Special Education Assistant (1:1) [DCD-SP] - (2026-2027) Olson Middle

We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Job Title: Special Education Assistant (1:1) [DCD-SP] - (2026-2027) Olson Middle and Requisition ID number:105003 Close Date: No established closing date; open until filled Organizational Unit: Olson Middle (10000080) Site: Olson (0318) FTE: 79.38 FTE; 317 hrs/week; 41 weeks; this is based on full-time equivalency with 1.0 being full time Union: ESP(28) Functional Area: Paraprofessional Salary Range: $27.17-$30.75 Benefits: Dental insurance | Health insurance | Vision insurance | Paid time off | HSA & FSA | Retirement plan Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory to apply for any position. DCD (Severe-Profound) Summary Responsible for providing a variety of services to assist students with special needs in a learning environment; assists MPS staff to develop and implement appropriate individualization lessons and activities for students with disabilities; promotes student independence, academic and social inclusion, as well as self-advocacy skills; helps students to meet their therapy and education goals. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS ... (list). Then Minimum Qualifications ... Knowledge Of ... Skill In ... License And Certification Requirements ... PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT ... ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION ... Final candidates may be invited to interview ... Commitment To Diversity ... Posting Notes: | [No Established Closing Date] | Olson Middle (10000080) | Olson (0318) | Paraprofessional We need to extract sections: - About the role: maybe the summary paragraph after "DCD (Severe-Profound) Summary". That is a description of role. - Responsibilities: the essential functions list (the bullet list). Could be multiple paragraphs. - Requirements: maybe Minimum Qualifications (education, training, experience guidelines). Also License And Certification Requirements could be part of Requirements or Qualifications. We'll decide. - Qualifications: maybe Knowledge Of and Skill In sections. - Skills: maybe Skill In list. - Benefits: given. - Pay: Salary Range. - Schedule: FTE details: 79.38 FTE; 317 hrs/week; 41 weeks; based on full-time equivalency with 1.0 being full time. That's schedule info. We must not include sections with placeholder or vague content. All these have specifics. We must not include duplicated lines. Remove boilerplate like "Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory to apply for any position." That's application instruction; we should remove. Also remove EEO/diversity statement? It's boilerplate but maybe considered EEO; we should remove. Also remove "Final candidates may be invited to interview..." that's application instruction. Remove "Commitment To Diversity" etc. Remove "Posting Notes". Remove organizational info like Bargaining Unit etc? Might be considered metadata but not required; we can drop minor metadata. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it." So we can drop organizational info like Bargaining Unit, Grade, etc. Also drop "Final candidates may be invited to interview..." etc. We need to preserve all substantive information: role summary, responsibilities, minimum qualifications, knowledge, skills, license/certification, physical demands, benefits, pay, schedule. We should not include "Physical Demands and Working Environment" as a separate section unless we map to something like Requirements? Could be part of Requirements or Qualifications. But we have no specific heading for physical demands; we could include under Requirements or maybe under a separate section like "Working Conditions". But the allowed headings are limited to those listed. We could put physical demands under Requirements or Qualifications. Probably under Requirements as it's a requirement. But we need to decide. Better to create sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (essential functions), Requirements (minimum qualifications + license/certification + physical demands), Qualifications (knowledge of), Skills (skill in), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Check if any content duplicates. Let's extract: About the role: "Responsible for providing a variety of services to assist students with special needs in a learning environment; assists MPS staff to develop and implement appropriate individualization lessons and activities for students with disabilities; promotes student independence, academic and social inclusion, as well as self-advocacy skills; helps students to meet their therapy and education goals." Responsibilities: list of essential functions (the long list). We'll need to format as

