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Special Education Resource Room / Noon Recess Building Para educator
- University Hills Elementary School (2793)

Rochester Community Schools University Hills Elementary
- Rochester Hills, Michigan Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Rochester Community Schools

Job : 5867456

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Aug 07, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

CLASSIFICATION: INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION

TITLE: SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE PARA EDUCATOR

Location:

University Hills Elementary School

Part-Time – 7 hours per day, 5 days per week

Monday – Friday, following traditional 2026-27 school year calendar

$16.42/hour per current RPEA Master Agreement

SALARY: $16.42/hour. The hourly wage will be paid from the Instructional Classification Schedule per the Rochester Para educator Association Master Agreement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma
• Completed at least two years of higher education in an approved program (transcripts required) *, OR
• Received an Associate's or higher degree (transcripts required), OR
• Passed state or local test designed to demonstrate knowledge and ability in subject area as defined by NCLB requirements. (test results required) (Example: ETS Para Pro Assessment or MTTC-Professional Readiness Exam).
• Experience with people/persons with disabilities and/or training in appropriate techniques for interacting with students with disabilities preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality, and to interact appropriately and effectively with students, parents, and staff.
• Excellent attendance record, flexibility, and competence for assigned responsibilities, including ability to meet the physical and academic needs of students.
• Minimum typing skills of 60-65 wpm.
• Successful completion of district provided training modules needed to perform daily captioning.
• Regular, reliable and punctual attendance required.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Building or Program Administrator and receives day-to-day direction from classroom teacher; program; resource teacher or Teacher Consultant.

CALENDAR: Follows standard school calendar

JOB GOAL: To provide support to the special education program by assisting students with special needs in compliance with program philosophy and goals for the individual student(s).

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• * Takes direction for timely program delivery from building staff members responsible for student learning plans, including resource teacher, program teacher, teacher consultant, ancillary staff, and/or the general education classroom teacher.
• * In accordance with the students’ learning program, assists with orientation, reading, music, art, physical education, and other curriculum tasks.
• * Follows through with prescribed behavioral management programs.
• * Assists with the development of instructional materials; demonstrates initiative and creativity with individual children and their program implementation, when appropriate.
• * Assists with physical mobility, including assisting students getting off the bus, to the building, from the building, and on the bus.
• * Assists with physical mobility, self-care and personal hygiene, and daily living activities such as toileting, feeding, catheterization, tube feeding, monitoring of medical support device, etc.
• * Participates in physical activities which may be part of the students’ program and/or activities which may be unique to the student’s educational program including but not limited to lunch, recess, art and/or physical education.
• * Reports successes and difficulties with student learning plans to the appropriate special educator in an informative, timely, and professional manner.
• Assists the teacher with routine classroom operations such as distributing and putting away materials, preparing bulletin boards, writing lessons on the board, preparing materials for classroom use, correcting student work; maintains and procures instructional materials, supplies, and resource materials.
• Supervises and assists students while they are involved in activities other than in the classroom.
• Performs…