Special Education Paraprofessional

Special Education Paraprofessional

Openings as of 5/15/2026

• Date Posted: 5/8/2026
• Location:
  
  Black Hawk Middle School
• Closing Date: 05/15/2026

Description: 6.75 hrs./day, 10 month calendar. 8:00 a.m.

- 3:15 p.m.

Effective Date of Employment: Beginning of the 2026-27 school year

Final date to receive applications: May 15, 2026 – 4:00 p.m.

Application Procedures: Internal Candidates and External Candidates:
Apply on-line trict
196.org

• High School diploma AND two years of college OR Associate's degree OR MN passing score on the Para Educator test.
• Effective behavior management and health support skills, able to maintain routine in a student's day.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills for interactions with staff, students, and parents.
• Experience working in a center-based and inclusion setting.
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions, which may include toileting, catheters, lifting, medication administration, gastric tube feedings, health tasks to support student, pool, DAPE, ability to work outside.
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency working with a culturally, ethnically, racially and socioeconomically diverse school community is preferred.

• Assist in communication with staff, parents, and students.
• Assist teacher/nurse in collection and maintaining data.
• Implement intervention strategies developed by licensed staff.
• Implement behavior intervention plans.
• Implement health plans.
• Assist with crisis interventions and discipline.
• Have knowledge of effective sensory activities.
• Instruct individual students following programs designed by lead teacher.
• Assist with independent study.
• Reinforce lessons with small groups of students.
• Work outdoors with students and staff in a variety of weather conditions.

Responsible To: Building Principal

• RAVE Clerical Association, Wage Group V - According to contractual agreement. (based on 2025-26 contract)
• Step 1 - $21.32/hour
• Step 2 - $22.62/hour
• Step 3 - $23.91/hour
• Employees in the paraprofessional classification receive a $1.00 per hour differential in addition to their hourly base rate.
• Benefits: medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long term disability insurance, sick‑leave, state pension plan, tax‑deferred retirement savings account, flexible spending account; some employee groups also receive vacation, holidays or personal leave.

As required by Title IX and other state and federal nondiscrimination laws, District 196 does not discriminate in employment or in any of its education programs and activities, including vocational opportunities, on the basis of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, familial status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, age or genetic information.

District 196 provides equal access to designated youth groups.