PARAPROFESSIONAL, 1:1 SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION, 6TH-8TH GRADE

About the role

Supports the educational, behavioral, social-emotional, physical and daily living needs of secondary students with disabilities in integrated, resource, self-contained, and community settings.

What DPS Offers

• Salary Range: New hires will be set at $22.824 per hour. The salary range for internal candidates is $22.824 to $27.275 per hour.
• Compensation: Competitive compensation, time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement.
• Total Rewards: Additional benefits such as health and wellness benefits - English Version or Health and Wellness Benefits - Spanish Version.
• Employee Association: Representation by an employee association (bargaining unit).

What You'll Do

• Provides services to one or more individual students as outlined in their Individual Education Plan (IEP), including supporting academic, health, daily living, and behavioral needs.
• Maintains classroom activities, assignments, and/or materials under the direction of the supervising teacher.
• Performs daily living procedures such as toileting, diapering, feeding, and personal hygiene as trained.
• Carries out medically invasive tasks like tube feeding, catheterization, and suctioning following universal precautions and as trained and directed.
• Lifts and transports students using appropriate equipment and technique according to District training.
• Collects data on students’ individual IEP goals.
• Communicates and coordinates with students and parents about routine educational issues at the direction of the supervising special education teacher.

What You’ll Need

• Specialized training in invasive procedures, such as tube feeding and catheterization will be provided, as assignment requires.
• Must pass District approved written and physical exams covering de-escalation and physical restraint training, on an annual basis.
• To transport students or use personal or company vehicles to conduct work duties, they must have a valid Colorado driver’s license or be able to obtain one within the state's required time frame for new residents and meet the District’s insurability requirements.

Live and Work in Colorado

Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.

Physical Demands

The position requires the ability to meet the physical demands of the position.