Para Educator - Substitute

Jeffco Public Schools (Jeffco) is located in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the second largest school district in Colorado serving 69,000 students across 155 schools. With 14,000 employees, the district is the largest employer in Jefferson County and has provided educational excellence for more than 70 years.

Jeffco embraces the spirit of the West and the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain region with the county spanning more than 770 square miles running the length of the western edge of the Denver metropolitan area. The district is diverse in both population and geography, from urban to rural, including the mountain communities in the foothills west of Denver.

Overall, Jeffco has 31% of students that qualify for free and reduced lunch, an indicator of poverty, and 34% minority (25% Hispanic) student population. The district is implementing a new strategic plan, Jeffco Thrives 2025 that is focused on providing a world-class education that prepares all Jeffco students for bright and successful futures as local and global citizens. Come join us!

Jeffco Public Schools is a Single-State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

Prospect Valley is a warm and wonderful K through 5th grade neighborhood school serving approximately 440 students, with 60% choice enrollment. We have a focus on helping all students grow and develop their full potential through rigorous academics, strong arts, physical education and enrichment programs, as well as supporting social-emotional development. We are the proud recipients of the 2014 and 2017 Governors Distinguished Improvement Award.

Our staff is talented, dedicated and parents appreciate our welcoming environment and caring culture.

We have high behavioral expectations and are a PBIS school with structures that honor and reinforce our core values and positive behavior. We systemically teach the Second Step curriculum to help our students successfully acquire social/emotional skills.

We support a strong and dynamic GT program with students currently creating robotic hands, researching and creating tiny houses, creating experiments on flotation and buoyancy, building projects on sustainable energy systems and creating their own adventure stories.

One of the strengths of our school is the incredible parent support and involvement and our school culture embraces and values all community members. We offer over 30 extra-curricular activities for our students and are a Jeffco Healthy School with an outdoor classroom and school garden.

We joyfully strive to fulfill our mission to provide a safe, fun, academically-focused environment that promotes a love of learning and encourages students to think critically, work collaboratively and feel confident advocating for themselves and others so that they have a successful future.

• Desired
  
  Start Date:
  
  10/05/2026
• Para Educ
  - Sub
• Hourly Position
• FLSA: Nonexempt
• FTE: .12500
• Hours/Day: 1.000
• Days/Year: 260
• Salary Plan, Grade, Step: TNO
  - Hourly
  - Non Negotiated , T41, 1
• Hourly Rate: $22.74 Effective as of: 08-16-2025

Compensation schedules for Jeffco Schools can be found here. Starting salary for non-licensed roles is based on the candidate's relevant work experience and education. Additional considerations may be given for job-specific certifications and skills. Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application. Starting Salary for licensed educators is based on the step and lane schedule found here.

The successful new hire or rehired candidate will be responsible to complete and incur the fingerprinting and processing fee of $57.50 through an appropriate fingerprinting vendor and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, within 48 hours of offer acceptance.

SUMMARY:

Perform a full range of educational/non-educational duties primarily in center based programs for students with disabilities including SSN (Significant Support Needs II or III), SED (Serious Emotional Disability), and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). This position is considered temporary.

• Provide instructional and behavioral support in all academic and related areas to students, as directed by the teacher.
• Provide support to special education teacher such as preparing materials, assist in the implementation of IEP (Individualized Education Plan), provide input into the IEP when…