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SpEd Paraprofessional - Significant Support Needs - Behavior / Medical Support

Academy School District 20 · Colorado Springs, CO · 1 mo ago
Education$21.02–$22.07/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if real content. Use

for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. We need to extract content. Given posting: Location, recruiting start date, etc. We need to preserve substantive info, remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions (How To Apply). Also remove duplicated lines. We need sections: maybe About the role (description), Responsibilities (list of duties), Requirements (maybe required qualifications), Qualifications (preferred?), Skills (knowledge, skills, abilities), Benefits (if present), Pay (if present), Schedule (if present). Let's see what content we have. From posting: - Location: Explorer Elementary School - Recruiting Start Date 09/16/2026 - This posting will be open at least five (5) days after the recruiting start date. - Estimated Start Date 09/23/2026 - SpEd Paraprofessional - SSN performs the day-to-day activities of teaching special education students while under the supervision of a teacher. The paraprofessional does not make diagnostic or long-term education decisions regarding special education students. This includes individuals who may or may not be licensed. Assignments may involve non-traditional learning environments such as building and off-campus work sites. Supports the principal and classroom teachers in implementing the Significant Support Needs (SSN) programs and encourage a positive and safe learning environment. Assists the licensed special education teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, and other evaluative staff in the implementation of the goals of severely/profoundly disabled students. Note: This position addresses current student needs at the specified school. If the current program/school should experience a change in student needs, the individual filling this position may be required to change locations to another school where needs are demonstrated. This could occur at any time during the school year. The following statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job and other key duties that may be required. The description may not include all functions performed by the incumbents in various locations. The district reserves the right to modify or change the duties or the essential functions of this job at any time. Then a list of duties (starting with "Reports consistently for work as scheduled" etc). That's a long list. Then "Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities" list. Then "Work Environment:" description. Then "Physical Demands:" description. Then "Cognitive Functions:" description. Then "Required Qualifications: High school graduate -high school diploma or equivalent" Then "Preferred Qualifications" (blank? Actually after that line: "Preferred Qualifications" then nothing? It says "Preferred Qualifications" then line break then "Compensation Range: $21.02-22.07". So Preferred Qualifications maybe none? Actually the text: "Preferred Qualifications Compensation Range: $21.02-22.07". So Preferred Qualifications missing; we should not create a section if no content. Then "Scheduled Weekly Hours 37.5 Hours Per Day 7.5 hour(s) per day Number Of Days Per Year 176 Days M-F" Then "Benefits Eligibility Full-time - Regular For more information on our benefits, please visit Employee Benefits | Academy District 20 (asd20.org)." Then "FLSA Status United States of America (Non-Exempt)" Then "How To Apply ..." which we should remove. Thus we have: - About the role: could be the introductory paragraph(s) before duties list. That includes location, dates, description of role. We'll combine into a paragraph. - Responsibilities: the list of duties (starting with "Reports consistently for work as scheduled" etc). We'll put each as
  • . - Requirements: Required Qualifications (high school diploma or equivalent). Could also include maybe "FLSA Status"? Not a requirement. We'll put Required Qualifications. - Qualifications: maybe Preferred Qualifications (none) so skip. - Skills: Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities list. - Benefits: Benefits Eligibility line. - Pay: Compensation Range. - Schedule: Scheduled Weekly Hours etc. We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not include boilerplate like Work Environment, Physical Demands, Cognitive Functions? Those are substantive but not in the prescribed headings. The instructions say use headings for those specific sections only. If we have content that doesn't fit those headings, we could either incorporate into existing sections (like About the role) or maybe we need to omit? The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." It says use those headings for section headings. It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies we should use those headings when we have content for those sections. It doesn't say we cannot add other headings, but better to stick to those. However, we have Work Environment, Physical Demands, Cognitive Functions content. Could we incorporate them into About the role or Responsibilities? Probably better to include them under About the role as additional description. But we must preserve ALL substantive information; we cannot drop them. So we need to include that info somewhere. We could add a section like "Work Environment" but that's not in the allowed list. The instruction says use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). The "e.g." suggests those are examples, not exclusive list. But to be safe, we could still use those headings and put the extra info under appropriate ones: maybe Work Environment under About the role, Physical Demands under Responsibilities? Not ideal. Better to create a section "Work Environment" with

