Special Program Para 1, GATE 1:1 18931-2026
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real content. The posting includes: job title line, FLSA status, appreciation paragraph, application process, reference checks, etc. We need to remove boilerplate like cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. There's no explicit EEO but there is generic text about applications, reference checks, background investigation, etc. Those are likely boilerplate and should be removed. We need to preserve substantive info: position details: Special Program Paraeducator 1, GATE 6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year, one-on-one position, FLSA Non-Exempt. Qualifications: high school diploma or GED plus one of: Associate's degree (90 quarter, 60 semester) OR 72 quarter or 48 semester credits OR ETS ParaPro Assessment result of 461 or higher. One year related experience preferred. Successful experience as part of educational team preferred. Experience demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork. Possess excellent problem solving, analytical, conflict resolution skills and ability to think quickly. Experience working with children with moderate to severe disabilities preferred. Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities list: ability to communicate with diverse backgrounds, act upon evasive and aggressive behavior, attend mandatory weekend training and pass CPI de-escalation/physical restraint training, complete de-escalation/physical restraint training as soon as possible after hiring, learn and use computer monitor, keyboard, adaptive technologies, successfully implement educational programs and manage student behavior with direction from teacher, maintain confidentiality, be flexible with assigned tasks and schedules, develop relationships and supportive roles with children who possess mental or physical disabilities. Other Requirements: ability to lift, move physically restrain a child of the size required by the job, independently and safely escort students around school building, grounds, community, observe behavior visually and by listening and communicate observations, regular attendance to carry out duties. Essential Functions list: treat co-workers etc with dignity, serve as positive role model, work flexible and cooperative, work as team member to assist teacher in implementing/evaluating goals on IEPs, participate in team meetings, manage behavior and assist students during class activities small groups/individually, provide instructional assistance as directed, subject areas may include academic subjects, basic life skills, social skills, community access, personal hygiene including toileting, swimming, communication, physical/occupational therapy exercises and job skills training, assist teacher with preparing materials and maintaining data collection records, de-escalate students having emotional/behavioral crisis, carry out behavior management plans, dispense medication following district policy, care for personal hygiene needs of students with disabilities (feeding, diapering, toileting, bathing, lifting, tube feeding, suctioning and other health related issues with appropriate training), produce and assemble teaching materials, assist with data entry, record keeping, filing, grade/correct papers and homework utilizing a rubric or key, observe assigned students as they enter/leave school grounds, on playground, in cafeteria and in community and intervene as appropriate to ensure safety, attend training meetings to broaden expertise, assignment may include assisting student(s) on and off buses, perform other tasks as assigned.
Benefits/Compensation: Salary & Time Off: New employees start at minimum hourly rate in salary range; employees with verified prior years of service in similar occupational status from other Washington School Districts or Educational Service Districts may receive experience credit toward salary placement. Salary schedules can be accessed here. Vancouver Public Schools also offers paid holidays and paid time off, including sick, vacation, personal, and bereavement leave, as detailed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (VAESP CBA). Benefits: Employees anticipated to work at least 630 hours may be eligible for health, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life, and disability insurance benefits. Detailed eligibility information can be found here. Retirement: Employees may be eligible for retirement benefits through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) based on position FTE. Detailed information can be found here.
We need to decide sections: About the role (maybe a brief description), Responsibilities (Essential Functions), Requirements (Qualifications + Other Requirements?), Skills (Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities), Benefits (Benefits/Compensation). Pay maybe not explicit salary numbers, only mention start at minimum hourly rate, experience credit, salary schedules accessible. That is substantive? It mentions salary range but no numbers. According to rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state salary info (start at minimum hourly rate, experience credit). So we can include Pay section with that info. Schedule: mentions 6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year. That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So we will not have heading for Special Program Paraeducator 1.
We need to use for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can group them.
We must remove boilerplate: appreciation paragraph, reference checks, background investigation, etc. Also remove lines about applications, internal/external transcripts, etc? Those are part of qualifications? Actually they are about application process, not qualifications. Should we keep? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove application instructions like "All applications are considered and reviewed..." etc. Also remove "Internal applicants must have official transcripts..." etc. Those are application instructions. So we should discard them.
