Paraeducator, Currently at Edgewood

Department: Edgewood Pre-K Academy
Reports to: Special Education Teacher

About the role

Assist in small group and individual pupil instruction.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with instruction under the direction of the special education teacher.
• Assist teacher in maintaining discipline.
• Assist teacher with instructional activities.
• Escort students from room to room.
• Toileting students is required.
• Involves work with both special education and regular students.
• Assist teaching staff in the implementation of IEP.
• Supervise students while they are at recess and lunch.
• Assist students with classroom assignments.
• Copy materials for instructional purposes.
• Assist teacher in filing material and preparing all necessary paperwork.
• Alert teachers to problems that may be observed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree.
• Two years of college credit OR hold an associate's (or higher) degree; OR successful completion of a paraprofessional assessment which assesses content knowledge in mathematics, reading and writing and an understanding of how to assist in the instruction of these topics (Parapro Assessment).
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Basic knowledge and experience with job related computer hardware and software applications.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of district requirements and Board of Education policies.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit, and talk or hear.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Must be able to push items of fifty (50) pounds, such as pushing children on a bike or wheelchair or moving/rearranging furniture.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds; when doing heavier lifting, assistance should be used.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision.

Work Environment

• The noise level is typical of classrooms having school children and is a standard acceptable level for this environment.
• Work throughout the school building, on school grounds and occasionally off campus.
• Responsible for the safety and well being of students in his/her charge.

Pay

Salary range: $22.12–$25.18 per hour

Schedule

6.5 hours per day (8:00 am to 2:30 pm)
Start date: August 27, 2026