Para Educator - Special Education

PARA EDUCATOR - SPECIAL EDUCATION - 3.5 HRS/DAY (12:15 PM - 3:45 PM)

Davenport Community Schools West High School - Davenport, Iowa. Open in Google Maps

• Job : 5422643
• Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
• Posted: Oct 29, 2025 7:03 PM (UTC)

Current paras use the internal application process to apply. All other current district employees (not paras), or external applicants apply online by completing the external application.

• INTERNAL APPLICANTS: OPEN 10/29/2025 THRU 11/4/2025 @ 4PM
• EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: (if no internal applicants): OPEN UNTIL FILLED

WAGES: $18.53 - New Hires. Entry level rate $14.53/hr current employees in the bargaining unit:
Please refer to the salary schedule established by the applicable bargaining group. This special education position meets the $4.00 Special Education Differential pay as outlined in the Memorandum of Agreement between DCSD and the Davenport Association of Para Educators.

Duties & Responsibilities: (Essential Functions of Position, Major Responsibilities, Summary of Key Duties, Special Assignments, Relationships)

• Provide research based social skills instruction and intervention under supervision of certified teacher.
• Must be willing to attend any additional required evening trainings or meetings during the school year or during the summer.
• Must be willing to accept feedback from specialists and special education facilitator regarding implementation and use feedback to implement changes in instruction.
• MUST be willing to follow directives of classroom teacher, building administration, and district administration.
• Must be willing and able to work with students who are explosive in nature and engage in physical and verbal aggression towards others.
• Work with students with learning, behavior, physical, and/or cognitive disabilities, mild, moderate and/or severe; including students diagnosed with Autism and Spectrum Disorder.
• Provide services for special education students as needed in the special or general education setting.
• Under direction of special education teacher, provide academic assistance, behavior interventions, and instruction of social skills and daily living skills.
• Attend field trips with student as necessary.
• Regular attendance at work is required to meet the services in the IEP and ensure FAPE.
• Ability to analyze given situation and respond appropriately.
• Must be able to interact appropriately with all students.
• Must be a team player to assist in all aspects needed within the classroom, cafeteria, hallway, as examples.
• Must have good "people" skills to work with students, others in the classroom and the building.
• Accompany students to and from the bus; supervise students in classroom, at lunch/breakfast, in the building, on field trips and at work sites.
• Work individually with one student or a small group of students as assigned by special education teacher or principal.
• Accompany students to the restroom and assist in the restroom; assist students with changing clothes and other hygiene needs.
• Accompany one or more students to and assist them in physical education and to and from the bus.
• Ability to work with one or more students on classroom assignments and to accompany them to general education classes as needed and as directed by the teacher or principal.
• Ability to manage the environment and protect student(s) during the school day.
• Must be able to follow multiple behavior plans for students at the same time, and implement changes to those plans when directed.
• Must be able to recognize the need for and initiate activities with student(s).
• Ability to be flexible with assignment and changing duties when needed and directed by the administrator or facilitator.
• Personal qualities: nurture, patience, dependability, and willingness to accept responsibility with the students.
• Ability to climb stairs; walk long distances in the building and community.
• Ability to navigate (with training) the City Bus System.
• Ability to follow specific procedures in teaching new skills as directed by the teacher.
• Accompany one or more students to community and building work sites and provide instruction, supervision and behavior modification while on the…