Paraprofessional - Special Education; SSN

Special Education Paraprofessional
- Significant Needs Support

Non-Exempt Site:
Johnson Elementary School

Direct Supervisor:
Building Principal

Contracted Length Term: 180 Days

Salary:
Building level support
- Paraprofessional (range $19.00 - $23.40/hour based on the 25/26 Salary Schedules and related experience)

Start Date:

August 12, 2026 (position may be limited term)

At Johnson Elementary, we do things differently and we do them together. We're looking for passionate educators who believe in the power of team-based teaching and want to make a meaningful impact in a supportive, student-centered environment. Each grade level is led by a collaborative team of certified educators, instructional facilitators, and an instructional assistant, working together across four flexible learning spaces.

This model allows us to truly personalize instruction, leverage each team member's strengths, and create a dynamic learning experience where students and educators can thrive. We use proficiency scales to provide clarity in teaching and learning, ensuring that both students and staff understand the path to success. This shared language helps guide planning, assessment, and feedback across the team. Johnson Elementary's school culture is strong and intentional.

Through our house system, students and staff build connections across grade levels, creating a vibrant community that values mentorship, character, and celebration. Families are active partners in our work, and together we create an environment where everyone feels seen and supported. Most importantly, we believe in taking care of each other. As a staff, we operate as a family sharing common goals, lifting each other up, and relying on a deep network of support that helps us bring our best selves to school every day.

If you're looking for a place where your voice matters, your growth is supported, and your work truly makes a difference we'd love to welcome you to the Johnson Elementary team.

Under supervision, to perform a variety of instructional activities; to assist in the conduct of intensified learning experiences; to perform routine clerical and supportive tasks for instructional personnel; to assist in managing health needs of individual students and to do other related work as required.

Students with significant support needs are highly diverse learners with extensive needs in the areas of cognition and/or learning, communication, movement, and social/emotional abilities. The individual may also have concurrent health, sensory, physical and/or behavioral disabilities. Students with significant support needs require: A wide variety of approaches and supports to demonstrate their knowledge and skills intensive instruction in literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills to acquire and generalize knowledge.

Substantial adaptations (modifications and accommodations) and/or ongoing supports to access grade level curriculum. Access to assistive technology tools to communicate, learn and demonstrate their knowledge. Progress to be measured by observation, data collection, assessment, and work samples. Individualized levels of support across major life activities in home, school, and community.

Assist instructional personnel with the presentation of learning materials and in the conduct of instructional exercises. Tutor individual students and small groups of students to reinforce and follow up learning activities. Monitor and assist students in drill, practice, and study activities as a follow-up to the presentation of instructional concepts by instructional personnel. Direct students into safe learning activities and functions and assist in the shaping of appropriate social behaviors.

Assist in the management of student behavior through the use of positive strategies and techniques. Prepare and assist in the preparation of a variety of instructional materials and learning aids for use with individual or small groups of students. Maintain a variety of records and files, including confidential student records and information. Operate and assist students in the operation of a variety of instructional media machines and equipment.

Assist in maintaining an orderly, attractive, and positive learning environment. May participate in parent conferences and other student progress report activities as requested. Assisting with the daily physical needs of students. This may require but not be limited to changing diapers, assisting in physical therapy, and feeding (oral and/or tube).

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and skill is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and skill would be:

Experience:

Prefer one year of paid or volunteer experience working with groups of children.

Education:

High School Diploma Desirable:
Equivalent of 48 credit hours from an accredited college/university,…