Prairie View Elementary - Once Literacy Para-Professional

The following vacancy exists in Goshen Community Schools for the 2026-27 school year:

Prairie View Elementary

Once Literacy para-professional will be responsible for delivering one-on-one, daily, scripted reading instruction to kindergarten students. The Once Literacy para-professional will participate in weekly live coaching to support instructional quality and instructor development.

The specific responsibilities of this position include:

• Participate in onboarding training sessions before the start of tutoring, and engage in regular, weekly coaching sessions to continue to develop tutoring skills.
• Begin work punctually and follow tutoring schedules efficiently.
• Tutor each of the assigned students each school day.
• Maintain strong relationships with the students, classroom teachers, and school leaders by behaving, communicating, and dressing professionally.
• Complete any and all necessary preparation for instruction to ensure each student receives the instruction and support they need.
• Teach with fidelity to the scripted curriculum.
• Use creativity and resilience to engage every student and to invest every student in their progress.
• Maintain high standards of accuracy by correcting students’ errors immediately and consistently.
• Track each student’s progress through the curriculum using the designated system.
• Maintain high expectations for every student. Each student will be different, so instructors will differentiate their approaches accordingly, but they will maintain ambitious goals for all students.
• Solve problems creatively and display a passion for relentlessly iterating in the pursuit of excellence.
• Take personal responsibility for their students’ success and for their own.
• Be eager for feedback and committed to their own continual improvement.
• Show kindness to every child, regardless of how any child may speak and act toward the instructor.

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent
• One of the following is required:
• Have 48 hours of college credit or higher
• Para Pro Assessment with a score of 460 or higher
• Child Development Associate (CDA) credential
• Be willing to complete 10 modules in the online training platform Para educator within 2 months of employment at GCS (free training resources provided)
• Six months to a year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.

• Be able to produce standard English phonemes with precision and consistency both in isolation and when blending them together into words (through connected phonation).
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills in formal English.
• Pay meticulous attention to detail when preparing for instruction, attending to students, documenting students’ progress, and implementing feedback from coaches.
• Be fingerprinted, pass a background check, and satisfy any other local requirements for working in a school.

WORK CALENDAR: 180 days per year; 32.5 hours per week; 7:30am-2:30pm including a 30 minute lunch

SALARY: $17.00-$17.30, rate is dependent upon education and/or experience. (Schedule #21-1)

BENEFITS: Eligibility is based upon hours worked and can be reviewed during your interview. Benefit information can be found online at the Goshen Community Schools benefits page (no external link needed).

For questions regarding this position please contact:

Sonya Imus

Prairie View Elementary

1730 Regent St

Goshen, IN 46526

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The Goshen Community School's Board of School Trustees is an equal opportunity employer. Selection of the applicant will be made without reference to race, color, creed, sex, age, handicap, or national origin.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATIONS IS:
Until Filled