Position Type:
Paraeducator/Paraeducator Special Education
Date Posted:
5/23/2025
Location:
Kenyon Woods Middle School
Date Available:
05/23/2025
Closing Date:
Until Filled
Position / Title: Paraeducator – MLP, EN, ILP, PH, VI, HI (including ELL)
Bargaining Unit: DUEA
Department/Location: Specialized Student Services
Work Days: 193
Reports To: Building Principal and Assigned Teacher
JD Revision Date: 07/17/2024
Supervises: N/A
Function / Position Summary
To support the program in providing a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity, interests and needs of the students with an IEP. Perform duties and activities under direct supervision of a certified staff member. Uphold School District U-46 ICARE Standards. Maintain confidentiality of student, staff and department information within the school and community.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
- Implement individual or small group instructional lessons under the supervision of a certified teacher.
- Familiarize self with IEP goals/objectives for students in the classroom.
- Facilitate implementation of functional community-based curriculum.
- Follow through on set behavioral programs and procedures.
- Document student behavior as directed by the teacher.
- Supervise IEP’d students during lunch, recess, arrival and departure times, and/or community trips during assigned work hours as needed.
- Help in the loading and unloading of student buses at school and on trips during assigned work hours as needed.
- Escort students within the building, as directed by the classroom teacher.
- Work cooperatively with the classroom teacher by assisting with any related activity specific to the students’ IEP.
- Collaborate with the teacher, prepare and maintain materials.
- Lift, transfer, position, toilet, etc. (this is special skills only).
- Provide input to the classroom teacher regarding student-para interactions.
- Attend staff meetings and staff development activities as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education
- Para Educator, Substitute, Professional Educator or Provisional Educator License required.
- Minimum education requirement for a Para Educator License is completion of at least 60 semester hours of college course work or a passing score on the ETS Para Pro exam or two specific Work Keys exams.
- Bilingual - Spanish/English (written/verbal) preferred. Certain assignments require Bilingual – Spanish/English.
- Experience / KnowledgeEffective communication skills.
- Experience working with students in an educational setting preferred.
Physical Demands
- Lift, transfer, position, toileting etc. (for special skills positions only)
- Excellent physical agility and quick response time.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Term Of Employment
- This is a 10-month position. Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education and set forth in the collective bargaining agreement as applicable.
Additional Information
- 6.5 hours per day.
- This position includes benefits.
- Minimum $17.98 per hour per union agreement.
- This position requires a license. Click here https://www.u-46.org/Page/20042 and scroll down for answers to Para Educator Licensure frequently asked questions.
Attachment(s):
- DUEA Benefits.pdf
- DUEA Salary Schedule SY22-25 (1).pdf
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