Classified - Early Childhood Para

5.2026 - Classified - Early Childhood Para

Kearney NE Kearney Education Center (KEC) - Kearney, Nebraska

Job : 5736385

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 26, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position will start in August 2026.

Hours: 35 hours per week (7 hours per day)

Schedule will follow the school calendar.

Location: Bright Futures Preschool.

Benefits Include:

• Sick leave
• Bereavement leave
• Participation in the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement System
• Additional benefits; please reach out to HR for additional information.

Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent organizational and student supervision skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Works well with children and adults.

Essential Job Functions:

• Interacts with full classroom, small groups and individual children to meet lesson objectives.
• Supervises students at lunch, playground, and bus areas as directed by the Principal.
• Follows curriculum reinforcement as directed by the teacher.
• Enforces student behavior procedures as directed by the teacher.
• Supervises children on field trips and students on buses.
• Diapering children as needed.
• Attending to children’s medical and hygiene needs.
• Prepares classroom materials and set up as directed by teachers.
• Prepares for delivery and distribution of meals and snacks.
• Listens to children’s verbal development and reinforces with more language.
• Reports areas or incidents where students/staff safety may be a risk.
• Observes student performance and shares information with teacher for completing assessments.
• Assists students in play areas and when using iPad, iPod & devices.
• Attends appropriate staff development activities offered by the district.
• Assesses student skills individually as directed by teacher.
• Attends to students with sensory and emotional needs.
• Monitors students in classrooms and on playground.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal.

At-Will Employment
:
Employment with the Kearney Public School District is not for any period of time and may be terminated at any time at the convenience of the terminating party, with or without cause and without notice. Employment is not governed by any express or implied contract of employment.

The Kearney Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation or gender identity, or other protected status in its programs and activities. The district complies with all state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination. Persons requiring accommodations to apply are invited to make their request to the Director of Human Resources.

Full-Time

$22.60 per hour

• Rebecca Noetzelman, Human Resources
• Central Office (WLRC)
• Email: