Special Education Para Educator Ardmore Elementary

Special Education Para Educator 3 - 2026-27 Ardmore Elementary

Bellevue School District ARDMORE ELEMENTARY - Bellevue, Washington

Job : 5843529

Final date to receive applications: Jul 28, 2026 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Posted: Jul 21, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

POSITION OBJECTIVE: The position of Para Educator III is to assist and support students identified with individual learning needs for maximizing student success.

The Bellevue School District is committed to a diverse workforce representative of our students, one that embraces and models cultural competency as an international community.

• Provides for the physical, health and safety needs of students.
• Provides social, emotional, behavioral, and educational support for students with significant disabilities.
• Implements components of Individual Education Programs (IEPs) as required.
• Provides direct academic, functional, vocational and specifically designed instruction.
• Serves as advocate and support of students with disabilities in their least restrictive environment.
• Supports students with significant emotional regulation challenges.
• Ensures the safety of students and staff when dealing with escalated behavior based upon needs of students.
• Encourages and fosters student independence in all settings.
• Collects other data as directed by the case manager/teacher.
• Responds to student medical needs within the scope of the position.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Reports directly to and is supervised by building administrator, receives direction from assigned certificated staff.

Required:

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• And have at least one of the following:
  • ETS Para educator Assessment.
  • Associate of Arts degree (original transcripts).
  • Earned 72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits at an institution of higher education (original transcripts).
  • Completed a registered apprenticeship program (certificate).
  • Foreign degrees accepted if evaluated by a NACES member company.

Preferred:

• Experience working with students in self-contained learning settings.
• Experience working individually with students with diverse aptitudes and levels of achievement.
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) training.
• Right Response Training.
• Experience working individually with students with diverse aptitudes and levels of achievement and/or with behaviorally disabled students.

• Washington State Driver’s License Type II may be required for some assignments.
• First Aid/CPR certification required.

• Understands the basics of child development and the behavior of children.
• Knowledgeable of reading, writing and arithmetic.
• Understands safety procedures for students and staff.
• Understands behavior modification programs, including restraint techniques.
• Utilizes adaptive technology and equipment to meet student needs.
• Demonstrates non-violent crisis intervention techniques, including de-escalation strategies.
• Utilizes basic therapy techniques and procedures.
• Knowledgeable of functional life skills/activities of daily living.

• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.
• Work with students in a warm and confident manner.
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively as member of a team.
• Possesses ability to follow oral and written directions.
• Demonstrates ability to model and monitor appropriate student behavior.
• Maintains confidentiality and respect between students, parents and teachers.
• Maintains positive relationships with students, staff, parents and the public.
• Able to perform all physical activities and meet all physical requirements indicated above.
• Able to perform activities of daily living including feeding and toileting by various means.
• Able to provide appropriate care for students who experience seizures.
• Able to provide proper physical restraint of students with severe behavior that poses a danger.
• Demonstrates multicultural sensitivity with ability to effectively collaborate with diverse populations.
• Ability to perform all duties in accordance with all applicable Board…