Paraprofessional - Special Education - SS

Paraprofessional - Special Education - SS 2/3

Location: PJHS

Department: Building Personnel

Reports to: Principal/Assistant Principal

FLSA Class: Non‑Exempt

FTE: 1.0

This position is responsible for working closely with students in a general education classroom who have learning disabilities, autism, or mild behaviors, on a regular basis to provide them with the support they need to gain full benefit from the District’s special education program.

• Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations as needed.
• Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, or supervised role‑playing methods.
• Establish a supportive and sympathetic relationship with the student(s) without fostering or encouraging intense emotional involvement.
• Serve as a resource person, if requested, to the student personnel evaluation team concerning assigned students.
• Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, gymnasiums, or on field trips.
• Conduct demonstrations to teach skills such as sports, dancing, and handicrafts.
• Distribute teaching materials such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils to students.
• Distribute tests and homework assignments, and collect them when completed.
• Enforce administrative policies and rules governing students.
• Grade homework and tests, and compute and record results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.
• Complete required reports in a timely manner.
• Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
• Work with students with multiple physical, mental, and developmental disabilities.
• Be familiar with and use adaptive equipment including communication equipment, wheelchairs, adaptive feeding tools, etc.
• Assist students with self‑care, hygiene, and feeding as necessary.
• May be required to perform tasks that students are not able to do, e.g., taking notes, handling materials, holding books, etc.
• May work with/handle resistant students.
• Serve as the chief source of information and help to any substitute teacher assigned in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as expected of fully licensed teachers.
• Assist the classroom teacher in other tasks necessary to maintain a professional and positive classroom environment, and perform other teacher aide duties as may be assigned by the classroom teacher, administration, or Board of Education.

• Registered license with the Regional Office of Education #17 at the time of hire.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to work with teachers, education support personnel, building administrators, and the general public.
• Ability to enforce school regulations and policies in a professional manner.
• Capacity to maintain good working relationships with fellow employees and pupils.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to push/pull up to 10 lbs.
• Detail‑oriented.

Must possess an educator license with stipulations endorsed for paraprofessional educator or professional educator license at the time of hire.

Fully Board‑Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision available.

Per the 2025‑2026 Teaching Assistant Salary Schedule, the starting pay range is $19.00 – $21.85 and is based upon experience.

Apply online at:
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