• each item. We need to capture each bullet from the essential functions list. The list is long with many sentences separated by periods and semicolons. We'll need to split into logical items. The text: "Provides support services to children with moderate to severe disabilities enrolled in MPS; performs duties within scope of authority and training, and in compliance with MPS policies, quality standards, and the Standards of Effective Instructional Support for Educational Assistants; duties may vary according to job assignment. Assists MPS staff to facilitate educational functions and other services to maintain a safe, inclusive, and productive learning environment in the Least Restrictive Environment possible, that is also sensitive to the individual needs and legal rights of Special Education students; works with students to improve personal skills and reinforce classroom learning. Assists students in learning processes; applies Prevent, Teach, Reinforce Behavior Intervention Plans, reinforces positive behavior, provides individual instruction, encourages opportunities for peer socialization. Monitors student activities, promotes respect, explains social norms and disciplinary consequences, de-escalates personal confrontations, and enforces District policies and rules of conduct. Monitors assigned students and records data for academic and behavioral assessments; maintains files, and keeps records of student progress and activities. Maintains behavior documentation, written observations and anecdotal information files for Support and Advocacy for Independent Living Program (SAIL), Individualized Education Program (IEP), and Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA). Monitors work, corrects papers and transitions students for medications, meals, buses and classes. Attends to and provides for students’ daily hygiene, personal and health related cares, as directed by licensed staff. Promotes student independence in community, recreational, school and leisure activities, and vocational training. Reports learning problems, behavioral issues, and other concerns to supervisor or Principal. Prepares the classroom environment and material to be utilized by students; provides assistance with students in classrooms, special projects, and after-school programs. Provides customer service to parents and guardians, answers questions, and explains school rules. Demonstrates courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with students, clients, visitors, and MPS staff; acts in a manner that promotes a harmonious and effective workplace environment. Enthusiastically promotes the Superintendent’s goals and priorities in compliance with all policies and procedures. Maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, records and MPS information." Also there are classification designations: Bilingual, Intervention SEA, SEA Cadre. Those are additional responsibilities maybe. Should we include them? They are substantive. They appear after essential functions. We could include them as part of responsibilities or separate? Probably responsibilities. Let's capture them: "CLASS DESIGNATIONS Bilingual: Interpret and translate all information relating to the educational programming for students who have both Special Education and English Language Learner needs. Requires oral and written fluency in English and a second language and bicultural background. Work in conjunction with Special Education and regular education teachers. Special Education – AmharicSpecial Education – CambodianSpecial Education – HmongSpecial Education – LiberianSpecial Education – OromoSpecial Education - SomaliSpecial Education – SpanishSpecial Education – TibetanSpecial Education - Vietnamese Intervention SEA: Provides support in the least restrictive environment so that students can be successful in resource settings; ensures that Prevent, Teach, Reinforce behavior support plans are being implemented with fidelity for students in special education resource settings. Personal transportation is required as position may move from site to site. SEA Cadre: Serve as a reserve/substitute Special Education Assistant. Employees in this unique group will be assigned on an emergency basis to support schools/programs in high need situations across disability areas. Personal transportation is required as position may move from site to site." We'll include these as responsibilities. Now Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: "High School Diploma/GED; AND Monitors completion of 90 quarter or 60 semester college credits in Education, Child Development, Behavioral Sciences or educational area related to position assignment; OR Passing score of 460 (or higher) on the ParaPro Assessment; AND Two (2) years of paid experience working with children; OR Equivalent combination of education, training and experience as determined by Human Resources." Also License And Certification Requirements: "Continued employment is contingent upon all required licenses and certificates being maintained in active status without suspension or revocation. Minnesota State Driver’s License may be required. Special Education Assistant Onboarding Training is required within sixty (60) days of date of employment. First Aid/CPR/AED, de-escalation and crisis response training, and Special Education Orientation is required within one (1) year of date of employment based on assignment." Physical Demands: "Work is performed in a classroom environment, with moderate physical requirements; requires occasionally lifting such articles as file boxes or heavier materials with help from others and/or lifting and carrying light objects frequently. A job in this category may require walking or standing to a significant degree and working with special needs children. Must be able to frequently lift up to 50 pounds. Eligibility for position is based on passing the required pre-placement exam." We'll combine these into Requirements section as a list. Qualifications: Knowledge Of list: "Classroom policies, procedures and processes. Methods and techniques to assist students in reading, writing and mathematics. Methods and techniques for working with students with disabilities and special needs. Local community resources and regional community services programs. Basic principles of record keeping and records management. Computers utilizing standard and specialized software. Safety rules and regulations" Skills list: "Monitoring and improving student behavior and learning skills. Assisting children and special needs students and assessing educational needs. Maintaining composure and working effectively under classroom conditions. Reacting appropriately to situations that could create personal stress and safety problems. Communicating effectively with children. Following verbal and written instructions. Working collaboratively with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Communicating effectively in verbal and written forms." We'll put those as separate sections Qualifications and Skills. Benefits: "Dental insurance | Health insurance | Vision insurance | Paid time off | HSA & FSA | Retirement plan" Pay: "Salary Range: $27.17-$30.75" Schedule: "FTE: 79.38 FTE; 317 hrs/week; 41 weeks; this is based on full-time equivalency with 1.0 being full time" We should format schedule as maybe a

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  for each section. We must not include any empty sections. Let's craft. We'll need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory". Already omitted. We'll also omit organizational info, diversity statement, final candidates interview, posting notes. Now produce. We'll need to escape any HTML special characters? The text includes ampersand (&) in "HSA & FSA". Should we keep as is? In HTML, we should escape & as &. But the instruction says output only HTML fragment; we should ensure valid HTML. We'll escape. Also there are parentheses etc fine. We'll produce:

  About the role

  Responsible for providing a variety of services to assist students with special needs in a learning environment;