Secondary Area I School_Paraprofessional, MID/MOID (Columbia MS) 2026-2027

Salary Grade/Schedule: Unified 108 Salary Schedules

About the Role

Supports teachers in meeting students' educational, behavioral, and social-emotional needs in the classroom and community.

Responsibilities

• Assists students with physical needs including feeding, toileting, lifting, and mobility
• Assists students with health care procedures including hygiene and medications as needed for daily care
• Provides small groups and/or individualized instruction to students, in accordance with lesson plans developed by the teacher
• Monitors students before and after school and during other non-instructional transitional periods
• Assists teachers with daily classroom management activities designed to ensure that students demonstrate behavior conducive to an effective learning environment
• Assists teachers with the assessment of student performance (standardized and non-standardized testing) and other recordkeeping tasks
• Assists teachers with the development and organization of appropriate instructional materials for use with students and ensures the availability of these materials prior to scheduled instructional segments
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and pass the GACE Paraprofessional Assessment, required
• OR Associate degree or higher from a Georgia Professional Standards Commission approved accredited college or university required
• OR Minimum of sixty (60) semester hours or ninety (90) quarter hours of college courses completed with a GPA (Grade Point Average) of 2.0 or higher from a Georgia Professional Standards Commission-approved accredited college or university

Certificates, Licenses, or Permits

• Must obtain valid Professional Standards Commission approved paraprofessional certificate