Paraprofessional - Special Education-MOID Job Atlanta area,Georgia USA,Education / Teaching

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides academic support to exceptional education students (including those with moderate intellectual disabilities) at the elementary level. Under general supervision serves as a support to the assigned classroom teacher or instructional area in providing educational opportunities for each student within various disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

Provides support to selected students in resource, self-contained, and regular classroom settings. Conducts small group or individual classroom activities with students based on lesson plans developed by the teacher. Assists with preparation of materials for instruction (including the copying/duplicating of materials, construction of bulletin boards, grading work, etc.). Performs special duties as required for meeting the unique needs of specific student populations;

e.g., lifting physically disabled students, toileting/personal hygiene assistance, using physical restraints or other specialized behavior management techniques.

Assists with routine record keeping, housekeeping; assists with school-wide supervision such as loading/unloading buses.

Light duty
- On most occasions sitting at a desk or table; intermittent sitting, standing, or stooping. Moderate lifting or carrying; fifty (50) lbs. or less.

Key

Job Requirements

Hold an associate’s degree or higher in any subject from a GaPSC-accepted accredited institution.

Have completed two (2) years of college coursework (sixty [60] semester hours or [90] quarter hours) above the remedial level with a grade of “C” or better at a GaPSC-accepted accredited institution.

Have passed the GACE Paraprofessional Assessment and hold a minimum of a high school diploma or GED equivalent.

PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR

Training and/or experience in special needs of disabled populations such as first aid, ability to perform a two person lift for students as needed, or behavior management preferred.

NOTE:
This is a grade 16, 190-day position that starts at a step 6 and pays for experience up to a step 8.

Paraprofessional
- Special Education-MOID

Clayton County Public Schools ADAMSON MIDDLE
- Rex, Georgia Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Clayton County Public Schools

Job Details

Job : 5890791

Final date to receive applications: Nov 18, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 18, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Position Type: FULL TIME

Salary: $25,142.70 to $26,563.90 Paid based on salary scale

Job Requirements

Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

Applicant Account , Testing
1058 Fifth Avenue
Jonesboro, Georgia 30236
Phone:
Email: ccpsapplicant.ga.us

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