Districtwide Special Education Paraeducator serving Squire Elementary School

Districtwide Special Education Para educator – Squire Elementary School

Job : 5826621
Final date to receive applications: Jul 24, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Jul 10, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: To Be Determined

Position Type: Hourly
Pay Grade: G03
Work Calendar: Promise Academy (WWB) para educators – 191 days

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

• Implement strategies and procedures developed by teachers to maintain safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environments.
• Promote student independence across all relevant educational settings.
• Assist with health‑care procedures (e.g., tube feeding, catheterization, toileting, diapering, medication, feeding, positioning) for students with special health care needs; maintain accurate records.
• Keep student data current and report concerns to teachers as they arise.
• Under teacher guidance, implement learning strategies, prompting procedures, and systematic instructional procedures in school and non‑school settings using various grouping arrangements.
• Implement teacher‑developed plans that enhance fluency, maintenance, and generalization of academic skills.
• Assist teachers with community‑based instruction.
• Use grammatically correct language, age‑appropriate vocabulary, first‑person language, appropriate tone, and reinforcement procedures.
• Perform routine clerical duties (preparing instructional materials, setting up work areas, operating office equipment, video, computer, adaptive devices); maintain classroom and attendance records; answer phone calls.
• Assist teachers in monitoring student progress in academics, cognition, social development, and behavior.
• Assist with maintaining student records required by federal, state law, and district policies.
• Implement behavior plans that comply with regulations and safe crisis management; may lift up to 50 lbs and/or restrain students if necessary; record data and monitor progress on behavioral goals.
• Monitor and assist students in non‑academic learning environments (lunchrooms, study halls, playgrounds, buses).
• Direct group activities, assist in lunchroom duties, emergency drills, recreational activities, assemblies, and community participation as assigned.
• Assist in supervising students while in regular class, labs, or other activities, providing necessary materials for participation.
• Follow teacher instructions and implement team decisions.
• Contribute relevant, objective information to teachers and other professionals to facilitate planning and decision‑making.
• Maintain confidentiality of student and family information and all educational records.
• Perform responsibilities under teacher supervision in a professional and ethical manner.
• Participate with administrators, consultants, and other professionals in designing and implementing professional development for paraprofessionals.
• Assist in administering tests; record test information.
• Read, understand, and help implement assigned students’ IEPs.
• Assist students to and from activities, loading/unloading or riding the bus, and preparation as required.
• Provide positive, caring attitude and emotional support; guide any behavioral distractions per teacher guidelines.
• Collaborate with teacher/case manager on program materials and parent communication; teacher responsible for parent contact on academic/behavioral concerns.
• Ensure health and safety of students, following PBIS, de‑escalation techniques; may require annual training and re‑certification in safe crisis management.
• Demonstrate multilingual communication willingness or proficiency at a novice level.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain regular attendance.

• Basic subjects taught in District Schools (arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language, reading).
• Safe practices in classroom and playground activities.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Basic record‑keeping…