We keep qualifications: "Qualifications Documentation verifying a high school diploma or GED AND One of the following: official transcripts verifying an Associate's degree (90 quarter, 60 semester) OR 72 quarter or 48 semester credits from an accredited university, college, community college or business school; OR ETS ParaPro Assessment result of 461 or higher". Also "One year of related experience working with children in an educational setting preferred". Also "Successful experience as part of an educational team preferred". Also "Experience which demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and skills in working effectively in a team environment, providing support to achieve the desired goal(s) for the classroom and/or program area". Also "Possess excellent problem solving, analytical, and conflict resolution skills and ability to think quickly". Also "Experience working with children with moderate to severe disabilities preferred". Those are qualifications/experience.
Then "Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities" list.
Then "Other Requirements" list.
Then "Essential Functions" list.
Then Benefits/Compensation.
We need to decide sections: About the role (maybe a short paragraph describing the position: Special Program Paraeducator 1, GATE, 6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year, one-on-one position, FLSA Non-Exempt). That seems appropriate.
Responsibilities: could be Essential Functions.
Requirements: could combine Qualifications and Other Requirements? But we have separate headings for Requirements and Qualifications. The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections. We need to decide what goes where. Typically Requirements could be experience/education, Qualifications could be certifications etc. But we can split: Requirements: education and experience (high school diploma/GED plus degree/credits/ParaPro, one year related experience preferred, successful team experience preferred). Qualifications: maybe the Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities? But they also have a Skills heading. Actually they have Skills heading separate. So we could map: Requirements: education and experience. Qualifications: maybe the "Other Requirements"? Or we could treat Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities as Skills section. And Other Requirements as Requirements? Hmm.
Better to follow the headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to assign content:
- About the role: brief description of position (title, hours, months, one-on-one, FLSA status).
- Responsibilities: Essential Functions list.
- Requirements: Education and experience qualifications (high school diploma/GED plus degree/credits/ParaPro, one year related experience preferred, successful team experience preferred). Also maybe "Experience working with children with moderate to severe disabilities preferred" could go here.
- Qualifications: maybe the "Other Requirements" (physical abilities, lifting, escorting, observing, regular attendance). Or we could treat those as Requirements too. But we need to use both headings if we have content. Let's see: Other Requirements includes ability to lift, move, physically restrain a child, escort students, observe behavior, regular attendance. Those are more like physical requirements. Could be under Requirements as well. But we have both headings; we can split: Requirements: education/experience; Qualifications: physical/other requirements.
- Skills: Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities list.
- Benefits: Benefits/Compensation (health, dental, vision, etc., retirement, paid time off).
- Pay: Salary & Time Off info (starting at minimum hourly rate, experience credit, salary schedules accessible, paid holidays and PTO).
- Schedule: 6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
Special Program Paraeducator 1, GATE position, 6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year, one‑on‑one role. Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non‑Exempt.
Responsibilities
- Treat co‑workers, supervisors, students, parents and others with dignity and respect at all times
- Serve as a positive role model for students, and practice the behaviors expected of our students
- Work in a flexible and cooperative manner
- Work as a team member to assist the teacher in implementing and evaluating goals and objectives on individual student IEPs
- Participate in team meetings as appropriate for the purpose of providing observational input or acquiring information pertinent to the position
- Manage behavior and assist students during class activities in small groups or individually. Provide instructional assistance as directed by appropriate certificated staff. Subject areas may include academic subjects, basic life skills, social skills, community access, personal hygiene, including toileting, swimming, communication, physical and/or occupational therapy exercises and job skills training. This will include assisting the teacher with preparing materials for lessons and maintaining data collection records as assigned.
- De‑escalate students having an emotional/behavioral crisis. Carry out behavior management plans for individual students as appropriate.
