Paraprofessional - Preschool

Posted: 10/28/2025

Location:

GRAND VALLEY CENTER FOR FAMILY LEARNING

Date Available:

11/11/2025

Closing Date:
Open until filled

Department:
Grand Valley Center for Family Learning
Job Family:
Classified
Position Type:
Classified
FLSA Status:
Non-exempt
Work Year: 10-month, 40 hours/week
Pay Range:
Paraprofessional Salary

Schedule:

$18.87 - $33.02 per hour

Reports to:

Building Principal
Job #: 1370

• Helps the teacher create a warm and accepting community of learners and nurtures each child in the context of his/her family.

• Follow the teacher’s plans, and helps to organize, and implement activities using Creative Curriculum Goals and Objectives as a framework for:

  • Weekly Lesson Plans

  • Appropriate Room Arrangement

    • Interest areas are provided with interesting and challenging materials that are changed out regularly

    • Children’s individual interests are followed when possible

    • Activities are available at different learning levels

    • Displaying children’s art and learning materials at the child’s eye level

  • Observe children’s progress

    • Collect facts

    • Analyze and evaluate facts

    • Apply what you have learned to plan for each child and the group

  • Help the teacher track children’s progress using the Continuum and Individual Portfolios and share that information regularly through home visits and formal and informal parent teacher conferences.

• Follows the teacher’s guidance and support

• Helps to engage children in indoor and outdoor activities

• Helps the teacher to maintain safety for children indoors and outdoors and on field trips

• Helps distribute healthy snacks and meals in a positive family atmosphere

• Is professional in appearance and upholds standards of confidentiality in their interactions with parents and other staff

• Maintains a pleasant demeanor, a positive attitude, a willing spirit, team commitment, and flexibility in meeting the needs of the preschool program as a whole

• Attend weekly team and staff meeting

• Takes classes and attends training to obtain and maintain at least a level 2 credential in Colorado Shines PDIS

• Support toileting needs

• Assist in setting up centers and checking children in

• Perform outside playground duties

• Set up breakfast, snacks and clean up afterward

• Continually monitor learning centers and assist students in learning to clean up afterward

• Put out cots/mats for nap , supervise children at nap time, and disinfect cots weekly

• Clean tables and stack chairs at the end of the day

• Prepare student backpacks to go home each day

• Prepare bleach water and soapy water daily

• Comply with CDE licensing and ABC/ECERS regulations

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic Skills Competence (Minimum 2 years of college (e.g. associates degree), or 48 semester hrs of college coursework, or Pass paraprofessional test (CDE and NCLB qualifications) prior to being hired)
• Oral and written communication skills
• English language skills; multilingual skills preferred
• CPR and First Aid certifications encouraged
• Knowledge of developmental, emotional, and behavioral disabilities
• Participate in professional growth opportunities.

In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, Garfield County School District No.16 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, family composition, or need for special education services.

Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Harassment, if it rises to the level described in state law, is a prohibited form of discrimination.