ESY Special Education Paraprofessional - Program Assistant

ESY Special Education Paraprofessional -- Program Assistant

• Position Type:
  Extended School Year/ ESY – Program Assistant
• Date Posted: 1/15/2026
• Location:
  
  CCSD 89, Briar Glen Elementary School
• Date Available:
  
  06/10/2026
• Closing Date: 03/31/2026
• District:
  Cooperative Association for Special Education

6/11/26 – 07/2/26 (Monday - Friday). School will be closed for Juneteenth on 6/19/26.

1st Grade - 8th Grade: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
PK and K: 9:00 am - 11:30 am

• Demonstrates excellence in verbal and written communications
• Experience with collaborative groups and processes in a student-centered environment
• To obtain the Paraprofessional license that is valid for 5 years:
  • Beginning January 1, 2023
    , you may qualify by meeting the requirements outlined below at age 18 but only may serve in prekindergarten through grade 8.
  • One of the following required:
    • Associate degree or higher
    • 60 semester hours of coursework
    • High School Diploma or GED and a score of 460 or higher on the ETS Parapro
    • High School Diploma or GED and the following scores on the ACT Workkeys:
      • Applied Mathematics/Applied Math (with a score of
        4)
      • Reading for information/Workplace Documents (with a score of
        4)
• To obtain a Short-Term Paraprofessional license that is valid for 3 years:
  • High school diploma (or equivalent), or higher
• While working on the approval, educator must be fulfilling requirements for the full license

This employee is responsible for assisting students in feeding, health needs, mobility, personal hygiene, and monitoring self-control. This employee may also be asked to reinforce skills introduced by the teacher by working individually with a student or with a small group of students. Also, this employee will supervise/assist students during arrival and dismissal. In addition, this employee is responsible for preparing classroom materials for instruction and perform other job-related tasks assigned by the teacher/supervisor.

• Sit, stand, talk and hear for extended periods of time, operate electronic equipment; and reach with hands and arms and will repeat actions with the same hand, arm or finger motion.
• Have vision abilities required include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. (The ability to withstand long-term use of computer devices is required.)
• To have occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling and significant finger dexterity actions.
• Meet work deadlines with severe time constraints, interacting with the public and staff, within irregular or extended work hours.

$20 per hour