Special Education Para Educator 4 - 2026-27 Ardmore Elementary

Special Education Para Educator 4 - 2026-27 Ardmore Elementary

Bellevue School District ARDMORE ELEMENTARY - Bellevue, Washington Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5874569

Final date to receive applications: Aug 13, 2026 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Posted: Aug 06, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

POSITION OBJECTIVE: The position of Para Educator IV is done for the purpose of assisting and supporting students as identified within a specialized program or with specialized instruction.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY: 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.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: (These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.)

• Has a primary focus on supporting activities of daily living, (toileting, feeding), and other adaptive/life skills.
• Provides for the physical, health and safety needs of students.
• Provides social, emotional, behavioral and educational support for students with significant disabilities as needed.
• Provides direct academic, functional, vocational and specifically designed instruction.
• Serves as advocate and support of students with disabilities in their least restrictive environment.
• May support students with significant emotional regulation challenges
• Encourages and fosters student independence in all settings.
• Collects functional behavior assessment data on individual students as appropriate for the assignment.
• Implements components of Individual Education Programs (IEP's) as required.
• Ensures the safety of students and staff when dealing with escalated behavior based upon needs of students.
• May collect other data as directed by the case manager/teacher.
• Provides coaching and support for staff as required for the position.
• For some position assignments, may be required to assist students in reaching post‑secondary goals including, but not limited to the Aquatic Center, Community Center, etc.
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

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

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (positions in this class typically require):

Required:

• High school graduation or equivalent.
• And have at least one of the following:
• ETS Para educator Assessment
• Have an Associate of Arts degree (original transcripts)
• Have earned 72 quarter credits or 48 semester credits at an institution of higher education (original transcripts)
• Have 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.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS (positions in this class typically require):

• First AID/CPR certification required.
• Required to complete specified courses related to the General Para educator Certificate as identified by OSPI

KNOWLEDGE (position requirements at entry):

• 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 as needed for the specific assignment
• Utilizes basic therapy techniques and procedures
• Knowledgeable of functional life skills/activities of daily living, including tube‑feeding and toileting
• Demonstrates proper lifting techniques.

SKILLS (position requirements at entry):

• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills
• Work with students in a warm and confident manner
• Demonstrates appropriate…