Paraprofessional, Elementary Special Education - Moderate - 5Th Grade

Job Summary

Significant Support Needs Teachers facilitate specially designed academic, social‑emotional and activities of daily living instruction for students with extensive and diverse needs in the areas of cognition and/or learning, communication, movement and/or social/emotional abilities. These individuals may also have concurrent health, sensory, physical and/or behavioral disabilities.

Advocacy

• Advocate for students with disabilities to ensure access to learning opportunities and equity in discipline processes
• Model and promote inclusive language
• Facilitate care and management of students' personal and medical needs
• Ensure students have access to appropriate communication resources

Assessment

• Assess and determine eligibility of students with disabilities
• Develop and monitor progress of SMART learning goals for each student
• Administer Colorado alternative assessments

Collaboration

• Coordinate, schedule and monitor paraprofessionals
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, school psychologists, speech/language pathologists, and other service providers to develop integrated plans for students with disabilities
• Collaborate with families to ensure students' strengths, needs, services and progress are regularly communicated

Compliance

• Implement IDEA and ECEA regulations
• Develop and implement legally compliant, instructionally sound IEPs
• Ensure IEP implementation across settings
• Abide by all district policies and procedures

Instruction

• Identify students' current academic and functional performance levels
• Implement SSN Quality Indicators
• Develop appropriately ambitious trajectories toward Colorado Extended Evidence Outcomes (EEO)
• Plan age‑appropriate lessons incorporating evidence‑based practices and identify resources for instruction
• Implement specially‑designed instruction in a continuum of special education/general educational environments
• Understand or be willing to learn how to plan and implement literacy and math instruction for students with intellectual disabilities
• Differentiated instruction for learners with diverse needs
• Demonstrate an understanding of student behavior and classroom management structures
• Participate in ongoing professional development sessions

• Bachelor's degree or higher.

• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.

• Criminal background check required for hire
• Must possess the required license and endorsement for the position, or be able to obtain or be in process with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) for a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire

Preference given to candidates with SSN teaching experience and/or ELL training and/or an ESL or LDE Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.

Salary placement is dependent on employees' education and/or work experience. Detailed steps for experience credit are provided in the district’s compensation appendix.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, an employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans available to all employees regardless of hours worked. Additional benefits and paid time off information is available on our website.

This posting is not inclusive of the job description. Rev 3/24