    as it's a substantive section. The instruction didn't forbid other headings; it just gave examples. I think it's okay to add other headings as needed, but we should prefer few sections. However, we already have many sections; adding three more may be okay. But we could merge them into About the role to keep few sections. Let's try to keep sections: About the role (includes location, dates, general description, work environment, physical demands, cognitive functions). Responsibilities (list of duties). Requirements (required qualifications). Skills (knowledge, skills, abilities). Benefits. Pay. Schedule. That's 7 sections. Now we need to extract content precisely, preserving all substantive info, not inventing. Let's gather About the role content: - Location: Explorer Elementary School - Recruiting Start Date 09/16/2026 - This posting will be open at least five (5) days after the recruiting start date. - Estimated Start Date 09/23/2026 - SpEd Paraprofessional - SSN performs the day-to-day activities of teaching special education students while under the supervision of a teacher. The paraprofessional does not make diagnostic or long-term education decisions regarding special education students. This includes individuals who may or may not be licensed. Assignments may involve non-traditional learning environments such as building and off-campus work sites. Supports the principal and classroom teachers in implementing the Significant Support Needs (SSN) programs and encourage a positive and safe learning environment. Assists the licensed special education teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, nurses, and other evaluative staff in the implementation of the goals of severely/profoundly disabled students. Note: This position addresses current student needs at the specified school. If the current program/school should experience a change in student needs, the individual filling this position may be required to change locations to another school where needs are demonstrated. This could occur at any time during the school year. The following statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job and other key duties that may be required. The description may not include all functions performed by the incumbents in various locations. The district reserves the right to modify or change the duties or the essential functions of this job at any time. Then Work Environment: description. Physical Demands: description. Cognitive Functions: description. We need to include all that in About the role. We must not include boilerplate like "The following statements are illustrative..." but that's part of description; we keep. Now Responsibilities: list of duties starting with "Reports consistently for work as scheduled" and ending with "Laminates all material as neededPrepares bulletin boards for parents and programs". Actually the list ends with "Laminates all material as neededPrepares bulletin boards for parents and programs". There's no period between. We'll split each statement separated by line breaks? In the text they are separated by spaces? Let's copy the list: "Reports consistently for work as scheduledPerforms other duties as assignedAttains proficient or higher evaluations on established Performance StandardsObtains and maintains certifications necessary to support students with special needsPerforms tasks for student(s) such as meal preparation, feeding, and lunch clean-up which involves implementing communication, oral motor, sensory integration, and physical IEP goalsCarries out instructional programs and lessons in various learning environments as designated in the lesson planUnder supervision of a teacher, works with small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacherAssists the student(s) with medical tasks such as: dispensing medication, tube feeding, catheterization, toileting, diapering, suctioning, and may require exposure to blood, vomit, and infectious disease controlCleans/disinfects regurgitation, blood, and urineWorks with confidential special education student informationManeuvers and secures wheelchairsProvides initial first aid/emergency careAccompanies the student(s) assigned with physical tasks such as putting on and taking off of outerwear, moving from room to room, using the lavatory, and so onCarries out programming using physical therapy support equipmentSanitizes equipment/materialsMonitors behavior contracts and reward systems for studentsTrained and able to perform behavioral management through Nonviolent Crisis Intervention techniques when appropriateAssists with non-standardized testing of studentsDevelops and implements games and teaching aidsTutors students in various subject areasAssists students in preparation, production, and maintenance of materials and equipment as assignedCoordinates completion of assignments and/or job tasks with classroom teachers and/or employersWorks with students in one-to-one/group situationsAssists students in finding materials and books in libraryConducts story time for studentsMonitors students during recess, hall duty, passing periods, and/or loading of busesSupervises students in the use of various programs on the computerSupervises swimming pool, weight room, and/or therapy poolAssists the student(s) in recitation, reading, and other curriculum tasksAccompanies and assists the student(s) while in the classroom settingAttends pre-job training, ongoing training, and meetings as required during the school year in order to remain up-to-date of job proceduresAssist students in community-based settingsServes as a resource person to the student personnel evaluation team concerning an assigned student as neededWorks with teachers to integrate assisted technology into classroomsMaintains student files updating information as appropriateMaintains, orders, and organizes inventory of materials and equipment for effective operation of programCollects data for assessment and monitoring purposesCompletes daily paperwork (i.e. attendance reports, detention slips, student referral slips, various student passes, physical therapy charts, etc.)Performs miscellaneous clerical duties and assists other staff membersLaminates all material as neededPrepares bulletin boards for parents and programs" We need to split into separate items. Each statement seems to be concatenated without spaces; we need to infer boundaries. Usually each starts with a verb. We can split by capital letters after a lowercase? But easier: we can keep as one big paragraph? But instruction says use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to split into items. We can approximate by splitting at each capital letter that follows a lowercase letter without a space? That's messy.

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