically fragile.
• Supports students' special health care needs and develops daily living and behavioral skills.
• Assists staff with classroom preparation and retrieval, use and storage of equipment and supplies.
• May supervise and assist students in library, classrooms, resource rooms, self-contained classroom, playgrounds, or getting on and off a bus.

Requirements

• Must hold an Associate degree (AA) or higher OR have completed two years of study equivalent to 72 college quarter credit hours OR have passed an Educational Testing Service ParaPro Assessment documenting a score of 455 or higher OR have passed the Pearson Paraprofessional Assessment with a score of 220 or higher.
• Official documentation will be required upon hire.
• Must pass criminal background check.

Pay

• Instructional Assistant: $27.71/hour (SC11SEIU26-27.pdf)
• Paraeducator: $30.79/hour (SC7ParaEd26-27.pdf)

Schedule

• Instructional Assistant: 183-day working calendar
• Paraeducator: 180-day working calendar
• Hours per day: 6.1 total hours (5.60 in Paraeducator hours and 0.50 in Instructional Assistant hours)
• Shift: 9:05 am – 3:41 pm; subject to change.
• Location: Thoreau Elementary (located within the Lake Washington Learning Community)