Paraeducator Special Education

Para educator Special Education

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Full‑Time: 184 days / 6.5 hours per day.

Duties:

• Assist in the instruction of students with disabilities in mainstream, resource room, or center‑based settings.
• Manage behavior (redirecting, calming or removing a disruptive student).
• Monitor and record student progress in instructional areas (academics, daily living skills, dressing, grooming, social skills, etc.).
• Manage physical needs (toileting, feeding, dressing, lifting, positioning, transporting students in wheelchairs, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Personal Care Assistant certification, completed within 30 days of start date.
• Completion of 60 semester / 90 quarter credits or an associate degree (or higher) from a regionally accredited institution, or passage of the Para Educator/Para Pro exam (documentation required).
• Good communications, interpersonal and record‑keeping skills.
• Comfortable with technology and computers.
• Cooperative teamwork with students and staff; ability to supervise and work under direction.
• Regular attendance, including the assignment of a complete day.
• Physical capacity to lift a minimum of 40 pounds and perform other physical duties (toileting, feeding, self‑care, behavior management, data entry). Must work physically in the building.

Rate of Pay

• $20.00–$25.30 per hour (DOQ with K‑12 experience)
• $21.15–$26.45 per hour with AA/AAS degree or 60 semester/90 quarter credits (DOQ with K‑12 experience)
• $22.00–$27.30 per hour with BA degree (DOQ with K‑12 experience)
• Additional $0.50 per hour for Center‑based students/classrooms 50%+ time.
• Additional $1.00 per hour for Special Ed Paras at Two Rivers Transition Program or River Trail Learning Center.

Start Date: ASAP.

Insurance benefits are available for assigned positions of 6 hours or more per day.

All applicants must complete the Anoka-Hennepin Schools online application chools.us/jobs.

Questions About This Position
Please contact the school directly with any questions about this position. For Educational Service Center (ESC) positions, contact the Special Education Department.