Paraprofessional, Preschool; Additional Support

Frontline Applicant Tracking - Mesa County Valley School District 51

Paraprofessional, Preschool (Additional Support)

• Position Type:
  Early Childhood/ Paraprofessional, Early Childhood
• Date Posted: 9/21/2026
• Location:
  
  Early Childhood Center
• Closing Date: 9/27/2026

Job Title:

Paraprofessional, Preschool (Additional Support)

Pay Program:
Support Staff FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

Reports to:

Principal, (Director, Early Childhood) Pay Range:
CH 5 $ 17.03 - $19.35

Operating under the general supervision of the school's Principal and assigned Teacher, the employee will perform a variety of instructional support and clerical duties for the Early Childhood Education Program. Employee acts as a teacher resource working directly with students and reinforcing the D51 Learning Model preparing and assisting with core lessons and participating in students' programming. This support paraprofessional is an integral part of the District's social emotional learning programs;

leading students through example. This position is also often a point of contact for the staff, students, and parents entering the classroom environment and the employee must work cooperatively to facilitate these interactions.

The primary overall role of this additional preschool support involves a wide-variety of possible responsibilities and the following duties may be customized to the individual needs of each Teacher and the ECE Program. Preschool paraprofessionals offer a continuous source of supports for students generally encourage students' independence and meeting safety needs throughout the daily routine while using positive techniques of guidance outlined in program expectations.

Employees are expected to interact with children, adults, and families in a friendly, positive and courteous manner.

Assisting the teacher for the assigned classroom, the Preschool Paraprofessional provides data collection and records management of ECE building level and department required records for the Early Childhood Program. Employee assists administrators in fulfilling all policies for Early Childhood classroom compliance and in implementing the District D51 Early Childhood Learning Model. Employee may be requested to provide raw ECE data collected, input data to existing and continuous reports, or in rare cases, participating in the development of new reports.

Supporting the assigned Preschool Teacher preparing, creating, copying and compiling a wide variety of instructional and classroom materials and documents are typical duties for this paraprofessional role. Support Para may be assigned oversight of student assignments, copying, tracking, reviewing, etc. assisting students through the process of both in classroom and out of classroom work. Para also assists the Teacher with classroom learning aids installing and maintaining bulletin board updates, visual aids, sensory learning tools, and other in class materials.

Working to assist the Preschool staff and Teacher to deliver instructional curriculum and maintain the classroom learning environment. Supporting the Teacher in implementing the Early Childhood Learning Model, the paraprofessional can be assigned a wide variety of tasks and duties that include but are not limited to,participating in students' basic reading or math programs,developmentally appropriate social emotional learning, and other curriculum-based instruction.

Meeting with teachers and ECE paraprofessionals to develop, and implement any accommodations necessary to achieve an optimal classroom-learning environment is an expectation. Employee also participates in staff meetings and/or building level in-service training programs as appropriate. Employee may be requested toassist in student supervision;…