General Education Paraeducator-Lincoln

Special Education Para educator-Lincoln (4 positions available)

Cedar Falls Community Schools Lincoln Elementary - Cedar Falls, Iowa

Job : 5770498

Final date to receive applications: Sep 01, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Jun 09, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 18, 2026

BASIC FUNCTION
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The special education para educator position is either instructional or delivers other direct or indirect services to children, youth, and/or their parents or guardians. The position supports: the creation of a safe, positive teaching and learning environment; student development in the intellectual, physical, social, emotional, behavioral domains; nurturance of positive productive relationships; integration of technology to support student learning; and exposure of students to ethical and professional role models.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
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• Classroom assistance: Under the direction of a licensed employee, a para educator may prepare instructional materials, correct student work, record grades, monitor/record/chart/graph student progress, directly assist individual students or small groups in the performance of instructional activities, and create or maintain bulletin boards or other aspects of the physical classroom environment.
• Supervision: Under the direction of a licensed employee, a para educator may be assigned supervision of students (lunchrooms, playgrounds, study halls, passageways, classrooms, bus loading/unloading areas, regular bus travel to and from school, field trips and such other supervisory functions as may be assigned).
• Special Needs: Working with individual or groups of students with special needs which may include, but not be limited to, Individual Education Plans (IEP), Individual Health Plans (IHP), 504 disability accommodation plans; when necessary, lifting, carrying, or correctly positioning students with physical disabilities;
  English Language Learners (ELL) whose first language is other than English.
• Activities of daily living: Para educators may assist students with their dietary needs, including feeding; escorting students to restrooms and assisting them with toileting, diapering as needed, incontinence care; and attending to their hygiene needs.
• Office functions: Para educators may be assigned clerical/secretarial duties including, but not limited to, word processing, data entry, bookkeeping, filing, laminating, machine operations, conference and registration material preparation, cumulative folder entries, lunch accounting, and attendance duties.
• Media assistance: Para educators may assist licensed media staff and the instructional staff at the building level with tasks in all library functions; in print center, public library and AEA library/media communications; assisting individuals and student groups in their library experiences, book fairs, and checking out of materials; and assisting in inventories and A-V, electronic and printed material accounting.
• Other duties: Para educators may also be assigned such other duties and responsibilities as may be appropriately determined by the building principal including, but not limited to, participation in building and/or district professional development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty in a satisfactory manner. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Skills: oral and written communications; listening; providing clear and concise instructions; basic use of a Personal Computer
• Knowledge
• Ability: calm under pressure; organized; maintain confidentiality; tactful; developing self-confidence in others; dependable; capable of de‑escalating emotionally/physically charged situations; follow directions and instructions; work collaboratively; develop positive and productive relationships with adults and students; empathetic; exercise good judgment

• Two years of post secondary education (i.e., 60 undergraduate credits).
• Associates (or higher) degree.
• Child Development Associate Credential (CDA)

Professional certification for example Child Development Associate (CDA) and/or post secondary education, i.e., associate’s degree or above, may be required under certain circumstances including, but not limited to, meeting state or federal regulatory requirements.

Position Type: Part-Time

Job Categories: Instructional Support >
Paraprofessional / IA

• Associate degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Ralph Bryant , Principal
• Lincoln Elementary
• Email:
  Ralph.
  
  Bryant