Preschool Special Education Paraeducator-Cedar Heights

Preschool Special Education Para educator-Cedar Heights

Cedar Falls Community Schools Cedar Heights Elementary – Cedar Falls, Iowa

Job : 5782491

Final date to receive applications: Aug 24, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Jun 15, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

Basic Function : The preschool special education para educator position is either instructional or delivers other direct or indirect services to preschool children 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.

Duties are performed under the direction of teachers or other licensed staff. Specific activities and responsibilities vary considerably among several types of para educator assignment. The following general functions include those aspects which, in any combination, may become a part of a para educator assignment.

• 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; lifting, carrying, or correctly positioning students with physical disabilities;
  English Language Learners (ELL) whose first language is other than English.
• Activities of daily living: Assist students with dietary needs, including feeding; escorting to restrooms and assisting with toileting, diapering as needed, incontinence care; attending to hygiene needs.
• Office functions: Assign 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: Assist licensed media staff and instructional staff with tasks in all library functions; in print center, public library and AEA library/media communications; assisting individuals and student groups; book fairs, and checking out of materials; and assisting in inventories and A-V, electronic and printed material accounting.
• Other duties: Assign other duties and responsibilities determined by the building principal including, but not limited to, participation in building and/or district professional development.

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.

• Experience
  
  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…