Special Education Paraprofessional

Special Education Paraprofessional - Full Time

• Date Posted:
  9/23/2026
• Location:
  
  Pre-K through 12th Grade, Various Locations
• Date Available:
  
  ASAP

Applicant list may be used for other openings as available

• Full Time hours are typically 7:45 am to 3:15 pm

Performs intermediate student support work monitoring students' academic and behavior Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Principal.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Follows student Individualized Education Plan (IEP); monitors student behaviors and redirects when required; uses CPIwith student when necessary; communicates with classroom teacher and case manager; attends IEP meetings as requested.
• Supervises morning, lunchroom, recess, after school and bathroom breaks.
• Assists students with clothing (shoes, zippers, gloves etc.); assists students walking to classrooms and lunchroom etc.
• Assists students with classwork throughout the day (math, spelling, reading etc.); ensures students attend Special Education
  sessions and sensory breaks; monitors student schedules throughout the day; charts sensory breaks;monitors students with medical conditions.
• Completes time study and student chart for third party billing.
• Monitors students with medical conditions; provides medication in the absence of the School Nurse; administersminor First Aid when required.
• Other duties as assigned.

• General knowledge of IEP and third party billing
• Thorough knowledge of behavior plans
• Thorough knowledge of standard office equipment and software
• Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers,fractions and decimals
• Ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship withco-workers, students, parents and elected officials

This work requires the occasional lifting up to 50 pounds (sometimes more for student transfers); pushing/pulling up to 90 pounds (wheelchairs); work regularly requires speaking or hearing, frequently requires standing, walking, sitting and using hands to move, handle or feel and occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires close vision and distance vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly;

hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment and exposure to bodily fluids;

work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

In order to work as a Special Education Paraprofessional, you must meet the state requirement of being Highly Qualified.

To be considered Highly Qualified, you must have ONE of the following:

1. A Bachelor's Degree, or
2. An Associates Degree, or
3. 60+ credits of post-secondary education, or
4. A portfolio demonstrating MN Core Competenices for Paraprofessionals*, or
5. A passing score on the Para Pro Exam*.

* New London-Spicer schools will provide support to exceptional candidates to meet Portfolio or Para Pro Exam requirements, including on-site proctoring of the Para Pro Exam at no cost to the candidate.

$18.69/hour Per Union Contract

• Medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Leave Time
• 403(b)
• PERA
• Free School Fitness Center Membership
• and more

See ESP Master Agreement for more details on the NLS Employment page