Special Education Paraprofessional - Shine Program

Special Education Paraprofessional – Shine Program (Job )

Date Posted: 2/24/2026

Location:

Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School

Special Education Paraprofessional – SHINE Program

6.25 hours per day

Responsible to the supervising teacher

To assist students with the instructional process in special education and/or regular education classrooms.

$23.21 – $24.91/hr per the  Paraprofessional Contract

• Must have a two-year degree or passed the Parapro Assessment.
• PCA training will be provided.
• Ability to work as a team member with staff and parents.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. (and/or up to adult-size body weight with two- to three-person lift).
• Ability to support student’s full body weight up to adult size.
• Ability to tolerate frequent bending and lifting.
• Ability to work with behaviorally challenging students including those who may be physically and verbally aggressive; effective communication skills.
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities, autism, emotional challenges, behavioral challenges & trauma.

• Assisting the teacher(s) in devising strategies for reinforcing skills based on sympathetic (possible typo: "sympathetic").
• Intercultural competence, including the ability to effectively support students from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds.
• Understanding of students’ needs, interests and abilities.
• Guiding independent study, enrichment work and remedial work set up and assigned by the teachers.
• Assisting with large group activities such as drill work, reading aloud, storytelling and field trips.
• Assisting and supervising student’s wash‑up and toilet routines including lifting and transferring student.
• Assisting and supervising student to/from bus and in the building as needed.
• Carrying out behavior management techniques necessary to maintain classroom order as instructed by the teacher(s).
• Completion of clerical tasks related to students to whom assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

It is the policy, practice, and commitment of District 197 to provide equal employment opportunities for all people without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

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