Special Education Para Educator Bellevue High School

Position Objective

The position of Para Educator III is intended to assist and support students identified with individual learning needs to maximize their success.

The Bellevue School District is committed to a diverse workforce that represents our students and embraces 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 specially designed instruction.
• Serves as an advocate and support for 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 on students’ needs.
• 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 the building administrator; receives direction from assigned certificated staff.

• High school graduation or equivalent.

• ETS Para educator Assessment.
• Associate of Arts degree (original transcripts).
• Earned 72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits at a higher‑education institution (original transcripts).
• Completed a registered apprenticeship program (certificate).
• Foreign degrees accepted if evaluated by a NACES member company.

• 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 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.
• Works with students in a warm and confident manner.
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively as a 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 to themselves or others.
• Demonstrates multicultural sensitivity with the ability to effectively and collaboratively work with diverse populations.
• Ability to perform all duties in accordance with all applicable Board policies and district and legal requirements.
• Ability to meet and maintain punctuality and attendance expectations.

Positions typically require stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, talking,…