Special Program Para 2, ICSP 18942-2026

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes: description of role (Special Program Paraeducator 2, Integrated Communication & Sensory Program 6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year). Also includes Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt (maybe not needed). Then there is a paragraph about interest, applications, etc. That's boilerplate? It's generic application process; we need to remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The paragraph about "We appreciate your interest..." seems like generic HR boilerplate; we should remove it. Also the part about "All district employees are encouraged..." also generic. So we need to keep substantive info: qualifications, knowledge/skills/abilities, other requirements, essential functions, benefits/compensation. We need to decide sections: Could have About the role (description of position: hours, program). Responsibilities (essential functions). Requirements (qualifications documentation). Skills (knowledge, skills, abilities). Other Requirements maybe part of Requirements or Skills. Benefits (Benefits/Compensation). Pay maybe not explicit salary amount, just mention salary range and experience credit; we could include Pay section if there is info about salary: "New employees start at the minimum hourly rate in the salary range. However, employees with verified prior years of service..." That's pay info. So we can include Pay section. Schedule: they gave 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 no heading for Special Program Paraeducator 2. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none present). We'll fold minor metadata into short p or drop. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include details like qualifications documentation verifying 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; successful experience as part of an educational team preferred; 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; possess excellent problem solving, analytical, and conflict resolution skills and ability to think quickly; experience working with children with moderated to severe disabilities preferred. Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities list: ability to effectively communicate with and appreciate individuals from diverse, socio-economic backgrounds; ability to act upon evasive and aggressive behavior of students; ability to attend mandatory training on the weekends and successfully pass the district CPI, de-escalation/physical restraint training; ability to learn and use a computer monitor, keyboard, and appropriate adaptive technologies; ability to successfully implement educational programs and manage student behavior with direction from the classroom and Supported Communication teacher(s); ability to maintain confidentiality; ability to be flexible with assigned tasks and schedules; ability to develop relationships and supportive roles with children who possess mental or physical disabilities; ability to use non-verbal strategies to communicate with, re-direct, and de-escalate student behavior. Other Requirements: ability to lift 50 pounds; ability to lift, move, physically restrain a child of the size required by the job; ability to independently and safely escort students around the school building and grounds; ability to observe the behavior of students, both visually and by listening and to communicate those observations with other appropriate service providers; regular attendance to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the position to achieve program requirements. Essential Functions: list many bullet points. Benefits/Compensation: Salary & Time Off: New employees start at the minimum hourly rate in the salary range. However, employees with verified prior years of service in a 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 the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) based on position FTE. Detailed information can be found here. We need to format as HTML with

headings and

• for lists,

  for prose. We need to decide which sections to include: About the role (description of hours, program). Responsibilities (essential functions). Requirements (qualifications documentation + experience preferences?). Skills (knowledge, skills, abilities). Other Requirements maybe could be part of Requirements or separate; but we can combine into Requirements? However we have to avoid thin sections. Could have Requirements covering qualifications and other requirements. Skills covering knowledge, skills, abilities. Benefits section. Pay section. Schedule section. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content for Pay (salary range, experience credit). Schedule (6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year). Benefits (health, dental, etc). So include those. Now we need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:

  About the role

  Special Program Paraeducator 2, Integrated Communication & Sensory Program – 6.5 hours per day, 9 months per year. Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non‑Exempt.

  But note: we should not repeat job title as heading, but we can include it in paragraph. That's fine. Now Responsibilities: list essential functions as
  • ... each bullet. We need to preserve all essential functions bullet points. Let's extract them: - Treat co-workers, supervisors, students, parents and others with dignity and respect at all times - Serve as a positive role model for students, and practices the behaviors that are 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 - Monitor, collect data, as directed by the teacher. Work in concert with Special Ed teacher to ensure students receive academic support, sensory integration, occupational and speech/ language support throughout the day. - Provide main stream support when appropriate, and have a desire to commit to these students and this program - Exhibit willingness to learn about the disability of autism and put the information into practice - Assist students with self regulation 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, 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. - Carry out behavior management plans for individual students as appropriate - 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, 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 - Perform other tasks and assume other responsibilities as assigned by administrator in alignment with their job classification We need to keep them as list items. Now Requirements: qualifications documentation and experience preferences. We can list:
    • High school diploma or GED AND one of the following:
      • Official transcripts verifying an Associate’s degree (90 quarter, 60 semester)
      • 72 quarter or 48 semester credits from an accredited university, college, community college or business school
      • ETS ParaPro Assessment result of 461 or higher
    • One year of related experience working with children in an educational setting preferred
    • Successful experience as part of an educational team preferred
    • 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
    • Possess excellent problem solving, analytical, and conflict resolution skills and ability to think quickly
    • Experience working with children with moderated to severe disabilities preferred
    But note we need to avoid nested lists? It's okay but we can flatten. However spec says use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Nested lists might be okay but could be considered still a list. Safer to flatten: we can combine qualifications into a single sentence? But we need to preserve all detail. Could do:
      • 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.
      • One year of related experience working with children in an educational setting preferred.
      • Successful experience as part of an educational team preferred.
      • 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.
      • Possess excellent problem solving, analytical, and conflict resolution skills and ability to think quickly.
      • Experience working with children with moderated to severe disabilities preferred.
      That preserves details. Now Skills: Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities list. We'll create
      • each. List: - Ability to effectively communicate with and appreciate individuals from diverse, socio-economic backgrounds - Ability to act upon evasive and aggressive behavior of students - Ability to attend mandatory training on the weekends and successfully pass the district CPI, de-escalation/physical restraint training - Ability to learn and use a computer monitor, keyboard, and appropriate adaptive technologies - Ability to successfully implement educational programs and manage student behavior with direction from the classroom and Supported Communication teacher(s) - Ability to maintain confidentiality - Ability to be flexible with assigned tasks and schedules - Ability to develop relationships and supportive roles with children who possess mental or physical disabilities - Ability to use non-verbal strategies to communicate with, re-direct, and de-escalate student behavior Now Other Requirements: ability to lift 50 pounds etc. Could be part of Requirements or separate. Since we already have Requirements section, we could add these as additional list items under Requirements. But spec says we can have only a few substantive sections. Might be okay to add them to Requirements. However we already have Requirements list; we could extend it. But we might want a separate Other Requirements section? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Adding another section may be thin. So we can incorporate those into Requirements as additional items. Thus Requirements list will include those physical requirements. Now Benefits section: we need to capture Salary & Time Off, Benefits, Retirement. We can have

        Benefits

        and then
        • ... but some content is prose. Could use

          for prose and

          for list of benefits. We need to preserve all substantive info: Salary & Time Off: New employees start at the minimum hourly rate in the salary range. However, employees with verified prior years of service in a similar occupational status from other Washington School