Kindergarten Para Educator – Instructional

Kindergarten Para Educator – Instructional Job

Date Posted: 5/26/2026

Location:

Thornwilde Elementary School

Position Type:
Support Staff/ Para Educator

Hours:

6.5 hrs per day, 32.5 hrs per week, 180 days (or 187 days for Child Development Center), 9 ¼ months

Contract:

180 Day contract. Benefits include healthcare and retirement. 4 paid holidays.

Compensation: $14.34–$19.76 per hour (based on years of experience).

Title:

Para educator – Instructional

• Has a high school diploma or G.E.D. certificate.
• For Title I schools only:
  Completed two (2) years of study at an institution of higher education, or obtained an associate’s (or higher) degree, or met a rigorous standard of quality and demonstrated, through a formal State or local academic assessment, knowledge of and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics (or, as appropriate, reading readiness, writing readiness and mathematics readiness).
• Has demonstrated the ability or potential to communicate and work effectively with students, parents, and staff.
• Has experience working with children in an organized setting.
• Has the ability to read and follow written directions.
• Maintains certification in American Red Cross/American Heart Association CPR and First Aid.

• Be familiar with and follow written policies, procedures, and direction from supervisor related to job responsibilities.
• Successfully complete annually an in‑service training program of at least twelve (12) hours.
• Assist students with physical tasks as needed (e.g., putting on/out outerwear, moving between rooms, using the lavatory).
• Hear students during recitation, reading, and other curriculum tasks, guiding and helping them but not teaching them.
• Assist the teacher in devising and producing special strategies for reinforcing material or skills based on an empathetic understanding of individual students’ needs, interests, and abilities.
• Assist students in the library or media center, when necessary.
• Alert the teacher of any problem or special information about an individual student.
• Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Participate in in‑service training programs, as assigned.
• Operate and care for instructional equipment.
• Assist with enrichment and remedial work assigned by the teacher.
• Assist during emergency drills, assemblies, field trips, and recess.
• Assist with learning displays, drill work, and student attendance.
• Provide a supportive disciplinary role.
• Assist with lunch, snack, and cleaning routine, as necessary.
• Perform routine clerical duties such as preparation of instructional and classroom materials, operation of copy machines, maintain classroom records, and attendance records.
• Assist in promoting educational programs related to assignment.
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality about students as expected of fully certified teachers.
• Perform other duties consistent with the position as may be requested by the supervisor.

• Hourly (Grade 04)
• 6.5 hrs. per day
• 32.5 hrs. per week
• 180 days
• 187 days – Child Development Center
• 9 ¼ months
• Board approved 8-8-02, Revised 1/9/2014, Revised 6/9/2016, Revised 6/13/2019