Substitute Paraeducator

Fort Dodge Community School District Fort Dodge Community Schools
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Fort Dodge Community School District Fort Dodge Community Schools
- Fort Dodge, Iowa Open in Google Maps

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Job : 3385366

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: May 09, 2025 1:09 PM (UTC)

Substitute Para educator

The Fort Dodge Community School District welcomes interested applicants to complete a Substitute Para educator Application. Read on to learn more about this vital, needed role, and how you can become part of our educational team!

Paraeducators, or teaching assistants, work with students in general and special education classrooms. They provide needed support to students and teachers as they help students stay on task, encourage participation and good behavior, and meet individualized needs of diverse learners.

We have a need for para educators:

• On-call, as-needed basis, often daily.
• For half day, full day, and long term assignments.
• In all buildings, from our Early Learning Center to our Senior High and PRIDE program.

What makes a great para educator substitute?

• Able to work often on short notice.
• Patient, kind, and understanding.
• Passionate about working with children.
• Willing to support students and teachers socially, emotionally, physically, and educationally.

PAY RATES:

Base rate: $13.82 per hour.

Add .30 per hour if you have a Para educator Certification or teaching license (must provide a copy to HR for personnel file)

Add .40 per hour if you have 60+ college credits (must provide a copy or transcripts showing 60+ to HR for personnel file)

Applicants must hold a high school diploma or GED. Pre-employment physical, , and background check required. Substitutes will have an interview prior to beginning employment.

We are here to answer your questions...personnel or .

It is the policy of Fort Dodge Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs, services, and its employment practices. If you have questions or grievances related to this policy, please contact Roger Porter, Director of School Safety and Security, , rporter  , located at Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 N 32nd Street, Fort Dodge, IA 50501, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar

E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO , Telephone:  FAX: , TDD: , OCR.Denver. (Alternate for Section 504 is Branwyn Greathouse, Director of Special Education/Special Needs,  , bgreathouse, Central Administration Office, 109 North 25th Street, Fort Dodge, IA 50501).

Affirmative Action Compliance Coordinator The District's Compliance Coordinator for affirmative action is Kimberly Whitmore, Director of Human Resources, , kwhitmore, 109 North 25th Street, Fort Dodge, IA 50501. The school district will respond promptly to allegations of abuse of students by school district employees by timely reporting to all relevant agencies as required by law. The District's coordinator for abuse reporting is Roger Porter, Director of Safety and Security, , rporter , located at Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 North 32nd Street, Fort Dodge, IA 5050 Harassment Complaints and Allegations The District's Officers for Harassment Complaints and Allegations Roger Porter, Director of School Safety and Security, , rporter , located at Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 North 32nd Street, Fort Dodge, IA 50501.

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