Temporary 2026-27: Bilingual Para-Educator

About the role

This position assists certificated staff by performing instructional support tasks in both English and Spanish related to students' educational development within the total school environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with students under the direction of certificated teachers to facilitate academic skills and oral language development.
• Learn instructional techniques under the direction of a teacher and independently carry out instructional programs developed by the supervising teacher.
• Provide instruction to students in both English and Spanish.
• Provide small-group intervention instruction and targeted academic support in literacy and mathematics.
• Aid in the development and use of teaching aids and materials.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers.
• Possess an understanding of intermediate and primary elementary mathematics concepts sufficient to support student learning and intervention activities, or demonstrate the ability to acquire such knowledge through training and supervision.
• Assist in assessing students.
• Monitor and assist student progress in the classroom and other school activities.
• Aid certificated staff with required record keeping.
• Promote positive public relations when communicating with the public.

Other Functions

• Perform routine classroom and building clerical tasks as needed.
• Serve on various district committees and/or departmental work teams.

Mental Demands

• Deal with a wide range of student, staff, and public behaviors and needs in a positive and service-oriented manner.
• Occasionally deal with distraught or difficult students or parents.

Physical Demands

• Varying amounts of standing, sitting, and walking depending on the age of students and classroom assignments.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• AA Degree, 72 college level credits, or ability to pass the Federal Para-Educator test.
• Experience working with students in an educational setting and/or evidence of an interest in supporting learning experiences.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bilingual English/Spanish required.
• Knowledge/awareness of own cultural identity and desire to learn about the cultural identity of others.
• Ability to establish and nurture an environment that promotes cultural competence and equitable treatment of staff, students, and patrons of the district.
• Effective communication skills, including phone and email communication.
• Desire to be a role model for students and interact positively with them.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the public.

Licenses/Special Requirements

• Fingerprinting and background check to determine no history of physical molestation, abuse, injury or neglect of a minor.
• Completion of Walla Walla Public Schools Risk Management and Bloodborne Pathogens Training upon hire.
• May require a CPR/First Aid card depending on job assignment.

Terms of Employment

• Para Educator on the PSE Classified Salary Schedule.
• Average of 9.5 hours per day, 5 days per week, 189 days per school year.
• PSE Salary Schedule, Retirement, SEBB Benefits, 9 Holidays, Paid Sick Leave.

Conditions

• The preceding list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

Equal Opportunity

• The Walla Walla School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
• The Walla Walla School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all education programs, services and activities.