Special Education Para Educator- Structured Learning - 2026-2027 School Year

Structured Learning Paraprofessionals assist students, teachers, and administrators to create a positive learning environment that facilitates the personal, social, and intellectual development of students with disabilities.

Schedule

• 7.5-hour workday

Pay

• $21.00 - $37.17 per hour (hourly wage depends on years of experience in a similar K-12 role)

Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic computer skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the District Office (after an employment offer is made)
• Have obtained or be able to obtain (district will provide training) MANDT certification

Preferred

• Associates Degree or higher
• Experience working with students with disabilities

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and support a positive learning environment, respond to individual educational, social, and behavioral needs of students with disabilities
• Communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with members of the school district and community
• React to change and frequent interruptions in a productive and positive manner, to include but not limited to new duties, assignments, and student caseloads
• Operate all classroom equipment appropriately
• Observe and follow all school district policies (including health, and safety policies)
• Work to implement the districts vision, mission, and goals
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work
• Prepare and present classroom activities under the supervision of a licensed teacher
• Work with individual and small groups of students to reinforce curriculum material and complete assignments provided by the teacher
• Work with students who exhibit behaviors such as, but not limited to:
  • climbing or running
  • hitting, punching, kicking, slapping, or screaming
  • throwing objects
  • drooling, spitting, licking, or biting
  • eloping
• Receive training and assist individual students in need of medical support
• Guide students in independent study, enrichment, or remedial work provided by teachers
• Assist with non-instructional classroom duties, such as but not limited to, snack, diapering, toileting, clothing routines, and escorting
• Support students’ individual needs throughout the school setting (e.g. lunch, recess, sports)
• Keep student and personnel records confidential
• Respond to information requested in a cooperative, courteous, and timely manner
• Adhere strictly to professional ethics
• Perform clerical duties when requested to include data entry into a computer
• Perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities as directed by the principal or teacher

Physical Demands

• Sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
• Bend, stoop, and sit on the floor for prolonged periods of time
• Climb stairs, walk, and reach overhead
• Ability to see and read a computer screen and/or printed materials
• Hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels both indoors, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Speak in an audible tone so that others may clearly understand in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height
• Ability to work in both an indoor and outdoor environment