Districtwide Special Education Paraeducator serving Lexington Middle School FTE; p

Districtwide Special Education Para educator serving Lexington Middle School 1.0 FTE (multiple positions)

Job : 5563249
Final date to receive applications: Jun 05, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Mar 02, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: To Be Determined

Assist certified teachers in implementing instructional practices, transitional activities, maintaining a safe and supportive instructional environment, and communicating and collaborating with teachers and other professionals to ensure special education students obtain quality instruction.

• Implement strategies and procedures developed by teachers to maintain safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments.
• Implement strategies that promote the student’s independence across all relevant educational settings.
• Assist teachers and related service professionals with health‑related procedures such as tube feeding, catheterization, toileting, diapering (including lifting), administering medication, feeding, positioning, and maintaining records of these activities.
• Keep student data current and report concerns to teacher when they arise.
• Under teacher supervision, implement learning strategies, prompting procedures, and other systematic instructional procedures in school and non‑school settings using a variety of instructional grouping arrangements.
• Implement teacher‑developed plans or strategies that enhance fluency, maintenance, and generalization of academic skills.
• Assist teachers with community‑based instruction.
• Use grammatically correct language including age‑appropriate vocabulary, first‑person language, appropriate tone of voice, and reinforcement procedures.
• Perform routine clerical duties such as preparing instructional classroom materials, setting up student work areas, operating office equipment, video and computer equipment, and maintaining classroom and attendance records.
• Assist teachers in monitoring student progress regarding academic, cognitive, social, and behavioral development.
• Assist teachers and other professionals in maintaining student records required by federal and state law and regulations and Fayette County Public Schools’ policies and procedures.
• Implement teacher‑developed behavior plans and techniques, including lifting up to 50 pounds and restraining students if necessary, and record data and monitor progress on behavior goals as directed by teacher.
• Monitor and assist students in non‑academic learning environments (lunchrooms, study halls, playgrounds, and buses).
• Direct group activities of students as assigned, assist in lunchroom duties, assist in emergency drills, recreational activities, assemblies, and community participation as assigned.
• Assist in overseeing students while in regular class, labs or other activities, providing necessary materials to enable participation.
• Follow teacher instructions and implement team decisions.
• Provide relevant, objective information to teachers and other school professionals to facilitate planning, problem‑solving, and decision‑making across all relevant settings.
• Maintain confidentiality of individual students and their families and all student educational records.
• Perform assigned responsibilities under the supervision of teachers in a professional and ethical manner established by the district, agency, state, or professional organization.
• Participate with administrators, consultants, and other professionals in designing and implementing comprehensive professional development activities for paraprofessionals.
• Assist in administering diagnostic and other tests and recording test information.
• Read, understand and assist in implementing, recording, and monitoring assigned students’ IEPs.
• Assist students to and from activities, loading, unloading, and/or riding the bus and assist in preparation as required.
• Assist students by providing proper examples of a positive attitude, caring attitude, good rapport with other staff members, emotional support, a friendly attitude, and general guidance.
• Provide support to the teacher and student by creating a conducive learning environment and implementing guidelines given by the teacher for behavior issues.
• Confer…