- Dispense medication to students following district policy
- Care for the personal hygiene needs of students with disabilities, including but not limited to, feeding, diapering, toileting, bathing, lifting, tube feeding, suctioning and other health related issues with appropriate training
- Produce and assemble teaching materials as directed by appropriate certificated staff
- Assist with data entry, record keeping, and filing
- Grade/correct papers and homework utilizing a rubric or key
- Observe assigned students as they enter/leave school grounds, on the playground, in the cafeteria and in the community and intervene as appropriate to ensure the safety of students
- Attend training meetings to broaden expertise in working with students with special needs
- Assignment may include assisting student(s) on and off buses
- Perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities as assigned by administrator in alignment with their job classification
Requirements
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can group them. We must remove boilerplate: appreciation paragraph, reference checks, background investigation, etc. Also remove lines about applications, internal/external transcripts, etc? Those are part of qualifications? Actually they are about application process, not qualifications. Should we keep? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove application instructions like "All applications are considered and reviewed..." etc. Also remove "Internal applicants must have official transcripts..." etc. Those are application instructions. So we should discard them. We keep qualifications: "Qualifications Documentation verifying a high school diploma or GED AND One of the following: official transcripts verifying an Associate's degree (90 quarter, 60 semester) OR 72 quarter or 48 semester credits from an accredited university, college, community college or business school; OR ETS ParaPro Assessment result of 461 or higher". Also "One year of related experience working with children in an educational setting preferred". Also "Successful experience as part of an educational team preferred". Also "Experience which demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and skills in working effectively in a team environment, providing support to achieve the desired goal(s) for the classroom and/or program area". Also "Possess excellent problem solving, analytical, and conflict resolution skills and ability to think quickly". Also "Experience working with children with moderate to severe disabilities preferred". Those are qualifications/experience. Then "Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities" list. Then "Other Requirements" list. Then "Essential Functions" list. Then Benefits/Compensation. We need to decide sections: About the role (maybe a short paragraph describing the position: Special Program Paraeducator 1, GATE, 6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year, one-on-one position, FLSA Non-Exempt). That seems appropriate. Responsibilities: could be Essential Functions. Requirements: could combine Qualifications and Other Requirements? But we have separate headings for Requirements and Qualifications. The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections. We need to decide what goes where. Typically Requirements could be experience/education, Qualifications could be certifications etc. But we can split: Requirements: education and experience (high school diploma/GED plus degree/credits/ParaPro, one year related experience preferred, successful team experience preferred). Qualifications: maybe the Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities? But they also have a Skills heading. Actually they have Skills heading separate. So we could map: Requirements: education and experience. Qualifications: maybe the "Other Requirements"? Or we could treat Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities as Skills section. And Other Requirements as Requirements? Hmm. Better to follow the headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to assign content: - About the role: brief description of position (title, hours, months, one-on-one, FLSA status). - Responsibilities: Essential Functions list. - Requirements: Education and experience qualifications (high school diploma/GED plus degree/credits/ParaPro, one year related experience preferred, successful team experience preferred). Also maybe "Experience working with children with moderate to severe disabilities preferred" could go here. - Qualifications: maybe the "Other Requirements" (physical abilities, lifting, escorting, observing, regular attendance). Or we could treat those as Requirements too. But we need to use both headings if we have content. Let's see: Other Requirements includes ability to lift, move, physically restrain a child, escort students, observe behavior, regular attendance. Those are more like physical requirements. Could be under Requirements as well. But we have both headings; we can split: Requirements: education/experience; Qualifications: physical/other requirements. - Skills: Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities list. - Benefits: Benefits/Compensation (health, dental, vision, etc., retirement, paid time off). - Pay: Salary & Time Off info (starting at minimum hourly rate, experience credit, salary schedules accessible, paid holidays and PTO). - Schedule: 6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content. Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /, no markdown fences. We'll produce something like:
About the role
Special Program Paraeducator 1, GATE position, 6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year, one‑on‑one role. Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non‑Exempt.
Responsibilities
- Treat co‑workers, supervisors, students, parents and others with dignity and respect at all times
- Serve as a positive role model for students, and practice the behaviors expected of our students
- Work in a flexible and cooperative manner
- Work as a team member to assist the teacher in implementing and evaluating goals and objectives on individual student IEPs
- Participate in team meetings as appropriate for the purpose of providing observational input or acquiring information pertinent to the position
- Manage behavior and assist students during class activities in small groups or individually. Provide instructional assistance as directed by appropriate certificated staff. Subject areas may include academic subjects, basic life skills, social skills, community access, personal hygiene, including toileting, swimming, communication, physical and/or occupational therapy exercises and job skills training. This will include assisting the teacher with preparing materials for lessons and maintaining data collection records as assigned.
- De‑escalate students having an emotional/behavioral crisis. Carry out behavior management plans for individual students as appropriate.
- Dispense medication to students following district policy
- Care for the personal hygiene needs of students with disabilities, including but not limited to, feeding, diapering, toileting, bathing, lifting, tube feeding, suctioning and other health related issues with appropriate training
- Produce and assemble teaching materials as directed by appropriate certificated staff
- Assist with data entry, record keeping, and filing
- Grade/correct papers and homework utilizing a rubric or key
- Observe assigned students as they enter/leave school grounds, on the playground, in the cafeteria and in the community and intervene as appropriate to ensure the safety of students
- Attend training meetings to broaden expertise in working with students with special needs
- Assignment may include assisting student(s) on and off buses
- Perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities as assigned by administrator in alignment with their job classification
Requirements