Paraeducator; One-on-One

DESCRIPTION

Work under the supervision of certificated staff in the life skills classroom to provide instructional or other appropriate services, working one-on-one with assigned students.

• Be at least eighteen years of age and hold a high school diploma or its equivalent.
• Have received a qualifying score on the Education Testing Service para educator assessment; or
• Hold an associate's degree or higher from an accredited college or university; or
• Have earned seventy-two quarter credits or forty-eight semester credits at the one hundred level or higher at an accredited college or university; or
• Have completed an apprenticeship as a para educator in a program registered with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Applicable AA degree or equivalent work experience and/or training preferred.
• Ability to relate to students, staff and parents.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to utilize appropriate strategies and techniques to provide effective instructional support.
• Work Skills Assessments:
  Achieve minimum acceptable levels/scores in reading, writing, math and technology assessments.
• First Aid/CPR Certified.

• Assisting students with toileting including catheterization.
• Feedings, oral and tube feeding (excluding non-oral medication administration).
• Suctioning.
• Transferring non-ambulatory students.
• Physical restraint in accordance with the aversive therapy plan.
• Diabetic health plan management (with evidence of completion of PDA training).
• Work with students individually or in small groups in a variety of content areas/subjects.
• Assist staff in designing, implementing, and evaluating instructional programs and student progress.
• Assist in student supervision and discipline.
• File papers, run errands, operate duplication machines, attendance, minor clerical duties.
• Lead group discussions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Candidates will have experience working with students in a school classroom setting.

Instructor and principal.

The preceding description of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary by the employer.

Work year: 189 days per year (includes nine paid holidays).

Hours:

6.5 paid hours per day plus a half‑hour unpaid duty‑free lunch. Salary: 2025-26 PSE Salary Schedule A
* for High Needs Para educator I ($26.35 - $29.14 DOE) and High Needs Para educator III* ($29.46 - $31.52 DOE). Position will be paid at the 2026-27 PSE Salary Schedule. Higher pay rate for completion of the Educational Para‑Professional Apprenticeship Program, Accredited AA Degree (official transcripts required), or 72 quarter credits / 48 semester credits at 100 level or above (official transcripts required).

Eligibility for benefits is determined by the number of hours an employee is anticipated to work during the school year (September 1 through August 31). Employees anticipated to work 630 hours or more in a year are eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, long‑term disability, and employee assistance program benefits. Additional benefits include optional participation in deferred compensation/403B plans, dependent care flexible spending/health savings accounts, and additional life insurance and/or added long‑term disability coverage through employee contributions.

Sick leave, vacation, personal leave, and paid holidays are aligned with bargaining agreements. Other benefits include a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and a Health Reimbursement Savings Account (HRA), available based on the outcome of annual voting by employees.

Orting School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, marital status, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal. The district provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

Civil Rights Compliance/Title IX/ADA Coordinator — Carrie Joy, Director of Human Resources. Section 504 Coordinator — Dr. Jennifer Westover, Executive Director for Student Support Services. Information about nondiscrimination and grievance procedures can be accessed here. Title IX inquiries may also be directed to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.