Paraeducator - Early Childhood Program

Para educator - Early Learning

SUMMARY: With supervision, coordinates educational programs for a designated group of academic students with multiple disabilities aged 3‑5 years.

• Teaches young children with typical development and those with disabilities, including blindness and multiple disabilities, on an individual and group basis.
• Provides direct care to assigned students, requiring frequent standing and walking, and limited sitting during a standard work day.
• Implements established daily student schedules under the lead teacher’s directive, which may require physically handling and assisting other persons in daily activities, including bending, stooping, kneeling, and crawling.
• Coordinating service: manages classroom resources and coordinates data collection and recording.

• Performs additional duties as assigned.

38.5 or 40 daytime hours, Monday through Friday with a ½ hour unpaid lunch break scheduled each day; flextime within the work week is occasionally required, and additional work hours are infrequently assigned. This position follows an 11‑month school schedule.

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum High School Diploma/GED.
• 90‑Hour Early Childhood Care Certificate or Childcare Credential, or applicable college coursework.
• General knowledge of education principles, practices, and procedures.
• General knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice.
• General knowledge of disabilities and developmental delays.
• General knowledge of medical disorders such as seizures.
• Candidate must complete a minimum of 18 continuing training clock hours per year in Early Childhood Education.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and push or pull in excess of 100 lbs. unassisted.

• Gastrostomy tube (G‑tube)/Medication Management Certification
• Braille
• Sign Language
• Lifting, Transfers & Positioning/Mechanical Lift
• Computer Skills
• Driving Certification to transport students
• First Aid/CPR Certification
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Training